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Richmond Memory Gardens Cemetery

Richmond Township

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Richmond Memory Gardens

#13 on Richmond Township Map

Latitude:
39°16'38.00"N

Longitude:
93°57'8.00"W

USGS GNIS

T52R27S32

Location 13 on the map, p. 230 of the Ray County History 1973 Richmond Township

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Ray County History 1973, p. 233: Owned and Operated by the city of Richmond

Richmond Memory Gardens consisting of twenty-six acres was organized in 1956 by L. C. Criswell. Originally it was a tract of land belonging to John Brown. In 1957 it was incorporated and today all stock is owned by Donald Lauck. The first burial there was that of A. R. Remley, November 1956.

In 1961, the American Legion Post 237 donated a plaque, and placed it at the foot of the flag pole to honor the veterans buried in the cemetery. The line of American Flags gracing the entrance on Memorial Day is known as the "Parade of Flags". Each flag represents a veteran buried there. There is a religious feature in each of the gardens.

.Lookups by Bonnie S. Knauss

Obituaries in Richmond Memory Gardens- Genealogy Trails

photo submitted by Jennifer Zunker

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