So, we decided to take some time out on our p-day to search for Kathy's great grandfather, and great grandmother. First we went to findagrave.com, and entered the names of those whose graves we were looking for. In this case we were looking for Raleigh Cunningham East. We entered Arkansas (mostly a guess, but with some knowledge about where they may have been buried. There are no promises here of course, but someone had already found and entered their location, and magically the location showed up in Mountain View, AR. This town was only about 45 miles from Cherokee Village, so we planned to use a future p-day to drive to Mountain View, and find the cemetery. The cemetery according to findagrave.com was named Case Cemetery. However the name has since been changed to East Richwoods Cemetery (with a note that it was originally called Case Cemetery). The web site gave us the location, and we drove to it. This is what we found. We were so excited:
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| This is the location of Raleigh Cunningham East and Annie Kendrick resting place. Birth and death dates are correct for both of them. |
Raleigh Cunningham East
Annie Kendricks (But using her married name)
Close up of Raleigh's headstone. The orange color is moss that is growing on both headstones.
Close up of Annie Kendrick's (East) headstone
This is just a photo looking to the southeast of the cemetery.
Kathy at the east gate to the cemetery, with the name displayed as it is called today.
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