Talk about a coincidence and fact being stranger than fiction! Here\u2019s a true mystery about a veteran\u2019s missing memorial marker.
\n(11\/05\/1997 Wayne County STAR by Kate Chamberlin) <\/p>\n
When Arlene Youngman\u2019s older brother, John K. Reed died in September of 1978, his daughters, Donna Johnville and Gail Shepter, both of Webster, wanted to have a Veteran Administration\u2019s marker put on their father\u2019s grave. He had been a Sargeant in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.
\nThey ordered the brass plaque, but it didn\u2019t arrive in time for the funeral which was handled by Murphy\u2019s Funeral Home, Ontario with burial in the Walworth Cemetery.
\nAs a matter of fact, it didn\u2019t arrive at all.
\nThey tried to contact the VA and trace down the plaque, but, to no avail.
\nIn military parlance, that\u2019s called SNAFU (Situation Normal: All Fouled Up).
\nIn June, 1996, Bill Youngman and his long-time friend, Bill Suwijn, were working in the Walworth Cemetery. They are both on the Cemetery Committee and periodically work on the grounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cWere is John\u2019s VA plaque?\u201d Bill Suwijn asked, noticing there wasn\u2019t one on John\u2019s grave.
\nBill said, \u201cIt was ordered, but never came.\u201d
\nIt reminded Bill that when he and his wife , Arlene, were in Clifton Springs for a funeral, they\u2019d seen a plaque with the name John K. Reed. Maybe it was Arlene\u2019s brother?
\nBill and Arlene Youngman contacted Patrick\u2019s Funeral Home. The funeral director explained that He\u2019d been visiting a monument maker in Warsaw and took this one as a sample, so, people could see what they look like.
\nThe plaque is just sent and there is no way to trace it back if it is sent to the wrong place.
\nIt is a standard VA brass plaque with the veteran\u2019s name, rank, branch of service, date of birth and the date of death on it.
\nThis one read: John K. Reed, Sargeant, United States Army, July 3, 1921 – September 12, 1978.
\nWith verifying documentation, they confirmed that it was, indeed, Arlene\u2019s brother\u2019s plaque.
\nFinally, after 18 years, John K. Reed\u2019s grave in the Walworth Cemetery on Sherbourne Road is commemorated with a brass Veteran\u2019s Administration memorial plaque.
\nNow, everyone can rest in peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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