[Magdalen] cemetery plots...

[Jay Weigel]

My parents' plot in Knoxville is right next door to some Dempsters, of
dumpster fame. It's kind of a joke in our family, since both parents were
cremated.

On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Our family plot in Birmingham is around the corner from Bear Bryant's
> grave. It is my landmark for where to turn. (See Alabama football).
>
> On Saturday, October 4, 2014, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 10/4/2014 12:09:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > jguthrie at pipeline.com <javascript:;> writes:
> >
> > We have  stone with six of us -- Mom and Dad with birth and death years,
> > plus my
> > two sisters and Albert and I>>>
> >
> > The family plots share one stone, a monolithic chunk of
> > polished red granite from Saint Cloud, MN with only the
> > family name on front and back.  It was placed there by
> > my father about 1915, and betrays his love of both polished
> > stone and the color red.  He seems to have become attracted
> > to rich building stones by watching the construction of the Wisconsin
> > State Capitol in Madison which is particularly well-embellished with
> > strongly colored stone, including a zone beneath the dome
> > consisting of polished red marble from Algeria.
> >
> > The family plots are about 150 feet from that of the most famous
> > person in the cemetery:  Olive Fremstad, Metropolitan Opera
> > soprano.  Legend has it that a single rose appears on her grave  on
> > the anniversary of her birth each year
> >
> >
> > .http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39252576
> >
> >
> > David Strang.
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Marilyn Cepeda
>