Arza A. Empey - Grand Valley Cemetery - Moab, UT
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N 38° 33.940 W 109° 31.943
12S E 627859 N 4269600
Woodmen of the World headstone for Arza Adam Empey, in Grand Valley Cemetery, Moab, UT.
Waymark Code: WMT97M
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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Around the Woodmen emblem is "Here Rests a Woodman of the World", with this inscription:

Arza A.
Empey

Born
Aug. 24,
1876

Died
Jan. 13,
1904


Findagrave provides some interesting reading: Mr. Empey was killed in a saloon, in a dispute with a local marshal who was cracking down on the town's tougher elements.

Was the inscription legible?: Yes

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