tombstone

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Mr. O’Brien refused concessions and tweeted an image of a tombstone “Yellow: 1924-2023.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

But his tombstone was defaced on Thursday morning, local authorities said.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Instead, it was placed on her grave as a tombstone out of respect for the contribution the woman had made to the community's food security.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

The bust, sculpted by Croatian artist Mladen Mikulin, was placed on Morrison’s tombstone in 1981 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Doors frontman’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

Rose-Ivy realized that the table was next to the tombstone of a young woman who had died three months before.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney