Samuel and Jacob Roosevelt place flags near the cemetery's west end.

This stone marks the grave of James Humphrey Camp a Confederate Calvary solider in the Civil War.  Sgt. Camp was a member of the 17th Virginia Cav, this unit fought at battle of Gettysburg before returning to protect their home state of Virginia.  They ended the war at the battle of Appomattox Court House where Gen Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen US Grant.

W. C. WAIT, farmer and stock raiser Section 7, P. O. Towanda, located where he now resides in the spring of 1871. Mr. W. is a native of New York, and was born in Montgomery County, May 24, 1828. He lived in Ohio, Missouri and Illinois previous to coming to Kansas. Was married in Illinois to Miss Hannah Putnam. They have five children - Ida, Adair, Ella, Florence and Maggie. In 1862 Mr. W. enlisted in the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving until the close of the war. Was mustered out as Sergeant.. Is a member of the GAR.

Norman Partridge graduated form Towanda High School in 1962 as a member of the last graduating class to attend all 4 years of high school at the old THS before the Circle district was founded.  He served as a Warrant Officer First Class in the Army in Viet Nam where he was killed in action on Sept. 16, 1968.  WO1 Partridge's name appears on the Viet Nam War Memorial Wall on Panel 43W Line 08 on the national mall in Washington DC.