This is really a neat grave, and it looks like people appreciate it. The figure is festooned with beads and has been given a book to read. I wonder when this memorial was put in place. Was it in the 1960s, when Edna passed away? Or the 1940s, when Allen died? It looks more 1940s than 1960s to me. Or perhaps it was put there in the 1920s, when Arla's short life ended. The poor Baileys. Imagine having three children that didn't survive beyond toddlerhood. What a heartbreak. Thankfully, according to THIS site, there were several other children -- Ralph, Edna, Earle, George, Virgil, Elva, Lois, Lloyd and Betty -- who survived into adulthood and lived long lives.
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That is truly lovely and very personal.
Quite the story here.
Quite poignant.
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