Albert E. Brumley - I'll Fly Away - Powell, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
N 36° 37.637 W 094° 08.283
15S E 398246 N 4054129
Grave of the famous song writer who wrote "I'll Fly Away" and over 800 other songs
Waymark Code: WMKTKJ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Manville Possum
Views: 2

Fox Cemetery is a very well kept graveyard in rural McDonald County, Missouri. (A graveyard is a churchyard cemetery.) Albert E. Brumley and his family attended the adjacent Fox Church. Although a bit subjective, it is probably not too far wrong to say that most Christians (and many other folks as well) recognize his famous song, I'll Fly Away. It was featured in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?, but was very well known before that, of course.

Albert is interred next to his wife Goldie, of 46 years. The song fragment inscribed on the grave marker is from his song I'll Meet You In the Morning.

Description:
Albert composed over 800 songs during his lifetime.


Date of birth: 10/29/1905

Date of death: 11/15/1977

Area of notoriety: Art

Marker Type: Headstone

Setting: Outdoor

Visiting Hours/Restrictions: daylight

Fee required?: No

Web site: [Web Link]

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