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A memorial wreath consisting of a rusted wire ring and scraps of material that used to be flowers hangs precariously on the branch of a fallen tree. Beneath the log is the grave of World War II veteran Curlin Dudley Ivery.

Moving farther into the woods, members of the Texarkana USA Genealogical Society wipe away years of dirt and leaves to reveal another veteran’s headstone, this one marking the resting place of Pfc. Stone W. Jeffery.

The group had looked for this cemetery for years, not knowing where in Sugar Hill the historic Mount Olive Cemetery was. Now the genealog...