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Grief
The
Youree monument is named Grief and it is credited to sculptor Frank Teich. According
to the text in A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas by Carol
Morris Little, the author states that this statue is considered to be Teich's
most artistic creation. The ten-foot statue is carved from Carrera marble and
reportedly cost $40,000 in 1904. It is the centerpiece of the cemetery and sits
just behind the stone chapel - also constructed in memory of William Scott Youree,
the only son of banker Peter Youree and his wife Elizabeth Scott Youree. (Elizabeth's
family are founders of Scottville.)
The church at the
cemetery was erected by the family of William Scott Youree after he was killed
in Mexico in 1904. The weeping angel that marks his grave has become a popular
regional photographic subject. It bears a striking resemblance to a memorial for
a Hill family member in Houston’s
Glenwood cemetery – even down to the missing hand. |
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The inscription on
the Youree Monument
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The
Glenwood Angel (left) and the Scottsville Angel
showing the vandalism to
both left arms. TE Photos | | |
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