The Former Texas Rangers Association/Foundation held a cross ceremony at the Goodnight Cemetery on Saturday honoring Col. Charles Goodnight.
![Those attending the dedication of the Goodnight Texas Ranger / Masonic Cross were Jim Gillespie, Captain Carl Weathers, Brantley Foster, Jamie Downs, Phil Ryann, Alvin Schmidt, Jack Morton, Senior Captain Lefty Block, Benny Tahmahkera, Dick Johnson, Marla Nauni, Captain James Wright, Joe Davis, Kevin Johnson, Captain Jerry Bryne, and Ralph Wadesworth. Courtesy Photo / Cheryl Johnson](http://www.clarendonlive.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/WEB-pic-cross-dedication-300x155.jpg)
Goodnight was a Texas Ranger, and the cross, made by Kevin Johnson of Clarendon, is on permanent display at his gravesite in Goodnight.
Some of the honored guests included Ruth Robinson, who is a relative of Charles Goodnight; Benny Tahmahkera who is the great, great, great-grandson of Quanah Parker; and many former Texas Rangers from around the state.
The cross includes symbols to honor Goodnight as both a Texas Ranger and a Mason. Is it identical to another cross made by Johnson which was placed on the tomb of Stephen F. Austin earlier this year.
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