A Lasting Legacy for Wilmington

James WalkerIn our last newsletter, we identified over fiftymedical doctors buried in Oakdale Cemetery.Those that practiced from 1901 until 1967 wereaffiliated with James Walker Memorial Hospital

which was named for its benefactor.

James Walker was a native ofScotland, having immigrated withhis family when he was twelveyears of age. He became acontractor and his first work was on the capitol building inWashington, DC. In 1857, he cameto Wilmington to build the Marine

Hospital, located on property now designated asRobert Strange Park. Among his other projectswas the construction in the 1860s of the FirstPresbyterian Church on Third Street. He was thesupervising architect for the Temple of Israel andfor the Y.M.C.A.building and the oldstone post office bothon North Front Street.He also built the

North Carolina Hospital forthe Insane in Morganton, NC.

A lifelong bachelor, Mr. Walker’s lasting legacy was his donation of funds tobuild the local hospital, which was located at North Tenthand Rankin streets. His obituary lauds not only hisphilanthropic efforts, but his attention to details of the

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ALL TOURS ARE CANCELLED IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER .

Friends of Oakdale Board MeetingsSecond Tuesday of every month, 12:00 noon. Kenneth Sprunt OfficeBuilding, Oakdale Cemetery.

March 17, 2016 – Deadline for ordering Easter LiliesEaster is March 27, 2016. The Friends of Oakdale Cemetery areoffering for sale full, fresh Easter lilies for the graves of loved ones.$35.00 for non-members; $33.00 for members. See Easter lily orderblank on page 4 of this newsletter.

Horticultural Tour with Eelco Tinga and Eric KozenSaturday, April 16, 2016, 10:00 a.m. to Noon.These gentlemen have a combined over 50 years of horticulturalexperience and will delight you with their knowledge of the flora ofOakdale. They will emphasize magnificent specimens and will show the gems of a rural garden cemetery. $10.00 for non-members; FREE for members

Summer Walking TourSaturday, May 21, 2016, 10:00 a.m. to NoonEd Gibson, local historian, will lead a walking tour of Oakdale. He willtell some interesting tales of those interred in the cemetery. $10.00 fornon-members; FREE for members.

Summer Walking TourSaturday, June 18, 2016, 10:00 a.m. to NoonLocal historian, David Rice, accompanied by the OakdaleSuperintendent, Eric Kozen, will emphasize the tragic Yellow FeverEpidemic of 1862. $10.00 for non-members; FREE for members.

Flashlight Tour – Sat., July 16, 2016, 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.Historical walking tours of North Carolina’s oldest rural cemetery will

be led by local historians, Chris Fonvielle, Robin Triplett andSuperintendent Eric Kozen. Each of these knowledgeable guides willlead a tour and tell about the history of Oakdale, Civil War veterans,funerary art as well as interesting stories about some of Oakdale’smost prominent citizens. Cost is $15.00 per person and you mustsupply your own flashlight.

FlashlightTour–Sat.,August20, 2016,7:30p.m.to 9:30 p.m.This Flashlight Tour will once again feature local historians, ChrisFonvielle, Robin Triplett and Superintendent Eric Kozen. Cost is $15.00per person and you must supply your own flashlight.

SummerWalkingTourSaturday, September 17,2016, 10:00 a.m. to noon.Mike Whaley, local historian, will be the guide for the walking tour. Mr.Whaley will tell some interesting stories about the folks interred in thecemetery. $10, non-members; FREE for members.

Summer Walking TourSunday, October 16, 2016, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Local historian, Kenneth Newland will lead an afternoon historical tour of Oakdale. Stroll through the cemetery and hear tales of some of the CivilWar notable buried here. $10.00 for non-members;FREE for members.

Veterans of War TourSaturday, November 12, 2016, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.A Veterans of War Tour guided by Mr. Jack Fryar, an author andpublisher of Cape Fear history. He will tell stories of those who fought and died in the defense of freedom of our country. $10.00 for non-members; FREE for members.

Photo courtesy of North Carolina Room, New Hanover County Library

Photo courtesy of North Carolina Room, New Hanover County Library

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NEW & RENEWING MEMBERS(Recorded between July 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015)

If you joined or renewed your membership during this time and we failed to list your name, please phone the office and

we will correct the listing in the next issue of

Mr. and Mrs. Richard (Skip) AlbersMr. Sidney AndrewsMr. and Mrs. William M. BiggsMr. and Mrs. Shuny BrittainMiss Valerie BurnieMrs. Cathy ChafinMr. and Mrs. Charles ClarkMr. and Mrs. John Codington, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John Cowand, Jr.Ms. Gladys M. DickieMr. Herbert T. GantMr. and Mrs. Frank GordonMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. GoreMr. Isaac B. Grainger, IIIMrs. Gerry HarrisDr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Head, Jr.Mr. John R. HicksMr. and Mrs. Terry HortonDr. E. Smith JewellMr. and Mrs. Max KahnMrs. Frances LewisMr. Daniel W. Lockey, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Merrill LockfawMr. and Mrs. William F. Lyon

Mr./Ms. Harriss Haskett Margaret CrawfordMrs. Nancy S. MarksDr. and Mrs. Robert D. McArtorMr. and Mrs. Gene McCarley, Jr.Mrs. Wanda MooreMr. and Mrs. Ray MunschMr. and Mrs. James T. PeeblesDr. & Mrs. Robert E. PottsMr.and Mrs. Paul W. RhinehartMr. and Mrs. Frederick S. RieszMrs. Marian RippyMrs. Peggy RustMr. and Mrs. Dean SaffosMs. Nancy SeamansMr. and Mrs. David SmallMrs. Judith McFadyen SmithMr. Douglas StallingsMr. John T. Talbert, IIIMrs. Mary H. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Larry TootooMr. and Mrs. Robert van LuynMs./Mr. Carla/Phil Wiechman/HayesMr. and Mrs. Emerson Willard

FAMILY$40–$99

DONOR$100–$249

Ms. Emily W. Barefoot Mrs. Elma Porter Bowden Mr. Randall BroadfootMs. Janis CarrollMr. Joseph A. ClendeninMrs. Bonnie CooperMs. Cornelia DossMrs. Lynn Dunlea Mr. Daniel H. Earp, Jr.Mrs. Maurine Elebash Ms. Leslie EmersonMiss Pauline FormyduvalMrs. Louise C. (Polly) FranklinMrs. Nancy Kennon FrazierMrs. Pat GassonMr. Edward GibsonMr. Richard Gwathmey, Jr.Ms. Sylvia HalesMr. Richard HansonMrs. Carroll HerringMs. Julie Holmes HiggieMrs. Sandra L. HighMr. John C. Hines Mrs. Carolyn HintonMs. Dixie JordanMr. H. Thompson King, IIIMs. Ann Mebane LevineMs. Ellen L. Money

Ms. Ellen MundsMs. Catherine Ozment OldenbuttelMs. Shirley OrrellMs. Charlotte Jones ParkerMs. Margaret PayneMs. Ann B. Pitts Ms. Eleanor M. PriceMs. Betty RimaloverMr. Steven RobertsonMrs. Marilyn L. RosenMs. Nancy ScheunemannMs. Shirley ShawMrs. Polly T. SheatsMrs. Kay SkandalakisDr. J.R. StikeMrs. Ruby J. StoudenmireMs. Caroline N. SwailsMs. Mary Virginia SwainMrs. Martha K. TaylorMrs. George F. Tilley Mr. Michael TrogdonMs. Helen R. WardMs. Feriba WeltinMs. Judy P. WhiteMr. John WinecoffMs. Julia S. WorthMr. Dale Alan Zurbrick

INDIVIDUAL$30

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Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. CappsMrs. Mayo DarbyMs. Katharine R. FoxMrs. James P. Halligan, IIMs. Ann Hewlett HuttemanMs. Lizabeth H. LittleMr. and Mrs. David T. Lockey

Ms. Shirley M. MikulasMrs. Walter L. Parsley Mr. and Mrs. Laurence RothMs. Suzanne N. RuffinMrs. Sylvia StoudenmierMr. and Mrs. Harold W. Wells, IIIMr. Bradley Wootten

PATRON$250–$499

Andrews MortuaryMr. Tom Kenan, III

Mrs. Henry Longley

BENEFACTOR$1,000–$2,499

Mr. and Mrs Matthew Dill Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Stovall, Jr.

Ms. Pamela Brown Vinson

SPONSOR$500–$999

Ms. Katherine HillMrs. Angela Palmgren Mambu

Mr. Robert Henry Ziegler

STUDENT$15

Ms. Marilyn G. AndersonMr. Steven T. AntrobusMr. and Mrs. James E. AtwoodMs. Carol BallardMrs. Martha BeeryMr. and Mrs. Pete BieberMs. Katherine BooneMr. Frank BousheeMr. and Mrs. George W. BoylanDr. and Mrs. Joe BroughtonMs. Bonnie O. BurrissMs. Wanda Canada Ms. Janet CarriveauMr. George T. Clark, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter DavisMr. George J. DillardMr. Murdoch (Crae) Dunn, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William H. EubanksMs. Alice EvansMs. Deborah V. EvansMrs. Marguerite FeyMrs. Susan FlynnMr. Terry FulbrightMrs. Rosalind Napier FullerMr. Robert GodleyMr. Adair GrahamMrs. Carolyn Hall Mrs. Olivia HardinMr. Clarence HarrelsonMr. and Mrs. Reggie HonbarrierMr. E. Wilson HortonMrs. Sara HufhamMr. and Mrs. F. Mackey HughesMr. James B. Hughes, Jr.Capt. Wilbur D. Jones, Jr.Mrs. Georgia JoynerMr. James E. (Jim) KnightMr. and Mrs. Emsley A. Laney, Jr.

Mrs. Elizabeth LeGwinMs. Gloria S. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. John Leonard Mrs. Doris R. LewisMrs. Mayo Little Mr. Walter LoveMr. Hugh MacRae IIMr. Jack McCarleyMr. H. Stetser Murphy, Jr.Ms. Elaine H. Neuwirth Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. NewlandMr. and Mrs. John A. Newton, Jr.Mrs. Mary PalmerMrs. Margaret M. PerdewMrs. Janice R. RandallDr. Frank ReynoldsMr. and Mrs. William SalterMr. E.A. ShandsMrs. Faith ShartzerMrs. Adelaide Ann SmithMr. William R. Smith, Jr.Ms. Celia SnowMr. and Mrs. Ben SteelmanMrs. Katherine G. SternMrs. Christopher StoneMr. Harry W. Stovall, III Mr. David SwinkMs. Elizabeth TaylorMr. and Mrs. Victor G. Taylor, Jr.Mrs. Louise Thompson Mr. Richard Dunn ToddMs. Virginia TraskMr. and Mrs. Hans V.H. WestermarkMrs. Louise H. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Eugene WoodburyMr. Thomas WoodburyMrs. Thomas H. Wright, Jr.

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construction of the hospital. Sadly, hedied on March 15, 1901, about six months before his project was brought to fruition. He is buried in Oakdale Cemetery,Section N,Lot #3.

NewHanoverMemorialHospitalreplacedthe oldhospital in1967.

SOURCE: Obituary, Wilmington Dispatch, 15 March 2, 1901 E

Eagle Scout ProjectIn November, Scott Perry, a member of Boy Scout Troup#234, performed his Eagle Scout Project. The Friends ofOakdale gave some assistance to his project, which was toplant a “Cut Garden” in theMemorial Park. This gardenallows visitors to cut flowersfor the graves of their lovedones if desired. Also, Mr.Perry made three bencheswhich will be placed at thegraves of new burials forabout a week for the comfortof their families. E

Obby Allsbrook, Carlton Allegood and Ann Hutteman, members of theBoard of Directors of the Friends of Oakdale Cemetery, rotated off theBoard. We thank them for their years of devoted service. RaymondKozen and Bonnie Cooper Warwick were elected to the Board at theFriends’ December Annual meeting.

Raymond KozenAfter attending Seattle University, Mr. Kozen spent 40 years working inthe Defense/Aerospace Industry, retiring after 24 years as a CorporateVice President and Officer of General Dynamics Corporation.Following his retirement from GD, he served as a Managing Director of the Windsor Group, an investment bank, located in Reston, Virginiaand as a Managing Director of Porton Capital, a venture capital firmheadquartered in London and Dubai, UAE. He was a founder andManaging Partner of Aspen Partners, LLC, a consultancy firm in theDefense/Aerospace sector. After fully retiring in early 2013, Mr. Kozenand his wife, Dorothy, relocated to Wilmington from northern Virginiato be near his son, Eric, who is Superintendent of Oakdale Cemetery.He views the cemetery as a historic gem and an asset to theWilmington community and welcomes the opportunity to serve on the Friends of Oakdale Board.

Bonnie Cooper WarwickMrs. Warwick is a 1955 graduate of Acme Delco High School and athree year graduate of James Walker Hospital School of Nursing. Shemarried Wilmington native, Lenox Cooper, who served on the OakdaleCemetery Company Board for 27 years. The couple lived away fromWilmington for a number of years before returning in 1973. They havetwo children and seven grandchildren. Mrs. Warwick was a volunteerwith the Salvation Army Auxiliary while working part time at CapeFear Hospital in Surgery and Recovery. For nineteen years, she was aDoncaster Wardrobe Consultant, having four shows a year in her home.When her husband became ill, she gave up her job, which was reallyher hobby! After losing her husband in 2011, she devoted her time toher church, the Little Chapel on the Boardwalk, serving as a Deaconfor the past three years. On November 21, 2015, she married BobWarwick, who was a friend of Lenox’s and hers since 1959. She looksforward to serving on the Friends’ Board.

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Crosses in the CemeteryOne of the most common symbols inOakdale Cemetery is that of the cross.There are three basic types of crosseswhich have evolved over the years. The Greek cross looks like a + sign,having equidistant arms. It is more likelyto be a decoration on a tombstonerather than a freestandingcross. The Latin crossresembles a t and is by farthe most familiar and popularsymbol of Christianity. TheCeltic cross has a circle(nimbus) connecting the fourarms of the cross. This crossis pagan in origin and predatesChristianity by a number of centuries.They can be found in cemeteries asplain stone monuments, but most oftenthey have intricate drawings on thesurface. Graves of Irish and Scottishfamilies are most likely to have Celticcrosses on their plots. E

V O L U N T E E R S W E L C O M E D !If you would like to become more involved with the Friends

of Oakdale Cemetery, Inc., we have lots of opportunities for you.

910-762-5682

Veteran Day FlagsOn November 7, 2015,nearly 1500 flags wereplaced at the graves ofveterans in Oakdale,Pine Forest andBellevue Cemeteries.Over 75 Laney HighSchool ROTC cadets,their parents and some

veterans assisted in the project. For the first time, FirstNational Flags were placed at the graves of ConfederateVeterans thanks to the Cape Fear Chapter #3, UnitedDaughters of the Confederacy. Our appreciation goes to theWoodmen of the World for supplying the flags and for thewater provided for this annual event. E

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is published periodically.Ann Hutteman and Tee Woodbury, Editors

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Order Your Easter Lilies NOW!

Friends of Oakdale Cemetery are offering for sale full, fresh Easter Lilies for graves of loved ones.

$35 for members & non-members of Friends of Oakdale Cemetery.

These lilies are beautiful, substantial two-stemmed plants with foil and a bow.

(NOT THE SINGLE-STEMS THE DISCOUNT STORES SELL.)

PLEASE MAIL THIS FORM WITH

YOUR CHECK MADE PAYABLE TO:

Friends ofOakdale

Cemetery, Inc.520 North Fifteenth St.Wilmington, NC 28401

(910) 762-5682

Please provide the name of the person(s) buried on the lot:

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Easter is March 27.The lilies will be placed on

the graves starting March 25,and will be removed when

they wane.

ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016

BOARD OF DIRECTORSCathy F. Halligan, PresidentCrae Dunn, Vice-PresidentEd Turberg, SecretaryJerry Woodell, TreasurerRay KozenMurdoch MacRae Dunn, Jr.Edward C. GibsonNell Hooper GrahamKenneth NewlandHans WestermarkMelanie WilliamsBonnie Warwick

Ex-Officio:Tee WoodburySylvia Stoudenmire, PresidentOakdale Cemetery Company & Friends Volunteer Coordinator

Eric Kozen, SuperintendentOakdale Cemetery Company

To all the Friends of Oakdale, when receiving this periodic publication news and events of the Friends, this is not a reminder of your membership status. The MembershipCommittee sends out a specific letter. These letters are mailed to you annually when the time arrives according to the month you had renewed last or joined.

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