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Hilda Grave Sign
Seven white painted panels with lettering in red and black paints. The panels are attached to a wooden base painted yellow with black polka dots. The signs read: "THANK YOU JESUS 50 of a HILDAS" [red lettering]; "IN SICKNESS / IN HEALTH / DEATH PART US" [black]; "LOVE CARE UNDERSTANING" [black]; "SHE HAD 75 YRS. SHE LOVED ALL" [red]; "MY HELPMEET LOVE ALFONZO JOE JR." [black]; "I LOVED MY HILDA SHE LOVE JOE" [black]; "HILDA CALL COME HOME JOE INTO JESUS" [black and red]. Two wooden spears extend diagonally from the second panel and are attached with green wire. These read: "King" and "Queen" painted in yellow lettering. A flower pot with red and yellow flowers sits on top of the third wooden panel on the far right. -
Hilda
A memorial to Minter's late wife and a welcoming totem to visitors, alternating red and yellow wooden letters stacked vertically spell out the word "Hilda." The letters are attached to a supporting wooden board. Four brown and yellow polka-dot wooden boards extend diagonally from the tall wooden base, representing hands and feet. The top of the sculpture is affixed with a metal "crown," affixed by a chain, for the "sweetest matriarch that has ever been born." Several found objects decorate the sculpture including a purse, hat, and gloves.