CEMETERIES: Way Cemetery tombstone inscriptions, Klamath County, Oregon

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Access road via 4x4 only. Above Copco Lake, on the Oregon side of the 
border.

listed with the GNIS as:
lat 420047N lon 1220845W
Ele: 3266
Klamath County Oregon, Mule Hill

1. Flash 1984~1999
2. Emma Preston; (no dates)
3. Unmarked grave
4. Edward C. Way 2-5-1873 to 10-14-1916
5. Nettie - wife of Edward C. Way died 12-19-1895
6. Rock headstone ~ rock footstone
7. Gracie B. Way 9-24-1883 to 9-15-1889
8. T.C. Way 7-2-1834 to 4-4-1905
9. Rock headstone
10. Alfonzo Frain 1878~1939
11. Martin R. Frain 12-17-1832 to 3-22-1927
12. CIARA DAU. MISSOURI ANN OWENS
13. Rock headstone
14. Rock headstone
15. Rock headstone ~ rock footstone
16. Rock headstone ~ rock footstone
17. Rock supporting wood plank ~ footstone
18. Rock headstone ~ rock footstone
19. Rock headstone?
20. Rock headstone
21. Rock headstone?
22. Rock headstone ~ rock footstone
23. Rock headstone
24. William Grant Hoover 3-12-1884 to 10-21-1977
25. Birdie M. Westwick 1896 ~ 1975
26. James L. Hoover 7-22-1893 to 8-22-1915
27. John S. Hoover 12-22-1881 to 6-29-1905
28. Jefferson F. Hoover died 1-12-1897
29. Mary Hoover Overton 1857 ~ 1936
30. Major W. Overton 1858 ~ 1932
31. Henry H. Ward 1884 ~ 1937
32. William B. Ward 1829 ~ 1897
33. Carl Crawshaw 1891 ~ 1947
34. Maude Crawshaw 1895 ~ 1993
35. Unmarked grave?

     It can be difficult to number pioneer graves; it appears that this 
cemetery had natural area rocks to support wood planks for headstones. 
Number 17 still has the plank but time and weather have made it 
indecipherable. Number 9 is approx. three spaces to the right of T.C. Way,
there did not appear to be evidence of unmarked graves to count the spaces.
          *Emma Preston's is an upright cement headstone with metal letters 
nailed on supported by a rock and framed in wood.
          **CIARA's (daughter of Missouri Ann Owens?)  had a worn wood 
plank; cement slab w/the lettering placed by hand, 4 sturdy posts 
w/pickets (square nails).
          *** 19 - 21 sit back slightly behind rows 5 and 6 but not enough to 
look like a row on it's own.
          ****The Ward's have one headstone marking two graves? Enclosed in 
a cement bordered family size plot.
          Others are more elaborate upright marble headstones .

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