One of the few statues dedicated to the memory of a Mississippi resident is in the city cemetery in Kosciusko. There, the bereaved widower of Laura Mitchell Kelly immortalized his wife in sculpture. Story has it that Mr. Kelly sent photos of his bride in her 1890's wedding dress to a sculptor in Italy where the statue was made. From an upper story window of his East Jefferson Street home, Kelly viewed the statue erected in the family burial plot. However, its perfect likeness to his deceased love saddened him so much, he could hardly bear to look upon his tribute.