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From: "Gerald Gieger" <>
Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] cemetery vandalism
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 04:27:46



I still favor leaving the old one in the cemetery, placed at ground level on
top of the grave, inscription up, like a grave cover...

Sorry about your hubby, and I think it is great about your buying his
grandmother one...Back in former days, only the rich had money enough to buy
inscribed markers...That is why the VA provides them now, to ensure that all
Veteran's graves are properly marked....



>From: "Grace Lee" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] cemetery vandalism
>Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:16:13 -0400
>
>It could have been a researcher who was related. I recently
>replaced one for my husband's great-great grandmother. She
>had a flat field stone with cursive carving that was only
>legible when the stone was wet. My husband's fondest wish
>was to replace her headstone. His health prevented him from
>carrying through. My husband died the last day of February.
>His marker was in place in late April. I ordered one for his
>great great grandmother. I wanted to do it for my husband.
>It was installed July 18th. I went to see it the next day.
>It meant so much to me to see that headstone that my husband
>had wanted that I stood alone in the cemetery and cried.
>Perhaps a similar reason prompted the replacement of your
>stone. I hope there are others who will do the same.
>Grace Lee
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Thetis Durant" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 5:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] cemetery vandalism
>
>
> > Perhaps that accounts for the new tombstone for Benjamin
>Cotton in our
> > Cotton family plot. The original was there several
>years agobut
> > missing & replaced in a different location of the plot..
>We made a stop
> > yesterday in the awful afternoon heat to record info
>needed on our trip
> > home to Austin from Dallas . Surely wish to know who the
>person is who
> > repaced the missing stone as I do not know of anyone still
>living who
> > may have done such a good thing. Ms. T
> >
> >
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