Potters Field "Historic Cemetery", Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado

Submitted  by Gladys Tovrea Brandstoettner at wbrand@gj.net
September 7, 1999

The cemetery is located 1/4 mile south of the intersection of B 3/4 Road
and 26 3/8 Roads  (the entrance to the Department of Energy).   It is on
the East Side of the road, and is surrounded by a barbed wire fence,
that has a small break for an entrance.  There is a large wooden plaque
in the south west corner of the cemetery that is visible from the road.
The little cemetery is in bad condition, full of tumbleweeds and
anthills. It is obvious there has been no attendance for years.  There
were only 3 markers visible and only one that was totally readable.  One
of the makers stated WWI Veteran, but had no visible name.  

  The wooden plaque reads Potters Field Historic Cemetery, "Presented by
the Telephone Pioneers of America", no date.  On the back on the plaque
it states "Those known to be buried here".

Baby Garland                   -1881           

B.A. Scott                     -1883

P.H. Gordon                    -1883

Elmer Rice                     -1911

Bertha Kaufman             1909-1911  (was readable, and had plastic 
                   flowers and a fairly new teddy bear sitting in a 
                   cup by the stone.)

Mrs. A.A. Middaugh         1890-1913

Mary Middaugh              1908-1913 

Julian Pacheco             1913-1936

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