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It’s so hard to wrap my head around the fact that she’s been gone for over 20 years. She was my entire world and my sister and I were hers- when she passed away a part of me died that day too. November 26, 2004 was the day my childhood ended.

She was diagnosed with liver disease in June of 2001 and hid her sickness so well- despite her poor health she was still so joyful and continued to care for our family and community as much as she could. Because of this, in her final months I never realized how badly she had deteriorated. She had been in an out of the hospital and my parents had told me not to worry. My biggest regret was not hugging her goodbye the last time that I saw her because I was sure I’d see her again. At 10 years old I still couldn’t fully understand the concept of death and that she was never coming back. It took me until my late teens to really come to terms with her death. And at 28, I’m still grieving. I will be for the rest of my life.

My grandmother was the kindest, most caring and cheerful woman you could ever meet. Her smile and her laugh could light up any room she was in and she was loved so dearly by everyone who knew her.

She was very creative- we spent our quality time together making arts and crafts. I remember that she always had big sheets of paper and crayon tins stored underneath the couch for my sister and I whenever we came over to visit. She loved sewing and would help us make our Halloween costumes every year, and also loved to knit- she made dozens of baby blankets for our family and friend’s newborns.

She also loved playing board games and had a large collection of them- her favorite was Yahtzee. She passed her love of board games to my sister and that was how they spent their quality time.

Whenever we would go on outings, she would frequently take us to the bowling alley- one of my earliest memories was going bowling with her. She and my grandfather were also into Nascar (my grandfather more than her) and they would occasionally take us to the speedway to watch the races. I never liked it and always thought it was too loud, but I still put up with it because I loved spending time with them.

Most of my memories that were made with my grandmother were around the holidays- Thanksgiving and Christmas were big events in my family and put so much love into the meals she prepared. I loved being in the kitchen with her and helping her in any way that I could. Her favorite Christmas song was ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Raindeer’ and she thought it was the funniest thing.

Even though she’s been gone for so long, I know that she’s still watching over my family and I. Our favorite movie to watch together was ‘The Wizard of Oz’, and occasionally I’ll randomly come across references to the song ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ out of nowhere as well as images of rainbows.

Wood lawn Cemetery in Snohomish Washington

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nteresting and generous collection. 90 plus books, pamphlets and manuscripts from the 18th century to the 20th century.

Highlights include (but are not limited to): Edward Popham "Elogia", William Pulleyn "Church Yard Gleanings", Tibbs "Gothic Tombs", Duncan "Elogium Sepulchralium", "Verses on Gravestones."

Rural cemetery in Lyons, NY

Springwood Cemetery
Greenville, South Carolina

Faded epitaph reads “Two little children. Names unknown. Found in old vault. 1912.“

This one is a both sad as heck and a mystery of sorts. In 1912 a family opened their vault after it had been sealed from the prior funeral. Inside they found the remains of 2 small children that were most definitely not supposed there. The cemetery’s site lists that they may have been the children of a local sharecropper but their identities still remain listed as ‘unknown.’ And the reason for leaving their little bodies on the floor of the vault has never been solved!

While there are no ghost stories involved here, it’s most definitely a haunting tale. The children did receive a proper burial but it’s heartbreaking to think of them abandoned and unnamed…

https://southerncemetery.com/2025/10/17/unusual-cemetery-tales-from-around-the-south/

https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2015/07/02/springwood-cemetery-childrens-grave-unknown/29622055/