About Old Stone Church

The structure and cemetery play as active role in the community. Weddings, funerals, patriotic gatherings, sporadic church services, meetings or lectures, family reunions, and other events mark the yearly calendar.

Remarking graves or having special programs to celebrate the life of a particular person buried in the cemetery is common. John Rusk, the builder of the old Stone Church, and his wife Mary Sterritt were honored in 1936 with new tombstones erected by the State of Texas. This was to recognize the important role that their son, Thomas Jefferson Rusk, played in the history of that state.