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Graveside Ceremony

Graveside Ceremony
Old Humble Cemetery
October 29, 2022
Humble, Texas

Members of the Lt Cmdr Edward Lea USN Camp #2, Houston, Texas show their respect and support at a Graveside Ceremony conducted at the Old Humble Cemetery in Humble, Texas on October 29, 2022.
 



 
Brother John Vander Meulen at the podium giving the opening remarks to begin the ceremony.
Brother John Vander Meulen at the podium giving the opening remarks to begin the ceremony.
 

 

Everyone showing respect during the National Hymn - during the ceremony.
Everyone showing respect during the National Hymn - during the ceremony.
 

 

Sister Susan Barry, President of the Houston DUVCW Tent at the podium offering the biography of the Union veteran during the ceremony.
Sister Susan Barry, President of the Houston DUVCW Tent at the podium offering the biography of the Union veteran during the ceremony.
 

 

Brother John Schneider of the Ellsworth Camp of Dallas placing the 'Tools of the Soldier' at the headstone during the ceremony.
Brother John Schneider of the Ellsworth Camp of Dallas placing the 'Tools of the Soldier' at the headstone during the ceremony.
 

 

L-R: Michael Lance and Daniel Pourreau posing for photos behind the Carter grave after the ceremony.
L-R: Michael Lance and Daniel Pourreau posing for photos behind the Carter grave after the ceremony.
 

 

Descendants of the Union veteran, Stephen Robert Carter: L-R: Steve Carter, Thurman Carter, Donna Myers, and Mrs. Steve Carter.
Descendants of the Union veteran, Stephen Robert Carter: L-R: Steve Carter, Thurman Carter, Donna Myers, and Mrs. Steve Carter.
 

 

Another group photo of the same men, but includes DUVCW Sisters Susan Barry and Mary Anthony Startz - after the ceremony.
Another group photo of the same men, but includes DUVCW Sisters Susan Barry and Mary Anthony Startz - after the ceremony.
 

 

Group photo of the uniformed ceremony participants - both SUVCW and 13th U.S. Infantry members.
Group photo of the uniformed ceremony participants - both SUVCW and 13th U.S. Infantry members.
 

 

L-R: Jana Marsh of the Sarah Emma Seelye Auxiliary to the Lea Camp, Susan Barry, President of the Houston DUVCW Tent, and Mary Anthony Startz, member of the DUVCW Tent in San Antonio, Texas - posing by the Carter grave after the ceremony.
L-R: Jana Marsh of the Sarah Emma Seelye Auxiliary to the Lea Camp, Susan Barry, President of the Houston DUVCW Tent, and Mary Anthony Startz, member of the DUVCW Tent in San Antonio, Texas - posing by the Carter grave after the ceremony.
 

 

 

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