Sunny Point Cemetery
Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In September 1881, A.J. Weathers (Withers) deeded this property for cemetery and school purposes. The first known burial at Sunny Point Cemetery is that of Mary W. Brasher, who died in 1882. Her husband, E.H. Brasher is also buried here. Several generations of prominent community families, including the Evans, Bryant, Callan, Roman and Wilson families, are interred here, as are veterans of American conflicts dating to the Civil War. The Sunny Point School, which was west of the cemetery, played a vital role in the community for many years. It later consolidated into the Cumby Independent School District. Residents and descendants of those buried here formed a cemetery association to manage the perpetual care burial ground. Members hold meetings each May, a decades-old tradition. Today, the cultural heritage found among the verical stones, curbed plots and other features at Sunny Point Cemetery chronicles the families and individuals who once called Sunny Point home. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
A.J. Weathers deeded this Hopkins County land for a cemetery and school in 1881, and the first known burial — Mary W. Brasher — followed the next year. Several generations of founding families rest here alongside veterans of American conflicts reaching back to the Civil War, while the nearby Sunny Point School served the community until it consolidated into the Cumby district. A cemetery association still gathers each May in a tradition decades old.
Why it matters
The paired cemetery and schoolhouse capture how a single donated tract could anchor both the education and the enduring memory of a small farming community.
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Related people
- · A.J. Weathers
- · Mary W. Brasher
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