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many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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No one knows where Frank died and is buried, and the Oakwood graves of Helen, Ada, and Dewitt have no headstones.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
Originally a cemetary, the headstones were removed in the late 1960s to make way for a park.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Those with loved ones at Lafayette Cemetery in Grindstone told KDKA that maintenance crews drove heavy machinery over headstones and graves, cracking some while breaking decorations and damaging American flags.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
Strathroy | Istock | Getty Images For nearly a century, John Dioguardi’s family has been making custom headstones and other memorial markers at Rome Monument in western Pennsylvania.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
Originally a cemetary, the headstones were removed in the late 1960s to make way for a park.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Those with loved ones at Lafayette Cemetery in Grindstone told KDKA that maintenance crews drove heavy machinery over headstones and graves, cracking some while breaking decorations and damaging American flags.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
Strathroy | Istock | Getty Images For nearly a century, John Dioguardi’s family has been making custom headstones and other memorial markers at Rome Monument in western Pennsylvania.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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headstone
noun
head·stone
-ˌstōn 
: a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave
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