So when I went searching for my maternal grandparents' graves over the weekend, I encountered something I've known before - but still have no answer for. It's The Mystery Headstone.
My great grandmother, Stella Mae Belt Rodgers, has a normal headstone.
The "At Rest" part is appropriate, since she was a sick woman for most of her adult life and finally died of a ruptured gallbladder in 1941.
Then, there's this:
That's her. It's down the row from her original headstone.
My question is why would it be there? Who did it? It can't be that old. I'm confused.
Does anyone have any answers?
You said the small one was down the row. Was it part of a set of family headstones? Meaning, one large headstone with the family name and several smaller ones with the individual's name? It could also be that she purchased and placed a headstone well before she died and then after she passed her family opted to buy a larger one. Have you looked at the cemetery records? That might clarify something. Just some thoughts!
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