MT CARMEL CEMETERY, TACKETT BRANCH ROAD, GILES COUNTY TENNESSEE

JONES, David M., 4 Apr 1837 - 17 Dec 1861, Mason, died in Chattanooga, son of William A. & Luvina Jones. [was this a civil war casualty?] 
Full Inscription: "IN -- memory of -- DAVID M. JONES -- Son of Wm. A. -- & LUVINA JONEs -- Born 4th April 1837 -- Died in Chattanooga -- Decr 17th 1861."
There is no reason to repair a stone this way when an epoxy called Sikadur 31 would glue the fracture and serve as a permanent bond without all that bailing wire and its abrasive & staining nature.
Photo by Wayne Austin, 29 Nov 2007, 9:30 AM