The philosophy behind the simple markers was to show the living that in death, everyone was equal. ... So last April, he had bought a stone grave marker for her and had it installed.

But on this afternoon, it wasn’t those graves I was interested in. Near the center of the cemetery, close to the top of the hill, is a simple grave marker maybe a foot by six inches, set in the ...

The "unknown Negro" grave is not the only anonymous burial marker there. There are approximately 15 others with “unknown” on them, all much more weathered. None of them mention the race of the ...

By Paul Sordillo Hull Veterans Service Officer   Thank you all who attended and participated in this year’s Memorial Day ...

NEW IBERIA, La. — Another arrest has been made and a further suspect is still at large in connection with the theft and desecration of grave markers in New Iberia, authorities said.

Concrete grave markers appeared early in the 20th century, “when commercial cement became widely and inexpensively available,” says Terry G. Jordan (1938-2003) in “Texas Graveyards: A ...

WORCESTER — More historic grave markers with inscriptions that identify some of the city’s most prominent residents from the 1700s have been unearthed at Hope Cemetery, and they’re on ...