The first time I heard of “Diamond Burial”, I thought it was an extreme case of the funeral industry attempting to accommodate the baby boomer inspired market demands for “personalization.”  I’m not a big fan of the personalization thrust in the funeral industry as I think it’s both a passing trend and can tend to overlook […]

This is the grave of Nadine Earles in the Oakwood Cemetery in Lanett, Alabama. Supposedly, Nadine wanted a dollhouse as a Christmas gift. Unfortunately, she died a week before Christmas Day.  Her parents decided to build her a dollhouse on her grave and they filled it with her toys and belongings.  

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