as in tombstone
a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased
many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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When the new sections were added, the headstones were reversed so that the inscriptions faced the remains rather than the flagpole.
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arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024
Efforts by a local artist and the cemetery staff led to placing a headstone on Clark’s previously unmarked grave.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
All of which leads Giles to conclude that if Neale had not been African American, he’d have been given his headstone long ago — just as countless white soldiers who served many of the same functions as Neale have been.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
Stephenson, who has cleaned over 2,000 headstones in four summers, said her passion for genealogy motivates her love of preservation.
—Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024
Efforts by a local artist and the cemetery staff led to placing a headstone on Clark’s previously unmarked grave.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
All of which leads Giles to conclude that if Neale had not been African American, he’d have been given his headstone long ago — just as countless white soldiers who served many of the same functions as Neale have been.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
Stephenson, who has cleaned over 2,000 headstones in four summers, said her passion for genealogy motivates her love of preservation.
—Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstone. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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