Gaster Hill Cemetery

"Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.."

J.B. Rogers	Larger image
Earl Sullivan Born Jan. 7, 1899; died March 11, 1922	Larger image
One of several Confederate States of America markers in the cemetery. There are no names on the markers.	Larger image
Jesse Newton	Larger image
Caroline Newton King	Larger image
Stephen Gaster Stephen Gaster, born Oct. 19, 1800, died April 5, 1860. Gaster donated the land for the cemetery; he was a large land owner in Drew County, and one of its more prominent citizens.	Larger image
Legend has it that Stephen Gaster donated the land with the understanding that a bottle of whiskey be kept on top of his marker. Supposedly a bottle of whiskey was encased in concrete and affixed to the top of the grave marker. The day I took these pictures, I noticed that the concrete container, shaped like a pitcher, had been knocked off, probably by vandals. I could not resist the temptation to examine it. I shook it, but I didn’t hear anything liquid. It is a shame this local legend has been damaged.	Larger image
Minnie Gaster Minnie Gaster, daughter of Stephen and Hallie Gaster, born December 19, 1872, and died October 17, 1876. I believe this is the grandchild of Stephen Gaster who donated land for the cemetery.	Larger image
Hallie Gaster Hallie Gaster, wife of Stephen Gaster, born August 29, 1853, died July 18, 1912.	Larger image
Stephen Gaster Jr. Stephen Gaster, Jr. Confederate marker, born Feb. 20, 1843, died July 20, 1914. He was a Private in the Monticello Artillery (Owens’ Battery); enlisted Feb. 8, 1862 in Monticello, AR	Larger image
Durel A. Hurley	Larger image
Albert F. Bateman	Larger image

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