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Spirit of Annie Bonner McClendon played by Tammy Hurley

Photograph made on Saturday, 21 March 2026

The Spirits of Oakwood is an annual event to raise funds to repair broken monuments and other improvements within the Oakwood Cemetery. This event is held in conjunction with the Tyler Azalea and Spring Flower Trails. Members of the Oakwood Cemetery Restoration Committee play the spirits of people who are buried in Oakwood Cemetery and speak about their accomplishments while they were living. The spirits dress in period attire and sometimes use props like the deceased used.

Tammy Hurley is the wife of Michael Hurley who is the current adjutant of the Walker’s Greyhounds Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #2338 in Tyler, Texas.

Annie Bonner McClendon was a Charnwood Academy alumna and daughter of Judge Micajah Bonner who became a staunch advocate for women’s rights and a driving force in Tyler’s early literary and social clubs.

Spirits of Oakwood
https://www.cityoftyler.org/government/departments/parks-rec/facilities/cemeteries-mausoleum/oakwood-cemetery

Walker’s Greyhounds Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #2338 in Tyler, Texas
https://walkersgreyhounds.net/

Photograph made with Nikon Z7 with Nikkor 24 ??“ 200 mm lens. Camera manual settings: Shutter speed 1/100 second, Aperture f/8, ISO 200, Focal length 79 mm, and hand held. Post processed in Luminar Neo.