I found my great grandfather in Peidmont MO in a field next to a cow pasture. He had five stones as a marker. My 2x great grand father is buried in Weakley county Tenn. on the family farm of 1850. Can't find his head stone. > On Sep 9, 2014, at 1:57 PM, Angie Wilderman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I agree with you. My parents are both buried in NYC a long way from me but > I arrange for flowers each Christmas and am sorry that I cannot get to > their gravesite. I remember at age 20 going to the cemetery where my > mother's ancestors are buried and feeling very connected. I hope that I > have a headstone with my name on it too. I guess I should make > arrangements and not leave it to chance. > > On Tue, Sep 9, 2014 at 8:53 AM, Mary Sands "Sandy" Satterwhite < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Ms. Moses and I are in the same boat, I've never commented on any of the >> topics I've read on this board either. This question really touched me, >> that someone was even giving this subject some thought. Thank you, Mr. >> Huffstutler. >> >> All I can say is that 17 years ago, I began the search for my paternal >> great-grandparents' graves (both of whom I never knew). My >> great-grandfather had been a farmer in Hanover County. Long story short, >> after years of searching, I found the graves deep in the woods near their >> home. They were simple folk, who worked hard and loved the land they >> worked. As I stood where they had been buried, I felt a connection that >> time could not negate. That moment gave me a link to my past as nothing >> else has ever done. >> >> Sandy Satterwhite >> >> >>> On 9/8/2014 9:08 PM, marsha moses wrote: >>> >>> I rarely comment on this message board because it is more erudite than I >>> am......but it hit me that I actually have something to say tonight. My >>> phone quit....I went to Walmart to buy a cheap speaker to get me through >>> until Apple makes it's big announcement tomorrow. The man in the line with >>> me was buying red roses for his wife's grave. Not the kind that last....a >>> bouquet......took my breath.....His buying roses definitely cut into his >>> income....I could look at him and know that. Cemeteries are NOT a thing of >>> the past. I leave it up to my children to decide what to do with my >>> remains. But I want a stone in the cemetery beside the stone of my >>> husband. I do not expect a bouquet of roses....just a stone that tells who >>> I was. Marsha Moses >>> >>> >>> On Sep 8, 2014, at 11:10 AM, Eric Huffstutler <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Let me pose this question to the group for a poll sampling. >>>> >>>> This ties into my involvement to try and save a large abandoned >>>> cemetery. The question is: >>>> >>>> There is a trend for cremation today. Society as a whole has turned away >>>> from traditions in general for a no fuss life. >>>> >>>> Other than cost factors, are traditional burials now out of vogue >>>> because no one wants to go through all of the Pomp and Circumstance of the >>>> funeral then bother with driving to a grave for visits and grounds keeping? >>>> That it is easier to scatter the ashes and be done with it or simply dust >>>> an urn? Could this be why so many cemeteries are becoming overgrown and >>>> turning into jungles like Evergreen here in Richmond? >>>> >>>> Eric >>>> >>>> ______________________________________ >>>> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions >>>> at >>>> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html >>> ______________________________________ >>> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions >>> at >>> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html >> ______________________________________ >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at >> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > > -- > *Angie Wilderman* > Bermuda Hundred Chapter NSDAR > Chesterfield Historical Society > Friends of the Library > St. Augustine Parish > Chesterfield, VA 23838 > https://sites.google.com/site/angiesfamilysite/ > http://grassifamilyhistory.weebly.com/ > Life Is Full of Surprises <http://blogs.delphiforums.com/agwilderman> > Guild of One-Name Studies Member #6475 > Family History Revisited > > > > *Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors. Jonas Salk**God, > what do you think I should do?* > *May the Lord Bless and Keep You!, The Lord let His Face shine upon you, > and be gracious to you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you Peace!* > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html