Friends of Oakdale Cemetery, Inc.520 North 15th StreetWilmington, NC 28401

address service requested

is published periodically.Ann Hutteman and Tee Woodbury, Editors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Clint North, PresidentAnn H. Hutteman, Vice-PresidentCarlton W. Allegood, SecretaryBill Wilcox, TreasurerLeslie P. Emerson, Past PresidentEdward C. GibsonElizabeth Brown KingCharles W. Riesz, Jr.Mark StanleySylvia StoudenmireHelen T. WolfeTee WoodburyRob Bridgers, ex-officioPresident, Oakdale Cemetery Company

Eric Kozen, ex-officioSuperintendent,Oakdale Cemetery Company

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Order Your Easter Lilies NOWorders must be Placed by

aPril 8, 2011

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

$35 for non-members$33 for 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:

Name of deceased: _________________________________ Name of deceased: _________________________________

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Please provide your name, address, phone number in case we need to contact you for further information.

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Easteris April 24.

The lilies will be placed atthe graves starting the week

of April 20th and will beremoved when they wane.

Unusual EpitaphOn the afternoon of October 20, 1937, the circusact, the Four Aces were performing death-defyingaerial feats high above Wilmington’s LegionStadium. They were practicing their act for theCoastal Fair to be held that night.One of the group of aerialists,Donald Hartman, was aloftexecuting a handstand on theright side of the high rigging. A sudden wind began to swaythe slender rod that supportedhim and sent him hurling rapidlyto the ground. Immediately, hewas rushed to James WalkerMemorial Hospital where anexamination revealed that he hadbroken his neck, an arm, a leg,

a foot and all of his ribs. Because of thesecatastrophic injuries, he died at 4:20p.m., tenminutes after reaching the hospital.

It was near the end of the circus’ season. Hartmanhad planned to return to his home in Portland,

Oregon. Just prior to the fatalperformance, a fellow showmansaid, “He planned to terminate hisaerial work and stick to balancingacts on the ground. He was one ofthe best equilibrists alive.”

Since Hartman had no livingrelatives, he was buried inOakdale’s Special Plot #3 in thePublic Ground. His epitaphtestifies to his goal in life— “Died Pleasing the Public.” ❖

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Friends of Oakdale Board MeetingsSecond Tuesday of every month, 12:00noon, Kenneth Sprunt Building, OakdaleCemetery, unless otherwise noted

Annual Meeting of the Friends of Oakdale Cemetery Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 12:00 noon,Kenneth Sprunt Building, Oakdale Cemetery

Camellia TourSaturday, March 5, 2011, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.;Bill Wilcox and Ed Powers, long time

members of theTidewater CamelliaClub and certifiedjudges of theAmerican CamelliaSociety will lead thetour.$8non-members;FREE for members.

Bird Watching TourSaturday, April 2, 2011, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.,Dr. James Parnell, noted Ornithologistand retired UNC-W biology professor will be the tour guide. $8 non-members; FREE for members

Funerary Art TourSaturday, April 16, 2011, 10:00 a.m. to12:00 noon, Architectural historian, JanetSeapker will be the guide for a tourfocusing on the history of OakdaleCemetery and the meaning of symbolsused in Victorian funerary art. $8 non-members; FREE for members.

Floral and Funerary Art TourSunday, April 24, 2011, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.,Janet Seapker will lead a walking tour,again concentrating on funerary art.This is Easter Sunday afternoon andthere will be Easter lilies on many of the graves. $8 non-members; FREE for members.

Horse-drawn Wagon RidesSunday, May 22,2011, Narrated toursevery 30 minutesbeginning at 3:00p.m. Last tour startsat 5:30 p.m. Adults,$10; children 12 andyounger, $8.Members: adults, $8; children 12 andyounger, $6.

Summer Walking Tour SeriesThird Saturday of each month, May – October, 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.Historical Walking Tours of NorthCarolina’s oldest rural Cemetery given by various local historians, each givingtheir own personal twist to Oakdale’shistory. Admission is $8 per person, FREE to all Friends of Oakdale members. Tours are cancelled in the event ofinclement weather.

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The Friends of Oakdale havefurnished funds for two newsigns at the entrance of thecemetery. The old office signhas been replaced and a newholder has been put in to holdmaps, cemetery newslettersand other handouts concerninginformation about the cemeteryand upcoming events. Ben Cothren, an Eagle Scoutcandidate and WilmingtonTroup #234 helped to installthe new signage.❖

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The popular wagon rides will be held on Sunday May 22, 2011. Once again, our old friends, NIP and TUCK,the black Percheron horses, will pull the wagon aroundour historic cemetery. An accompanying tour guide willgive an interesting commentary. The tours begin every 30minutes beginning at 3:00 p.m. The last tour leaves thegate at 5:30 p.m. Adults, $10; children 12 and younger, $8.Members: adults $8 and children 12 and younger, $6.❖

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides

Oakdale in the Snow

Photo courtesy oF Mark stanley

With the recent frigid temperatures, Oakdale Cemeteryhas been blanketed with wintery precipitation. Very fewlocal residents see this peaceful scene in the cemeterybecause they are hesitant to venture out in this kind of weather. ❖

“Monday@ the Mansion” SeriesThe Bellamy Museum of History and Design Arts

503 Market Street, Wilmington, NCMonday, April 18, 2011, 10:30 a.m.

Janet Seapker, architectural historian and retired Director of the Cape Fear Museum will present a lecture:

The History and Development of Rural CemeteriesDuring the 19th Century

$10.00 – Coffee and donuts will be provided. Call (910) 251-3700, Extension 104 for registration.

Seating is limited to first 60 registrants.

As noted in the calendar, Ms. Seapker will conduct two tours on April 16, 2011 and April 24, 2011 of Oakdale

which will concentrate on funerary art. There will be a charge of $8 for non-members and FREE for Friends of Oakdale members for the tour.

Friends of Oakdale Project

For our Handicapped FriendsFor any of the tours, a golf cart is available for those whohave mobility challenges. The capacity of the vehicle isonly 5 persons; therefore, registration is necessary toreserve a space on the cart by calling the OakdaleCemetery office, 762-5682.

Don’t forget to check our website periodicallyfor information about upcoming events

sponsored by the Friends. 

www.OakdaleCemetery.org

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NEW & RENEWING MEMBERS(Recorded between August 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010)

if you joined 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. Pete BieberMr. and Mrs. William M. BiggsMrs. Ruby BissetteMr. and Mrs. John H. Bonitz, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter BrownMr. and Mrs. Russell ClarkMr. Archie C. CraftMr. and Mrs. Richard A. Dunlea Mr. and Mrs. Jack DunnCapt. and Mrs. Morris ElsenMr. and Mrs. Mark EssigMr. Chad FarrissMr. and Mrs. Jack FetnerMr. Herbert T. FisherMiss Pauline FormyduvalMrs. Nancy Kennon FrazierMr. and Mrs. Robert FreemanMr. Robert GodleyMr. and Mrs. Frank GordonMr. and Mrs. Deanes GorntoMr. Clayton Holmes, Jr.Mrs. Barbara S. KelleyMrs. Gail KermonMr. and Mrs. William F. LyonMr. and Mrs. George Mahler

Mr. and Mrs. P. Thomas MarshburnMr. and Mrs. E.L. Mathews, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. McDanielMrs. Walter L. Parsley Mr. and Mrs. James T. PeeblesMr. and Mrs. Peyton E. Pitts Mr. Joel PretlowOrrell & ReinerMr. and Mrs. Jessie RobertsonMs. Carita C. Rothing Mr. Vladimir J. SalavaMs. Patricia K. SchultzMr. and Mrs. William T. Smith, IIIDr. and Mrs. Curt Stiles Mr. Francis H. SymmesMr. John T. Talbert, IIIMs. Elizabeth TaylorMr. D. C. ThompsonMr. and Mrs. W.V. Venters, IIMr. and Mrs. Thomas WallaceMs. Janet Warren Mr. Bill WatersMr. and Mrs. Chester WattsMr. and Mrs. Charles J. WessonMr. and Mrs. Emerson Willard

FAMILY$40–$99

Mrs. Virginia Adams Ms. Roxana M. AtwoodMr. Zack Bacon, III Ms. Katherine BooneMs. Nancy Tinga BraswellDr. and Mrs. Joe BroughtonMs. Bonnie O. BurrissMs. Wanda Canada Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. CappsMs. Eugenie W. Carr Mr. George T. Clark, Jr.The Rev. and Mrs. Robert CookMr. and Mrs. Donald W. FisherMrs. Ligon B. FlynnMrs. Rosalind Napier Fuller

Mrs. Carolyn Hall Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Hardin, JrMr. and Mrs. Lou HargettMr. E. Wilson HortonMr. and Mrs. Emsley A. Laney, Jr.Col. and Mrs. Phillip K. LeesebergMr. and Mrs. John Leonard Mrs. Mayo LittleMr. Fred E. Little, JrMrs. Henry LongleyMr. and Mrs. James S. Mahan, IIIMr. Michael E. MauneyMr. William H. McEachern, IIIMs. Elaine H. Neuwirth

DONOR$100–$249

Ms. Nancy Ann BakerMr. and Mrs. Michael E. BealeMrs. Marguerite BelloisMrs. Hazel BigfordMrs. Elma Porter Bowden Ms. Christine D. CoxMr. and Mrs. William S. DeRossetMs. Martha DineenMr. Daniel H. Earp, Jr.Mrs. Maurine Elebash Ms. Alice EsteyMrs. Katherine FurrMr. Richard HansonMrs. Carroll HerringMrs. Sandra L. HighMr. John C. Hines Dr. John Humphries Ms. Catherine H. KassensMs. Martha P. Kidder Ms. Ann Mebane LevineMr. French LewisMr. Howard M. LoughlinMs. Jean F. LynchMrs. Anna Laura MartinMrs. Kathryn P.W. Minnick Mrs. Wanda Moore

Mrs. Margaret MunschMs. Peggy OtterbourgCharlotte Jones ParkerMrs. Mildred H. PittmanMs. Eleanor M. PriceMr. Steven RobertsonMs. Marilyn L. RosenMs. Shirley ShawMs. Kay SmithMs. Diane SmithMs. Ruth St. Clair Mr. Douglas Stallings Mrs. Ruby J. StoudenmireMs. Caroline N. SwailsMrs. Mary Willard SwainMrs. John D. TaylorMrs. Martha K. TaylorMrs. George F. TilleyMr. Newton Trammell, Jr.Mrs. Rachel P. TurnerMr. Robert C. WallenMrs. Dorothy WeathersbeeMs. Feriba WeltinMrs. Frances D. WoodburyMs. Julia S. WorthMrs. Josephine H. Yocum

INDIVIDUAL$30

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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bluethenthal Mr. and Mrs. Doug EricksonMs. Catherine T. LathamMrs. Mary Ann Massey Mr. and Mrs. George H. McEachernMr. Clint NorthMr. Henry M. VonOesenMr. John E. OrrellMs. Shirley OrrellDr. James F. Parnell, Ph.D.Mr. Robert N. Post Mr. and Mrs. Ed PowersMrs. Thomas M. RamseurDr. Frank ReynoldsMs. Anne B. Rowe

Dr. and Mrs. Marvin RozearMrs. Richard S. ShreveMr. William R. Smith, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Stone Mr. Harry W. Stovall, III Mr. and Mrs. John C. SymmesMr. and Mrs. Victor G. Taylor, Jr.Mr. Henry V. Ward, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Wells, IIIMr. and Mrs. Ben WhiteMr. Lonnie B. WilliamsDr. R. Bertram Williams, Jr.Mrs. Louise H. Wilson Mrs. Thomas H. Wright, Jr.Mrs. Ann Wyckoff

PATRON$250–$499

Dr. Ogden O. Allsbrook, Jr.Mrs. Carl B. Brown, Jr.

Mr. Tom Kenan, III

BENEFACTOR$1,000–$2,499

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dill Ms. Pamela B. Vinson

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Wilcox, Jr.

SPONSOR$500–$999

Mr. and Mrs. John E. FarmerMiss Dorothea M. Fuller

Master Robert Henry Ziegler

STUDENT$15

To all the Friends of Oakdale, when receiving this periodic publicationnews and events of the Friends, this is not a reminder of your membershipstatus. The Membership Committee 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.

A R E M I N D E R

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.

Please call the oakdale cemetery office for more information.910-762-5682

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gardening

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