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To the Editor:
Last winter witnessed the passing from this life of a number of elderly citizens of Rappahannock county, among them was Gibson Wharton, who died at age 79.
Gibson was a lifelong resident who for many years owned and ran the old Hampton Inn on Route 211. He was a veteran of the Second World War and a member of the local Washington Masonic Lodge #78. It was as a Mason that Gibson had managed the Washington Masonic Cemetery for 26 years. Just prior to his death he and I met several times to discuss the future of the cemetery, hoping to continue his years of constructive involvement and carry out the many repairs and improvements which he and I had discussed. Gibson was relieved to have this burden lifted from his shoulders and he encouraged me to do my best to maintain the cemetery as a place of peace and beauty for all mankind, more especially the residents of Rappahannock County.
The Masonic Cemetery is just north of town on the Fodderstack Road. It adjoins the Old Washington Cemetery (1849) which fronts on tjie' road, and the Washington Benevolent Society Cemetery (1877), which is owned by the First Baptist Church.
The Old Washington Cemetery is covered with weeds and piles of clay
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