The two most famous residents of Montezuma’s historic Felton Cemetery are the Lewis Brothers. Elijah John Lewis (11 February 1879-8 August 1893) had an attack of appendicitis traveling to New York with his uncle William “Minor” Lewis to buy stock for their store. He died in Chester, South Carolina while awaiting medical attention. Robert Landrum Lewis (16 January 1881-18 March 1895) saved an eight-year-old boy named Frank Hague from drowning in Beaver Creek and on the next day was accidentally shot by Leo Hertz. It was first thought that he would survive but he died in his sleep. The boys’ father, Elijah Banks Lewis, was so saddened by the loss of his sons that he ordered marble statues from Italy in their likeness. There are many other wonderful monuments and memorials in this cemetery.
Seems like somebody would pay to have those monuments cleaned???
They look terrible.
That was my thought exactly, Geoffery.
There are so many beautiful statues in that cemetary that are in bad shape! It’s sad to know that these people meant so much to someone and are just forgotten over the years!
There’s a product called “Wet and Forget” that should be cost effective and easy to use.
I wonder if it damages the stone. But from the looks of some of the statues, it couldn’t hurt much!
Sad
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Oh, wish your back was where we could still ramble the cemeteries!!!! I love looking at these things
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