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'''National Memorial Park''' is a cemetery located in the [[Washington, D.C]] suburb of [[Falls Church]], [[Virginia]]. The cemetery is part of the National Funeral Home and National Memorial Park complex, which includes several related memorial and end-of-life services. The cemetery covers 168 acres, lined with fountains, trees, gardens, and sculptures.
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| image = FountainofFaith.jpg
| caption = Fountain of Faith sculpture garden
| established = {{Start date|1933}}
| location = 7482 Lee Highway, [[Falls Church, Virginia]] 22042
| country = United States
| owner = Service Corporation International, [[Houston]], Texas
| size = 168 acres
| graves = 35,000
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'''National Memorial Park''' is a cemetery in the Washington, D.C. suburb of [[Falls Church]], Virginia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g57722-d12441090-Reviews-National_Funeral_Home_and_Memorial_Park-Falls_Church_Virginia.html | website=Trip Advisor | title=National Funeral Home and Memorial Park}}</ref> The cemetery is part of the National Funeral Home and National Memorial Park complex, which includes several related memorial and end-of-life services. The cemetery covers 168 acres, lined with fountains, trees, gardens, and sculptures. The complex is owned by Houston-based [[Service Corporation International]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/08/29/adieu-to-family-owned-mortuaries/56453912-0107-4acc-a9dc-121fbe7fd05e/ | author=Cindy Loose | date=August 29, 1997 | newspaper=Washington Post | title=Adieu to family owned mortuaries}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
In 1933, local businessman Robert Marlowe purchased a Falls Church dairy farm. Over the years, the property and businesses expanded to include funeral, bereavement, cremation and burial services, as well as a pet cemetery. The funeral home, cemetery and related services are available to people of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds.
In 1933, local businessman Robert Marlowe purchased a Falls Church dairy farm. Over the years, the property and businesses expanded to include funeral, bereavement, cremation and burial services, as well as a pet cemetery. The funeral home, cemetery and related services are available to people of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds.<ref name="auto">{{cite web | url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/virginia/falls-church/national-funeral-home/4927 | website=National Funeral Home and Memorial Cemetery website | title=About}}</ref>

In 2009, ''The Washington Post'' reported that the facility was storing naked bodies in various stages of decomposition. As many as 200 bodies were stored on "makeshift gurneys in the garage" and "at least half a dozen veterans destined for the hallowed ground at [[Arlington National Cemetery]] were left in their coffins on a garage rack."{{refn|name="FHE"|{{Cite news |last=White |first=Josh |date=2009-04-05 |title=Funeral Home Employees Say Bodies Were Mishandled |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/04/AR2009040402976.html |url-status=live |access-date=2022-05-26 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209042532/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/04/AR2009040402976.html |archive-date=2013-02-09}}}}

Family members of an Army veteran whose remains were stored in an unrefrigerated garage asked the [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]] [[Commonwealth's Attorney]] to investigate the actions of the funeral home.{{r|FHE}} The family of retired [[U.S. Army]] Colonel Andrew DeGraff filed a lawsuit alleging that the colonel's remains had been mishandled.{{refn|{{Cite news |last=White |first=Josh |date=2009-04-15 |title=Family Sues Funeral Home That Left Body in Garage |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041403071.html |url-status=live |access-date=2022-05-26 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209013338/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041403071.html |archive-date=2013-02-09}}}}

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In January 2001, approximately 174 bodies were transferred to National Memorial Park cemetery from the nearby [[Abbey Mausoleum (Arlington County, Virginia) |Abbey Mausoleum]], which was being closed and demolished following years of disrepair and vandalism.<ref>{{cite news |author=Frederick Kunkle |date=January 27, 2001 |title=Virginia crypt giving up its ghosts |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/01/27/va-crypt-giving-up-its-ghosts/8a3c6ff1-e6bc-4825-9b46-b48515e0675a/}}</ref>


== Services ==
== Services ==
The complex is the centralized embalming and dressing station for other local funeral homes, sometimes including [[Arlington National Cemetery]]{{refn|name="FHE"|{{Cite news |last=White |first=Josh |date=2009-04-05 |title=Funeral Home Employees Say Bodies Were Mishandled |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/04/AR2009040402976.html |url-status=live |access-date=2022-05-26 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209042532/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/04/AR2009040402976.html |archive-date=2013-02-09}}}}
The site specializes in designing funeral services that commemorate the unique lives of the individuals being honored. Examples include memorials that incorporate a decedent’s favorite song, pastime, family, job, or other individual eccentricity. The site partners with veterans service organizations to offer specialized services to veterans and their families. The site also offers an on-site crematory.

The site partners with veterans service organizations to offer specialized services to veterans and their families. The site designs custom funeral services. Examples include memorials that incorporate a decedent's favorite song, pastime, family, or ethnic traditions.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/04/24/last-rites-tailored-to-immigrant-customs-span-classbankheadfuneral-homes-learn-the-traditions-of-a-diversifying-clientelespan/158c6b41-22af-47bd-8db7-8ffabb272094/ | author=Karin Brulliard | newspaper=Washington Post | date=April 24, 2006 | title=Last rites tailored to immigrant customs learn the traditions of a diversifying clientele}}</ref>


==Landscape==
==Landscape==
Memorial park covers 168 acres, including ponds, sculptures, greenery, and various floral arrangements. Designed as a walkable area, the cemetery contains walking paths and trees to provide shade and cover. The cemetery offers various options for internment, including ground burial sites, a mausoleum, cremation niches and benches, and private and semiprivate estates.
Memorial park covers 168 acres, including ponds, sculptures, greenery, and various floral arrangements. Designed as a walkable area, the cemetery contains walking paths and trees to provide shade and cover. The cemetery offers various options for internment, including ground burial sites, a mausoleum, cremation niches and benches, and private and semiprivate estates.<ref name="auto"/>


=== Features ===
=== Features ===
A prominent feature of the cemetery is the Living Cross, a 1,000-foot garden that includes the Fountain of Faith, designed by Swedish sculptor [[Carl Milles]].<ref>{{cite book|author=James M. Goode|title=Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capital|location=Baltimore|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|date=2008}}</ref> The site also includes white marble sculptures of Christ’s [[Last Supper]], as well as a genizah located in its King David Memorial Gardens.
A prominent feature of the cemetery is the Living Cross, a 1,000-foot garden that includes the Fountain of Faith, designed by Swedish sculptor [[Carl Milles]].<ref>{{cite book|author=James M. Goode|title=Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capital|location=Baltimore|publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press|date=2008}}</ref> The site also includes white marble sculptures of Christ's [[Last Supper]], as well as a genizah located in its King David Memorial Gardens.<ref name="auto"/>


The cemetery has several areas commemorating national events and tragedies, such as the attacks of September 11, 2001. Most prominent among these is the Four Chaplains Memorial, a sculpture representing a flying white bird. Created by abstract artist Constantino Nivol, the memorial honors the 4 United States [[United States Army | Army]] chaplains who gave their lives to save civilian and military personnel when the [[World War II]]-era SS Dorchester sank on February 3, 1943.
The cemetery has several areas commemorating national events and tragedies, such as the attacks of September 11, 2001. Most prominent among these is the Four Chaplains Memorial, a sculpture representing a flying white bird. Created by abstract artist Constantino Nivol, the memorial honors the 4 United States [[United States Army | Army]] chaplains who gave their lives to save civilian and military personnel when the [[World War II]]-era SS ''Dorchester'' sank on February 3, 1943.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/06/monument-monday-a-place-to-reflect-and-remember | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110110025220/http://www.thedctraveler.com/2008/06/monument-monday-a-place-to-reflect-and-remember | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 10, 2011 | title = monument monday a place to reflect and remember |access-date= January 10, 2011}}</ref>

The grounds also include several sculptures related to the Christian and Buddhist religions.


=== Pet Cemetery ===
=== Pet Cemetery ===
The complex includes Noah's Ark Pet Cemetery, housing graves for dogs, cats, horses and other animals.
The complex includes Noah's Ark Pet Cemetery, housing rows of neatly configured graves for dogs, cats, horses and other animals.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1991/06/20/where-family-pets-rest-in-peace/1a171b96-8710-4be7-8793-86713ac3e8fa/ | author=Stephen Turnham | date=July 20, 1991 | newspaper=Washington Post | title=Where Family Pets Rest In Peace}}</ref>


=== Carl Milles works ===
=== Carl Milles works ===
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[[Carl Milles]]’s Fountain of Faith includes sculpted bronze figures depicting men, women and children in the afterlife. The Fountain has been considered the culmination of the Swedish sculptor's distinguished career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/09/28/a-sculpture-gardens-rebirth/a1e72e6b-e132-433a-a4ce-58625c8179ba/|newspaper=Washington Post|title= A Sculpture Garden's Rebirth|author=Ann O'Hanlon|date=September 28, 2000}}</ref> The 1952 dedication event attracted an estimated 24,000 attendees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-fountain-of-faith?mc_cid=d03e469724&mc_eid=34be11d5e3|title=The Fountain of Faith|work=Atlas Obscura|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref> The Fountain has been covered in national publications such as [[Time magazine]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,817145,00.html | date=October 20, 1952 | title=Art: Heaven on Earth | newspaper=[[Time magazine]]}}</ref> and the [[Washington Post]], which noted that during his time on the [[Supreme Court of the United States | Supreme Court]], Chief Justice [[Warren Burger]] wrote to [[Arlington, Virginia]] officials to ask that their police become more familiar with the Fountain of Faith so that they might give citizens better directions to visit it.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/09/28/a-sculpture-gardens-rebirth/a1e72e6b-e132-433a-a4ce-58625c8179ba/|newspaper=Washington Post| title=
[[File:FountainofFaith.jpg|thumb|right|Fountain of Faith designed by [[Carl Milles]]]]
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[[Carl Milles]]’s Fountain of Faith includes sculpted bronze figures depicting men, women and children in the afterlife. The Fountain has been considered the culmination of the Swedish sculptor’s distinguished career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/09/28/a-sculpture-gardens-rebirth/a1e72e6b-e132-433a-a4ce-58625c8179ba/|newspaper=Washington Post|title= A Sculpture Garden's Rebirth|author=Ann O'Hanlon|date=September 28, 2000}}</ref> The 1952 dedication event attracted an estimated 24,000 attendees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-fountain-of-faith?mc_cid=d03e469724&mc_eid=34be11d5e3|title=The Fountain of Faith|work=Atlas Obscura|access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref> The Fountain has been covered in national publications such as [[Time magazine]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,817145,00.html | date=October 20, 1952 | title=Art: Heaven on Earth | newspaper=[[Time magazine]]}}</ref> and the [[Washington Post]], which noted that during his time on the [[Supreme Court of the United States | Supreme Court]], Chief Justice [[Warren Burger]] wrote to [[Arlington, Virginia]] officials to ask that their police become more familiar with the Fountain of Faith so that they might give citizens better directions to visit it.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/09/28/a-sculpture-gardens-rebirth/a1e72e6b-e132-433a-a4ce-58625c8179ba/|website=Washington Post| title=
A Sculpture Garden's Rebirth|author=Ann O'Hanlon|date=September 28, 2000}}</ref>
A Sculpture Garden's Rebirth|author=Ann O'Hanlon|date=September 28, 2000}}</ref>


Milles also created 3 15-foot statues deemed “The Sun Singer.” One is in Stockholm, 1 is in Monticello, Illinois, and 1 is in National Memorial Park. The statue depicts the Greek god Apollo and his winged horse [[Pegasus]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/13/travel/l-carl-milles-513088.html | work=The New York Times | title=Works of Carl Milles | date=March 13, 1988}}</ref>
Milles also created 3 15-foot statues titled "The Sun Singer." One is in Stockholm, 1 is in Monticello, Illinois, and 1 is in National Memorial Park. The statue depicts the Greek god Apollo and his winged horse [[Pegasus]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/13/travel/l-carl-milles-513088.html | work=The New York Times | title=Works of Carl Milles | date=March 13, 1988}}</ref>


== Annual events ==
== Notable burials ==
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*[[Philip Pitt Campbell]] (1862–1941), U.S. Congressman from Kansas, 1903 to 1924.
The annual Ching Ming Festival (or Qingming Festival) happens during the 1st week of April. This festival provides attendees the opportunity to honor their ancestors by praying, sweeping tombs and making various offerings.
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*[[Charles Forrest Curry]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001000 | website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress | title=Biography of Charles Forrest Curry}}</ref> (1858–1930), U.S. Congressman from California, 1913 to 1930.
*[[Blossom Dearie]] (1924–2009), American jazz singer and dancer.
*[[Frances Foster]] (1924–1997), late 20th Century television and movie actress.
*[[Frank Howard (baseball)]] (1936–2023), All-Star outfielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball
*[[Clay Kirby]] (1948–1991), Major League Baseball player, 1969 to 1976.
*[[Pietro Lazzari]] (1895 to 1979), 20th Century sculptor.
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*[[Oscar Raymond Luhring]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000505 | website=U.S. Congress Biographical Directory | title =Oscar Raymond Luhring biography}}</ref> (1879–1944), U.S. Congressman from Indiana, 1919 to 1923, U.S. Circuit Court judge, 1930 to 1944.
*[[Wayne Vernal Millner]] (1913 to 1976), Hall of Fame professional football player from 1936 to 1941, World War II veteran.
*[[Lyn Nofziger]] (1924 to 2006), Political journalist and [[Presidency of Ronald Reagan | Reagan Administration]] appointee.
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*[[Jim Ricca]] (1927–2007), American professional football player in the 1950s.
*[[Kyle Rote]] (1927–2002), Professional football player from 1951 to 1961.
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*[[Harry Richard Sheppard]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000335 | title=Henry Richard Sheppard biography | website=U.S. Biological Directory}}</ref> (1885–1869), U.S. Congressman from California, 1937 to 1965.
*[[Paul Siple | Paul Allman Siple]] (1908 to 1968), 20th Century Antarctic scientist and explorer.


==References==
Hundreds of guests also attend the High Holy Days event, where local rabbis conduct a service on the grounds. The annual event includes refreshments, choral singers and prayer books.
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Cemetery vandalism and desecration]]
== Abbey Mausoleum reinterments ==
[[Category:Cemeteries in Fairfax County, Virginia]]
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In January 2001, approximately 174 bodies were transferred to National Memorial Park cemetery from the nearby [[Abbey Mausoleum (Arlington County, Virginia) | Abbey Mausoleum]], which was being closed and demolished following years of disrepair and vandalism.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/01/27/va-crypt-giving-up-its-ghosts/8a3c6ff1-e6bc-4825-9b46-b48515e0675a/ | author=Frederick Kunkle | date=January 27, 2001 | title=Virginia crypt giving up its ghosts | newspaper=[]Washington Post]]}}</ref>
[[Category:Service Corporation International]]

== Notable burials ==
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*[[Philip Pitt Campbell]] (1862-1941), U.S. Congressman from Kansas, 1903 to 1924.
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*[[Charles Forrest Curry]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001000 | website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress | title=Biography of Charles Forrest Curry}}</ref> (1858-1930), U.S. Congressman from California, 1913 to 1930.
*[[Blossom Dearie]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33654686/blossom-dearie | website= Find a Grave | title=Blossom Dearie gravesite}}</ref> (1924-2009), American jazz singer and dancer.
*[[Frances Foster]]
*[[Frank Howard (baseball)]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261083575/frank-howard | website=Find a Grave | title=Frank Howard gravesite}}</ref> (1936-2023), All-Star outfielder, coach and manager in Major League Baseball
*[[Clay Kirby]]
*[[Pietro Lazzari]]
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*[[Oscar Raymond Luhring]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000505 | website=U.S. Congress Biographical Directory | title =Oscar Raymond Luhring biography}}</ref> (1879-1944), U.S. Congressman from Indiana, 1919-1923, U.S. Circuit Court judge, 1930-1944.
*[[Wayne Vernal Millner]]
*[[Lyn Nofziger]]
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*[[Jim Ricca]] (1927-2007), American professional football player in the 1950s.
*[[Kyle Rote]]
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*[[Harry Richard Sheppard]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000335 | title=Henry Richard Sheppard biography | website=U.S. Biological Directory}}</ref> (1885-1869), U.S. Congressman from California, 1937 to 1965.
*Paul Allman Siplele
*[[Vinnie Taylor]]
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National Memorial Park
Fountain of Faith sculpture garden
Map
Details
Established1933 (1933)
Location
7482 Lee Highway, Falls Church, Virginia 22042
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°52′43″N 77°12′09″W / 38.87861°N 77.20250°W / 38.87861; -77.20250
Owned byService Corporation International, Houston, Texas
Size168 acres
No. of graves35,000
Website[1]
Find a GraveNational Memorial Park

National Memorial Park is a cemetery in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Falls Church, Virginia.[1] The cemetery is part of the National Funeral Home and National Memorial Park complex, which includes several related memorial and end-of-life services. The cemetery covers 168 acres, lined with fountains, trees, gardens, and sculptures. The complex is owned by Houston-based Service Corporation International.[2]

History

[edit]

In 1933, local businessman Robert Marlowe purchased a Falls Church dairy farm. Over the years, the property and businesses expanded to include funeral, bereavement, cremation and burial services, as well as a pet cemetery. The funeral home, cemetery and related services are available to people of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds.[3]

In 2009, The Washington Post reported that the facility was storing naked bodies in various stages of decomposition. As many as 200 bodies were stored on "makeshift gurneys in the garage" and "at least half a dozen veterans destined for the hallowed ground at Arlington National Cemetery were left in their coffins on a garage rack."[4]

Family members of an Army veteran whose remains were stored in an unrefrigerated garage asked the Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney to investigate the actions of the funeral home.[4] The family of retired U.S. Army Colonel Andrew DeGraff filed a lawsuit alleging that the colonel's remains had been mishandled.[5]

In January 2001, approximately 174 bodies were transferred to National Memorial Park cemetery from the nearby Abbey Mausoleum, which was being closed and demolished following years of disrepair and vandalism.[6]

Services

[edit]

The complex is the centralized embalming and dressing station for other local funeral homes, sometimes including Arlington National Cemetery[4]

The site partners with veterans service organizations to offer specialized services to veterans and their families. The site designs custom funeral services. Examples include memorials that incorporate a decedent's favorite song, pastime, family, or ethnic traditions.[7]

Landscape

[edit]

Memorial park covers 168 acres, including ponds, sculptures, greenery, and various floral arrangements. Designed as a walkable area, the cemetery contains walking paths and trees to provide shade and cover. The cemetery offers various options for internment, including ground burial sites, a mausoleum, cremation niches and benches, and private and semiprivate estates.[3]

Features

[edit]

A prominent feature of the cemetery is the Living Cross, a 1,000-foot garden that includes the Fountain of Faith, designed by Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.[8] The site also includes white marble sculptures of Christ's Last Supper, as well as a genizah located in its King David Memorial Gardens.[3]

The cemetery has several areas commemorating national events and tragedies, such as the attacks of September 11, 2001. Most prominent among these is the Four Chaplains Memorial, a sculpture representing a flying white bird. Created by abstract artist Constantino Nivol, the memorial honors the 4 United States Army chaplains who gave their lives to save civilian and military personnel when the World War II-era SS Dorchester sank on February 3, 1943.[9]

Pet Cemetery

[edit]

The complex includes Noah's Ark Pet Cemetery, housing rows of neatly configured graves for dogs, cats, horses and other animals.[10]

Carl Milles works

[edit]

Carl Milles’s Fountain of Faith includes sculpted bronze figures depicting men, women and children in the afterlife. The Fountain has been considered the culmination of the Swedish sculptor's distinguished career.[11] The 1952 dedication event attracted an estimated 24,000 attendees.[12] The Fountain has been covered in national publications such as Time magazine[13] and the Washington Post, which noted that during his time on the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Warren Burger wrote to Arlington, Virginia officials to ask that their police become more familiar with the Fountain of Faith so that they might give citizens better directions to visit it.[14]

Milles also created 3 15-foot statues titled "The Sun Singer." One is in Stockholm, 1 is in Monticello, Illinois, and 1 is in National Memorial Park. The statue depicts the Greek god Apollo and his winged horse Pegasus.[15]

Notable burials

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "National Funeral Home and Memorial Park". Trip Advisor.
  2. ^ Cindy Loose (August 29, 1997). "Adieu to family owned mortuaries". Washington Post.
  3. ^ a b c "About". National Funeral Home and Memorial Cemetery website.
  4. ^ a b c White, Josh (2009-04-05). "Funeral Home Employees Say Bodies Were Mishandled". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  5. ^ White, Josh (2009-04-15). "Family Sues Funeral Home That Left Body in Garage". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  6. ^ Frederick Kunkle (January 27, 2001). "Virginia crypt giving up its ghosts". Washington Post.
  7. ^ Karin Brulliard (April 24, 2006). "Last rites tailored to immigrant customs learn the traditions of a diversifying clientele". Washington Post.
  8. ^ James M. Goode (2008). Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capital. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
  9. ^ "monument monday a place to reflect and remember". Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
  10. ^ Stephen Turnham (July 20, 1991). "Where Family Pets Rest In Peace". Washington Post.
  11. ^ Ann O'Hanlon (September 28, 2000). "A Sculpture Garden's Rebirth". Washington Post.
  12. ^ "The Fountain of Faith". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Art: Heaven on Earth". Time magazine. October 20, 1952.
  14. ^ Ann O'Hanlon (September 28, 2000). "A Sculpture Garden's Rebirth". Washington Post.
  15. ^ "Works of Carl Milles". The New York Times. March 13, 1988.
  16. ^ "Biography of Charles Forrest Curry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  17. ^ "Oscar Raymond Luhring biography". U.S. Congress Biographical Directory.
  18. ^ "Henry Richard Sheppard biography". U.S. Biological Directory.
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