Interesting info. Thanks, Bob Marden Latricia Faulkner wrote: > In 1920, people in OK (and possibly other places) were still just buring > their dead, especially children and not using funeral homes. My Dad's > half-sister died of the flu and his father asked a man where the nearest > graveyard was. He was directed to the cemetery at Castle OK. They lived > between Okemah and Castle. He built a box and buried her marking her grave > with a brick with her name and date. He later had a headstone installed > with her full name, birth and death dates. The brick is still there, but > the writing has been gone for many years. My Dad remembers this happening > even later to neighbors after the family had moved to the Depew, Davenport > and Chandler areas. > > >From: Robert Marden <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [OKCREEK-L] funeral homes > >Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:56:10 -0500 > > > >Friends, For some time, I have been trying to find info of the grave of > >Luella Radell Marden, who was born dead at Kiefer in 1913. Since I have > >not located a grave, I will ask this. Would a burial in 1913 have > >necessitated the use of a funeral director. Would the family just bury > >on their own? What funeral home might have the record for this burial? > >Any info appreciated. Sincerely, Bob Marden > > > > > >==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== > >Oklahoma Vital Records Information - > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/vital/vital.html > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== > How to make OKGenWeb your browser home page - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/homepage.htm