laid to rest
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Souther also shared a GoFundMe link and a note that Perrine’s final wish was to be laid to rest at the Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Cemetery.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
For decades, the site intrigued scientists because of unusual skeletal traits and the way the two individuals were laid to rest.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
His remains were recovered days ago and he was laid to rest in Israel on Wednesday.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Writers Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Samuel Beckett and singer Serge Gainsbourg were laid to rest at Montparnasse, while actress Jane Birkin's ashes were interned there.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
He would always know where they were laid to rest, she said.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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