Sept. 8th I left the motel that the wife and I were staying in, in Massachusetts. She stayed to take it easy for the day and read. 8:54AM brings me to Fairmount Cemetery in Lee, Massachusetts. First I had a nice talk with the caretaker. Churchward Davis Cpl. US Army Born Dec 6, 1919 and died Oct 14, 1981.(P)(< How do you like that one for a first name?) Norval Hamilton Busey Jr. Born March 22, 1874 and died July 29, 1941. Ede Morey died March 10, 1849 age 80 years. Squire Brewer died May 6, 1849 age 38 years. M. Jonathan Thatcher died Dec 14, 1807 of a kick of a horse, age 8 years. Fenner Foot Revolutionary War Vet. Born at Colchester, Connecticut Oct 5, 1751 and died April 27, 1847. Mr. Nathaniel Backus was killed by the fall of a tree June 22, 1782 age 35 years. Relief Hall wife of Capt. Moses Hall died Aug 28, 1805 age 37 years. Mr. Arbiather Chadwick died Dec 8, 1867 age 54 years. Phineas Wheeler Born at Stonington, Connecticut April 3, 1785 and died Oct 3, 1849 age 65 years. Walley Backus died Feb 29, 1840 age 71 years. William C. Bosworth who was killed instantly by a load of wood Jan 16, 1837 age 28 years. Tryphena Parks Born May 17, 1810 and died Jan 17, 1887. Goridon Guiteau M.D. died July 26, 1854 age 57 years. Amanda Looker Born May 12, 1819 and died May 12, 1901, (Here's looking at you kid) Nathaniel Bassett Born at Sandwich, Massachusetts Jan 26, 1755 and died May 6, 1846 wife Bethiana Born Oct 16, 1761 at Sandwich, Massachusetts and died March 20, 1849 General Joseph Whiton, Revolutionary War Vet. died Aug 16, 1828 age 69 years. Parthenia C. Yale Born Dec. 1, 1819 and died Feb 10, 1865. Ruell Elton Royce died Sept 1865 age 8 weeks. Trinette Dewey Royce 1906-1970. George F. Phinney, killed at the Battle of the Wilderness May 6, 1864 age 21 years, Civil War. Col. Chauncey Jr. Bassett 73rd U.S.C.I. Born Aug 7, 1830 and died at Cheneyville, La. May 7, 1864 age 33 years, Civil War, died at the Red River Campaign. Barnabas Hinckley died April 3, 1876 age 68 years. Crocker Howland died April 15, 1905 age 85 years 6 months and 15 days. Diantha Stebbins wife of Eliel Thatcher died Aug 29, 1868 age 61 years. Nancy Oman Born March 10, 1798 and died March 3, 1879. Gertrude C. DeWolf Born March 20, 1865 and died June 14, 1887 while attending Medical College at Syracuse, N.Y. John McEwen Hyde Brigadier General US Army Born Nov 1, 1841 and died Oct 25, 1916, Civil War. Hosea Codding died Jan 20, 1875 age 64 years 9 months and 11 days. Elizur Smith Born Jan 5, 1812 and died April 3, 1889. Mary Barns wife of William Allen Born at Kilbury, Devon, England March 1, 1820 and died March 4, 1878. Henry Wilkes Sherrill Born at Quebec, Canada Nov 11, 1846 and died Sept 28, 1875. Rev. Edwin J. Sherrill Born at Shoreham, Vermont Oct 23, 1806 and died June 13, 1877. Rollin A. Webster Born Nov 4, 1830 and died Jan 30, 1908. Emma J. Tibbals 1853-1929. (< Tibbals sounds like a cat food) Climina Cadwell died June 11, 1889 age 49 years. LeRoy M. Hubby 1848-1928 (P). Celestin P. Beaujean 1843-1920 wife Philomene M. 1862-1929. Leavitte M. Hecox Born May 17, 1875 and died July 24, 1920. Lottie M. Goodhind Born Sept 25, 1870 and died March 28, 1945. Nigeta J. Pecon 1863-1919. Belker W. Ackert 1888-1938. Davida A. H. Edman 1898-1974. Edmund A. Pelletier 1920-2000. Walter H. Wood 1908-1970(P) wife Emily A. Woodin 1909-1999(Now, did Mr. Wood especially look for Miss Woodin?) Reinford O. Bridges 1900-1984. Carl B. Wichmann 1882-1954. Alexander N. Dimanche 1841-1922. Alexander H. Mossman 1846-1925(P). Dormicile M. Patricko 1893-1928. Thurston C. Pilsbury <(Dough Boy) 1908-1999. Joseph Blonde 1859-1949(P). Stames J. Vranas 1919-2007. Sunshine Armstrong 1940-1944(P). Juvenal Doucot Born in France 1871-1946 wife Adele S. Born in France 1870-1961. John J. Gaudette 1918-1955 wife Mary Pearl LaGrant 1915-1971. Warfield Theobald Longcope M.D. Born at Baltimore, Maryland 1877 and died 1953. William T. Joe Joe 1904-1980 (P). Gerald A. Morin 1918-1999. Lindley T. Howes 1876-1962. Fitz Allen Flinn 1836-1912. Elverton Gardner Born Jan 18, 1844 and died Aug 29, 1900. Emile F. Bonhotal 1858-1938. Ethel Griffin Soucie 1911-2003. Grovner Dikeman 1852-1935. John Dollar Born Nov 9, 1855 and died March 21, 1913. Rev. Samuel Hopley Born at London, England April 17, 1821 and died Nov 8, 1910 wife Mary Brown Prento Born at Montville, Connecticut May 18, 1844 and died Jan 21, 1917. Phalice E. Porter 1870-1927. Dighton L. Heath 1873-1967. Harold R. Lubold 1902-1964. Stanley F. Beaudry 1898-1978. Delight M. Soule 1897-1961. Philena Cole 1874-1917. Clara E. Trend 1873-1971(P). Cicely Parlett Pratt 1901-1996. Edwin W. Wintermantel 1927-1987. Archie F. Bangs 1897-1950. Edward A. Thomas 1857-1953 Born in Germany and a Supt. of this cemetery until 1945. Carl J. Dorbath 1897-1986. Dick 1914-1934. (< Just plain Dick) Walked 5.5 miles in this "Final Exit Ground", picked up 6 flags and vacated at 3:40PM. Returned to the motel by 3:45PM, as you see I wasn't far away. That was it for the day. Another great day with the dead. Best Bill Help keep our dead alive.