Posthumous Profiles

Reading Time: 4 minutes Wandering through the Salt Lake City cemetery one day I came upon the headstone of Lester F. Wire. It’s not unusually ornate or otherwise eye-catching, except for the epitaph. Lester…

Reading Time: 2 minutes On the 16th of May 1941, l4-year-old Leland W. Oxnam and two of his friends decided to pack lunches and hike to Waterfall Canyon in Ogden. They set out around…

Reading Time: 2 minutes It goes without saying that Hollywood Forever is simply one of the coolest cemeteries. From the famous people buried there to the amazing monuments, it’s a must visit on any Tombstone Tourist’s…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Cornelius McLaughlin is buried in one of Utah’s most beautiful cemeteries, Glenwood Cemetery in Park City. Glenwood Cemetery was established in 1885 as a private burial site. Spread out on…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Abraham Siner’s headstone caught my eye while wandering through Aultorest Cemetery one day. I decided to see what I could find out about his life. Abraham was well known throughout…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Whenever I come across a headstone that was obviously made for two or more people and the one spot is left blank I always wonder what happened to the other…