SAVE St. Mary Cemetery – Activists hope to prevent destruction of local cemetery « previous story album next » Elmerine Bell thanks her good friend, Deborah Franklin, who is also known as Dr. Graveyard, a 5th generation Texan and a 4th generation resident of Mesquite. Franklin currently resides in her family’s home built in 1875. She is a member of both the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Daughters of the American Revolution. (Barry Byers) Download original photo