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Sometimes a tombstone for a married couple will be erected after the first spouse dies. The surviving spouse’s information will be inscribed on the stone–except for the date of death. The surviving spouse may fully intend to be buried there when they eventually pass. But life happens in the interim. That surviving spouse may move, marry again, change their mind about where to be buried, or pass away with no one to care if the stone is completed. A failure to etch the date of death on the stone does not mean that the person is alive. If they are old enough to likely be deceased, it doesn’t mean they are buried there–just that the intent was there when the stone was originally set. Check our my DeedMapper […]
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