Driftwood Cemetery

Driftwood, Texas

Driftwood Cemetery stands as one of the oldest and most meaningful landmarks in the Driftwood community, its origins closely tied to the founding of the Driftwood Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1884. Built on land generously donated by David L. and Mattie Elizabeth Dorroh, the church became a spiritual anchor for early settlers, and the cemetery—established the same year just south of the sanctuary—soon followed as sacred ground for remembrance and rest.

Before Driftwood Cemetery took shape, an earlier community burial ground existed in the 1870s, roughly a mile north of the present site. As the town grew, several of those early pioneers were carefully and respectfully reinterred at Driftwood Cemetery, uniting generations of settlers in one place and preserving the continuity of the community’s story. Walking these grounds today is to trace the lives of the families who helped build Driftwood from the ground up.

The cemetery is the final resting place of many individuals who shaped the spiritual, civic, and cultural life of the area. Among them are the original trustees of the Driftwood Methodist Church—James Thomas Eckols, Thomas Martin, and Reverend John Alexander Garrison—whose leadership and faith helped establish both the church and the cemetery as enduring pillars of the community.

Driftwood Cemetery also serves as a place of honor for those who answered the call to serve their country. A dedicated Veterans Memorial recognizes the service and sacrifice of at least eighty-seven veterans, ensuring their commitment to freedom is remembered and respected. Their presence adds a powerful layer of national history to this deeply local space.

Today, the Driftwood Cemetery Association continues the careful stewardship of these historic grounds, preserving its character, dignity, and stories for future generations. Visitors are invited to wander its quiet paths, pause beneath the Texas sky, and reflect on a place where faith, service, and community have been intertwined for nearly a century and a half. Driftwood Cemetery is not only a resting place—it is a living record of the people who called this land home.

Kathryn Chandler

210-802-1917

WRRF Liaison

VETERANS

United States Army, WWI
March 2, 1894 - March 31, 1976
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United States Army, Korea
March 9, 1930 - April 4, 1992
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United States Army, WWII
November 18, 1921 - November 25, 1983
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Corporal, United Marine Corps, WWII
May 16, 1928 - December 12, 2007
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United Marine Corps, WWII-Korea-Vietnam
May 10, 1925 - June 7, 1982
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Petty Officer, United Marine Navy, WWII
October 23, 1909 - February 27, 1977
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Petty Officer 2nd Class, United Marine Navy, Vietnam
July 13, 1939 - September 23, 2023
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United States Army Air Forces-Signal Corps, WWII
March 8, 1922 - September 2, 1985
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United States Navy, WWII
May 30, 1907 - May 13, 1987
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First Sergeant, United States Army, WWII
August 7, 17 - February 18, 1973
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United States Air Force, WWII
July 18, 1928 - June 22, 2006
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Private, Confederate States of America, Civil War
September 10, 1843 - November 16, 1923
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Major, United States Air Force, WWII-Korea
June 18, 1922 - January 1, 2012
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Sergeant, United States Army, WWI
May 18, 1893 - January 11, 1980
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Colonial, United States Army, WWII-Korea-Vietnam
February 10, 1920 - July 2, 2020
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Private, Confederate States of America, Civil War
September 13, 1846 - November 10, 1907
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UNK, UNK
December 17, 1948 - February 25, 2008
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United States Air Force, Cold War
November 2, 1936 - April 7, 1922
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United States Army, WWII
July 28, 1915 - July 3, 2007
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Private, Confederate States of America, Civil War
July 30, 1841 - July 10, 1911
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United States Army, WWII
April 23, 1917 - April 4, 2011
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United States Army, WWII
September 3, 1925 - July 21, 1999
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UNK, Korea
September 2, 1933 - August 13, 2012
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Colonial, United States Army, Korea-Vietnam
June 9, 1937 - July 18, 2014
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Confederate States of America, Civil War
December 19, 1845 - September 26, 1932
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UNK, WWI
September 12, 1896 - February 7, 1961
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UNK, UNK
March 6, 1940 - February 13, 2013
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UNK, WWI
September 3, 1895 - March 31, 1966
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Confederate States of America, Civil War
September 22, 1823 - April 1, 1886
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Corporal, United States Army Air Forces-Air Corps, WWII
April 9, 1909 - February 14, 1958
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UNK, Korea
October 8, 1934 - February 18, 1980
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Staff Sergeant, United States Army, WWII
April 15, 1916 - September 22, 2010
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Lieutenant, United States Air Force, Vietnam
March 10, 1943 - July 19, 2023
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United States Army, UNK
September 22, 1853 - November 28, 2011
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United States Army Air Forces-Air Corps, WWII
April 12, 1923 - September 4, 2011
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Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces-Air Corps, WWI
November 15, 1896 - July 12, 1943
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Private, Confederate States of America, Civil War
December 10, 1847 - July 17, 1910
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United States Army, Cold War
September 15, 1961 - August 7, 2018
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Seaman, United States Navy, WWII
June 9, 1914 - November 30, 1980
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Private, Confederate States of America, Civil War
June 21, 1837 - April 29, 1882
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UNK, UNK
September 3, 1929 - December 13, 2016
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United States Navy, UNK
February 7, 1927 - November 24, 2017
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United States Air Force, Korea
June 21, 1936 - January 3, 1995
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United States Navy, Cold War
November 18, 1940 - March 2, 2002
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Army National Guard, Cold War
October 12, 1938 - January 26, 2016
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Seaman, United States Navy, WWII
May 14, 1925- MM DD, YYYY
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United States Army, WWII
May 25, 1927- November 22, 1988
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Confederate States of America, Civil War
November 1, 1821- July 11, 1901
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United States Army, WWII
August 20, 1915- October 12, 1993
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United States Air Force, Vietnam
August 18, 1938 - October 1, 1991
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United States Army, WWI
July 24, 1892 - June 23, 1978
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Private First Class, United States Army Air Forces-Air Corps, WWII
November 28, 1919 - April 15, 1971
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Confederate States of America, Civil War
August 18, 1834 - June 18, 1910
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UNK, WWII
June 24, 1914 - May 24, 1988
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United States Army, WWI
December 8, 1897 - November 9, 1985
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UNK, UNK
March 4, 1923 - February 13, 1999
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Petty Officer 3rd Class, United States Navy, Korea
September 26, 1935 - November 23, 2012
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UNK, UNK
March 14, 1927 - September 9, 2010
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Sergeant, United States Army, WWII
March 30, 1920 - February 25, 2007
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Private First Class, United States Army, WWII
March 1, 1916 - October 1, 1981
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Major, United States Air Force, Korea-Vietnam
November 16, 1934 - May 13, 1922
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United States Army Air Forces-Air Corps, WWII
September 15, 1923 - March 20, 2000
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UNK, UNK
March 11, 1955 - May 25, 2012
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United States Army, WWII
December 15, 1915 - July 17, 2000
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United States Navy, Korea
December 24, 1933 - November 26, 2020
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Staff Sergeant, United States Army, WWII
September 27, 1916 - April 4, 2010
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Seaman, United States Navy, WWII
June 29, 1925 - November 12, 1987
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United States Army-Costal Artillery Corps, WWI
July 26, 1900 -March 28, 1944
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United States Navy, WWII
October 27, 1908 -April 29, 1981
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Confederate States of America, Civil War
March 17, 1833 -July 20, 1912
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UNK, UNK
March 28, 1928 - February 18, 1996
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Captain, United States Air Force, WWII-Korea
September 30, 1926 - September 11, 2004
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Seaman, United States Navy, WWII
March 19, 1928 - December 6, 1983
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United States Air Force, Korea
December 19, 1931 - January 9, 2020
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United States Army, WWI
December 31, 1897 - September 11, 1976
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Petty Officer 2nd Class, United States Navy, WWII
October 15, 1905 - June 9, 1973
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UNK, UNK
December 12, 1922 - November 10, 2008
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United States Navy, WWII
June 1, 1907 - May 3, 1985
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United States Navy, WWII
February 17, 1920 - May 4, 2008
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Confederate States of America, Civil War
May 21, 1844 - January 8, 1935
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United States Navy, WWII
November 17, 1923 - December 1, 1909
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Petty Officer 2nd Class, United States Navy, WWII
October 28, 1923 - October 20, 1985
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United States Navy, WWII
United States Army, Korea
April 28, 1921 - March 7, 1994
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UNK, WWII
September 21, 1926 - October 14, 2004
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Private, United States Army, WWI
January 8, 1889 - December 24, 1948
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UNK, UNK
September 22, 1928 - July 2, 1984
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UNK, WWI
May 18, 1893 - March 2, 1918
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Major, United States Air Force, Korea
November 15, 1930 - July 6, 2020
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Sergeant, United States Army, WWII
April 13, 1916 - March 6, 1989
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UNK, UNK
June 12, 1870 - February 4, 1944
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Corporal, Confederate States of America, Civil War
August 6, 1845 - August 23, 1938
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UNK, WWII
May 12, 1922 - April 12, 2016
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UNK, UNK
January 5, 1927 - November 3, 2001
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Private First Class, United States Army, WWI
April 25, 1900 - November 24, 1968
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UNK, UNK
MM DD, YYYY - MM DD, YYYY
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United States Army, Vietnam
October 28, 1943 - August 1, 1993
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Private, United States Army, WWI
April 4, 1893 - February 8, 1964
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United States Navy, WWII
March 27, 1927 - May 7, 2018
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