Center Cemetery

In 1906, D. M. Pollard bought the south half of section 30, block a-7 of the H&GN survey and lived in a dugout. Near his homesite, the center school opened in 1909. The school also hosted church services, and Center Cemetery was dedicated on the adjoining property to the west. The oldest marked grave, for B. F. Matthews, dates from March 1909. A survey recorded 34 marked graves with 13 marked unknown. There are indications of additional unmarked graves. Elisha Powell, a Civil War veteran, and Alvin David Fellingham, a World War II veteran, are two known military veterans interred here. Descendants of D. M. Pollard still own land around the cemetery, which reflects hardships faced by settlers of the Texas Panhandle.

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