Milam County Historical Commission
Milam County, Texas
Milam County, Texas
Sharp Cemetery
From Rockdale: 14 miles north on FM487
Sharp Cemetery
The earliest marked grave in this graveyard is that
of Susan F. Dilworth, who died in January 1880. John
Gordon and his wife M. L. Gordon deeded two acres of
land on this site to the trustees of Mt. Zion
Presbyterian Church in 1882, stating that the
western half of the land should be used for burial
purposes. When the church was moved and demolished
in later years, gravestones were broken and leaning,
but the cemetery continued to serve the Sharp
community. There were about 56 marked graves at the
turn of the 20th century, many of them belonging to
children and infants. A cemetery organization formed
in 1949 to oversee the site's care and maintenance.
Additional land that once had belonged to the church
was deeded to and became part of the cemetery. At
the dawn of the 21st century, the graveyard
contained almost 400 graves.
Erected 2000
2016-09-23
Sharp Cemetery Ass'n Meeting
There will be a Sharp Cemetery Association meeting to conduct business and elect board
members at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 in the Sharp Church Annex.
“All interested parties are encouraged to attend,” said Reed Davis, spokesman.
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2015
Sharp Cemetery meeting set Oct. 3, 2015
The annual Sharp Cemetery Association meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3
in the annex of the Sharp Presbyterian Church.
“If you have purchased burial spaces or have family members buried in the cemetery, you
are urged to attend and vote as we elect three board members to serve three-year
terms,” said Beverly Key, president.
Copies of the revised by-laws will also be provided to all attending the meeting, she
said.
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2014
Sharp Cemetery Association’s annual meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25,
2014 in the Sharp Presbyterian Church annex. All persons with loved ones buried in the
cemetery are urged to attend.
FMI: Barbara Hargrove, 512-446-6149.
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2013
The Sharp Cemetery Association will meet Saturday, October 17, 2013 at Sharp Cemetery
- 9:30 AM
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2012
The Sharp Cemetery Association will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 in the
Sharp Presbyterian Church annex. FMI: Clyde Hargrove, 446-6149.
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2011
Sharp Cemetery Assn. annual meeting October 8, 2011
The annual meeting of the Sharp Cemetery Association will be held Saturday, Oct. 8 at
the Sharp Presbyterian Church annex.
Anyone with family members buried at the cemetery are urged to attend. Present officers
or new ones will be elected. Anyone with suggestions about cemetery improvements should
attend the meeting.
For more information call Mollie Modesette, 512-446-6905.
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2010
Sharp Cemetery Assn. to meet October 9, 2010
Sharp Cemetery Association’s annual meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 at
the Sharp Presbyterian Church annex. Anyone with family members buried in the cemetery
are invited. For more information, call Mollie Modesette, 446-6905.
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2009
Sharp Community Cemetery association will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday,
Oct. 10, 2009 at the Sharp Presbyterian Church annex.
Persons interested in the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery are encouraged to
attend. For more information, call Mollie Modesette, 512-446-6905.
Rockdale Reporter, September 24, 2009, page 5B
