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From: Madeline <>
Subject: Re: [MO-CEMETERIES] One foot in the grave, twice!
Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 18:22:14 -0700
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Love this story....Madeline
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From: "Ed Decker" <>
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Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MO-CEMETERIES] One foot in the grave, twice!


> What a story! You should write a book!
>
> Jerri Decker
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mailto:>
> To: <mailto:>
> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 2:58 AM
> Subject: [MO-CEMETERIES] One foot in the grave, twice!
>
>
>
> Falling into a grave has happened to me twice! The first was my mom's
> grave. The dirt had settled, I wasn't paying any attention, took one
> step over
> the side of her grave and the next thing I knew, I was shin bone deep.
> OK, I
> thought, mom is 'messing' with me. About 2 weeks later, I'm at my aunt
> and
> uncles graves which are 2 sites over from my mom. It was the fall
> season and
> leaves were covering up a hole along side their grave where the dirt had
> settled. I went to step on the leaves to position myself to take a
> headstone
> picture and I fell in thigh deep. My foot got wedged between the side
> of (I
> guess) the vault and the hole and I couldn't get it out!!!!!!!!!!
> Scared me to
> death, thought I was going to have a heart attack right there on the
> spot!
> Having a vivid imagination, my first true thought was 'they want me to
> join
> them and they wont turn loose until I do'!!!! Luckily I had my cell
> phone to
> call a friend of mine to come get me out as the cemetery office was
> closed.
> She gets pulled over by the state highway patrol on the way. She
> explained
> that she had a friend who was stuck in a grave, they think she is drunk
> or
> nuts! He followed her to the cemetery to verify her story and together
> they got
> me unstuck. NEVER EVER EVER AGAIN will I walk around a grave site unless
> I
> positive I'm on solid ground!!!!
>
> NOTE TO LORETTA: Watch your step. This happened to me in the same
> cemetery
> where your relatives are buried too...... Forever Oak Hill.
>
> Julee
>
> In a message dated 5/4/2008 2:05:31 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>
> <mailto:>
> writes:
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 03 May 2008 20:05:40 -0700
> From: Elaine Jenkins <<mailto:>>
> Subject: Re: [MO-CEMETERIES] List
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> Now thats a neat story!!
> Next time I think I'll take a cane to find allthe wholes so I don't
> fall into them!
> On May 3, 2008, at 7:16 PM, Loretta Eichmann wrote:
>
> > Add Bug spray , sun screen .
> >
> > When I got a eagle scout with his family and his girl friend family to
> > clean Proctor Cemetery in Grundy county. they found at least 10 stones
> > down and under the grass . My son has mad me a probe to go looking for
> > more . can not wait till I can go back to Mo to use it.
> >
> > Also . Most of you have cell phones make sure you have them with you .
> > I told about the time when my son and I where setting a headstone and
> > I told him that his father did not leave right away . He was mad as he
> > thought I was crazy... about that time I stepped on the edge of the
> > grave and it caved in. I went into the grave up to my hip. My son was
> > scared as he saw me go down . As he pulled me up I laughed and said .
> > See your dad still wanted to reach out and touch. . we sat there for a
> > hour and just talked . I keep telling every one I have had one foot in
> > a grave. Great laugh but if I had been alone it could have been a
> > problem .
> >
> > Loretta
>
>
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