Bill Reed -- Akins Cemetery, near Akins OK
N 35° 30.282 W 094° 40.883
15S E 347511 N 3930314
The homemade tombstone of Bill Reed, born in Marble City OK, was made by pressing marbles into wet concrete.
Waymark Code: WMN0V3
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2014
Views: 8
The touching homemade tombstone of Bill Reed was obviously made by folks that knew and loved him. It reads:
"Bill Reed
We Love
You
1910-1987"
Now that Blasterz know a little more about this man, we can more fully appreciate why his tombstone was handmade using marbles.
From Find A Grave: (
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"Bill J. Reed
Birth: Aug. 8, 1910
Marble City
Sequoyah County
Oklahoma, USA
Death: Apr. 2, 1987
Stilwell
Adair County
Oklahoma, USA
Burial:
Akins Cemetery
Akins
Sequoyah County
Oklahoma, USA
Created by: Debbie Eppler Staggs
Record added: May 18, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7457587"
According to the Social Security Death Index, Reed never married and lived in Sallisaw OK.