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many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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The family is still trying to decide what to engrave on her headstone.
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
The sacred land here is peppered with row after row of alabaster white headstones.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Emphasizing creativity, Maria Lee said kids chose a variety of ways to serve from lemonade stands contributing to Texas flood victims, flower deliveries to elderly shut-ins, park cleanups and adding flags to headstones at veterans cemeteries.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Sep. 2025
Her janky vision only shows her half a headstone.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
The sacred land here is peppered with row after row of alabaster white headstones.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Emphasizing creativity, Maria Lee said kids chose a variety of ways to serve from lemonade stands contributing to Texas flood victims, flower deliveries to elderly shut-ins, park cleanups and adding flags to headstones at veterans cemeteries.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Sep. 2025
Her janky vision only shows her half a headstone.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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headstone
noun
head·stone
-ˌstōn 
: a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave
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