A Nearly Accurate History of Sunrise Beach
By Dick Hart (deceased)
Written for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the City in November of 1998
recovered and updated in 2005 and continued by others (I hope, hjs)
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charge for lots. There are veterans of the Texas Revolution. World War
I, World War II, and the Korean War buried here.
A Cemetery Association was formed in 1980 and the Cemetery is
cleaned each year by volunteers. Each spring the ground here is
covered with beautiful Texas wildflowers. The land surrounding the
Cemetery which was originally ranch land has been developed and sold
to individuals in small plots. The Cemetery is located at 106 Circle
Drive, facing north. On the East side the land is owned by Mr. Douglas
Fink, 3206 Western Drive, Austin, TX 78745-4618.
The owner on the South side is Mr. John E. Vandeveer, 6600 Kings
Crown E., San Antonio, TX 78233-4721, and on the West side the
owner is Mr. Ernest H. Oliver, 5295 C Dacy Lane, Buda Tx, 78510.
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"This is a typed copy of a document in the files of Paul Looney, an officer of the
Cemetery Association. Date of original document is unknown."
ASK CITY HALL
By Ed Houy
SUNRISE BEACH. Sandy Mountain Cemetery is located within the
incorporated limits of the City...the list of those known to be buried in
the cemetery dates from 1873—Marion Walter Allen, eight month son
of D. P. and M. Allen. Unfortunately nine plots are recorded as
unidentified and unknown.
The Community has shown an interest in the cemetery since the first
nearby residential lots were sold in the 1950's, but it wasn't until May
1980 when a local group formalized the concern by adopting a charter
for the Sandy Mountain Cemetery Association. The Board of Directors
accepting the new Charter and By-Laws was composed of Mr. Frank
Poplin, Mr. E. B. Smith, and Mr. J. L. Bacon. Elmer Smith then offered
his resignation as the third director. Mr. J. L. Bacon, Sr. offered his
resignation and was replaced at the second meeting by Mrs. Ella
Mastin completing the transition from a group of dedicated volunteers
to a working board responsible for the business of the association.
The minutes of the association reflect the major concerns of the
members: maintenance, eligibility for use; size and location of plots;
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