Smiley's Grave - Garland, Texas - Urban Legends and Superstitions on Waymarking.com

This weird story takes place at the Smiley grave in Mills Cemetery in Garland Texas. Five members of the Smiley family died on the same day: May 9, 1927. A headstone marking their final resting place is at the far north side of the cemetery, just a few feet from the road.

Several theories have come to light about the death of these five: a murder suicide, the tornado that swept thru town, or in a fire set when Smiley refused to sell his house for the development of a road.

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Mills Cemetery is peaceful by day; well maintained with lots of shade trees. After dark however, that is not the case. It is said that Smiley is still mean and still angry; so angry at what he did to his family and to himself, that his ghost roams this restless cemetery each night looking for someone to take out his anger on, another person to take down with him. There are sounds in the cemetery at night if you listen for them - a barely perceptible moaning sound as of wind through the trees even when there is not a breath of air flowing; footsteps on dry leaves when nobody is moving; twigs snapping when you are sure nobody else is there. Some have seen strange lights bobbing around that cannot be explained. And it is said, if you stand on Smiley’s grave in the dark, a sense of sadness will overcome you; you will have trouble keeping your balance and you may feel a cold puff of wind around your ankles. For those brave enough, or perhaps foolish enough, on Halloween at midnight, if you lay on Smiley’s grave, you will begin to feel pressure on your chest, a pair of cold arms encircling you, and it will be hard to rise up – you will begin to struggle and scream in terror as Smiley tries to pull you down into the very depths of hell with him.

Additional Requirement?: If you dare sit on Smiley's grave on Halloween night, he'll take you down with him! What's the Real Story?: Supposedly, Smiley and his family all died in the tornado that hit Garland. Website Source: [Web Link]

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