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Note: 158a-g7Le7 Lacey7 Wright Leggett born February 16, 1875
died August 5, 1875, buried in Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx, NY
<b>Lacey Wright Leggett
</b>Birth 16 Feb 1875 New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Death 5 Aug 1875 (aged 5 months) New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Burial Woodlawn Cemetery Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Plot William H. Leggett plot
Memorial ID 137089996
Continued from the notes on sister Laura Lacey Leggett:
Records of the Pumphrey Funeral Home pertaining to Laura Lacey Leggett:
Certificate of Cremation
BY THE
CEDAR HILL CREMATORY
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This Certifies That the Remains of LAURA LACEY LEGGETT
Age 80 Date of Death MARCH 19, 1945 was cremated at the
Cedar Hill Crematory, Washington, D. C., on MARCH 22 1945
And these are the incinerate remains of said body.
Registered No. 2030 J. L. Wathen
SUPERINTENDENT
[The certificate is a bit tattered and yellow, so Pumphrey's laminated it before turning it over, with the ashes, in a 5-1/2 by 5-1/2 by 7-1/2 inch wooden box, and copies of the following transcribed documents. An internet search seems to indicate that this crematory is now out of business, although I located a reference to a cremation there as late as 1971.]
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SERVICE RECORD
FOR
WM. REUBEN PUMPHREY
DEATH CERTIFICATE INFORMATION
Name Miss Laura L. Leggett
Address
Family Phone
Place of Death Chestnut Lodge Rockville Md.
How Long in District Where Death Occurred 6 yrs., 4 mon
Sex: Male Female x
X Single Married Widowed Divorced
Date of Birth
Age Years 80 Months Days
Name of Husband or Wife Age
Occupation
Birthplace
Name of Father Francis W. Leggett
Birthplace of Father New York City
Maiden Name of Mother Laura Lacey Acker
Birthplace of Mother Kalamazoo, Mich.
Information Furnished by Mrs. Milton H. Bancroft
Relation of and Address 2nd Cousin, Sandy Sp. Md.
U. S. Social Security Number
War Veteran No
Date of Funeral Thursday Mar 22/45
Place of Service C- F Home
Time of Service 11 AM
Cemetery Cremation
Date of Death March 19, 1945 Time 7:35 p.m.
Cause of Death Pneumonia-broncho 3/5/45
Arteriosclerosis, General
Physician Dexter M. Bullard
Address 500 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, Md.
Phone Rockville 200
Arrangement Time
REMOVAL BY Wm. Reuben Pumphrey
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Clipping from an unknown, undated newspaper:
LEGGETT, LAURA LACEY. On Monday, March 19, 1945, at Rockville, Md., in her 81st year, Miss LAURA LACEY LEGGETT, only child of the late Francis and Laura Lacey Leggett of New York City.
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A telegram from Charles F. Porter, a 1st cousin once removed to Laura. His mother was Fannie Maria Leggett, daughter of John Wright Leggett, older brother of Laura's father, Francis William Leggett:
WESTERN
UNION
A.N. WILLIAMS
PRESIDENT
The filing time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination.
BRA335 7=STPERERSBURG FLO 20 422P
WILLIAM REUBEN PUMPHREY=
7557 WISCONSIN AVE BETHESDA MD=
PROCEED WITH CREMATION OF LAURA L LEGGETT=
CHARLES F PORTER.
FH
FR 455P MAILED REQ
THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE
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Handwritten notes in file:
Dr. Bullards sect'y-
Mr. Porter [as noted above, Charles F. Porter was a 1st cousin once removed to Laura. His mother was Florida Fannie Maria Leggett, daughter of John Wright Leggett, older brother of Laura's father, Francis
William Leggett]
Cremation not in will but
Mrs Bancroft said she wished
that, also buried at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New York.
Mr. Green- [Richard F. Green was President of the Farmers Banking and Trust Co. of Rockville, which had
Milton Legatt, Pittsburg,- should a power of attorney (see below) over Laura's funds, only while she lived.]
phone.
Death notices-Wash. Papers
[New York "]
Private funeral
Next page
Mr. Bancroft related by marriage [Mr. Bancroft seems to have a different recollection of Laura's wishes from his wife, or perhaps
Whose lot, at Woodlawn Cemetery, just does not care to go to the trouble of burial in Woodlawn.]
N. Y.?
Ashes interred in Washington, D.C.
(he thinks) or Rockville.
Miss Legatt cared not where ashes
were buried.
If family objects-disinter ashes
and send them where they wish.
Fred Thomas (related) is willing to [Frederick L. Thomas was 2d cousin to Laura, same line as Margaret Corlies Moore Bancroft,
Sign permit for cremation 1st cousin to her, also living in Olney, Maryland]
$150.00 complete
Mr. Pasma [speaker] [Who is Mr. Pasma? The Rector of St. John's, Olney?]
*Episcopal minister at Olney, deliver
services at grave only.
Thursday?
Next page
Laura L.
Miss Liggett
Bancroft
Ashton 2251
Rockville 200
Dr. Bullard Dept. of Labor
Warrenton Va.
Martin J. O'Connel
Ex 2420
Ext 145
Fred. Thomas Ashton 5314
Next page
St. Petersburg, Florida
Chas. F. Porter
Proceed with
Cremation of Laura
L. Leggett.
Signed
Charles F. Porter-
Telegram
Phoned
5 P.M.
3/20/45
Next page
Funeral Services
Private-
Thursday- March 22
Cal. Funeral Home
At 11 AM
Canon Peter
Music
2 Containers of
Cut Flowers at $5.00 ea
Check $10.00 to Minister
Next page
M. W. Leggett-
Pittsburg, Pa.
Stanford Conn Grant 6661 [Must be the Beldens, cousins who lived in Stamford, Connecticut]
Will
Charles F. Porter
101 26th Ave N. E.
St. Petersburg Flor-
Direct
Remains be cremated [This seems to be the final word, as indeed the ashes were held until 25 June 2005!]
Hold the ashes until
they can be arranged
to be interred
Woodlawn Cemetery
N. York
Ashes to be interred next
To Miss Leggett mother.
Next page, typewritten card:
Mr. Milton W. Leggett
6632 Ridgeville Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nephew
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Then Mr. Pumphrey had some trouble being paid by the estate for his services. He seems to have started a bit late, and by the time the account was satisfied, he had died, and his son received the money:
Wm. Reuben Pumphrey
Funeral Home
Bethesda, Md. Rockville, Md.
Funeral of Laura Lacey Leggett
Charge to Estate of Same-
Date 3/19/45 Address Farmers Banking and Trust Co Rockville Md
Burial of
Casket Cremation
Removal
Embalming
Funeral Coach
Professional Services
COMPLETE 150.00
Cash Advanced
Vault or Shipping Case
Cemetery Charges
Automobile
Clothing
Flower Car
Death Notices
Phone Calls
Cremation /
Hair Dressing
Pall Bearers
Minister Rev. Williams 10.00
Floral Door Crepe
Flowers Spray of flowers 10.00
Church Offering
Miscellaneous
Total 170.00
FARMERS BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY
OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ROCKVILLE
MARYLAND
January 26, 1946
Mr. Wm. Reuben Pumphrey,
Rockville, Md.
Dear Mr. Pumphrey:-
The enclosed statement received this morning, and, inasmuch as our Power of Attorney ceased at the death of Mrs. Leggett and no administration has been taken out on her estate, we are unable to settle the funeral expenses. We, however, have sufficient funds on hand to take care of the same when we have the legal authority.
Very truly yours,
Richard F. Green,
President.
RFG:IBB
ROCKVILLE BETHESDA
300 West Montgomery Ave. 7557 Wisconsin Avenue
ROCKVILLE 210 BRADLEY 0250
ROCKVILLE 209 WISCONSIN 2200
Wm. Reuben Pumphrey
Robert A. Pumphrey
Mortician
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND
February 20, 1946
Mrs. Charles F. Porter
101 26th Ave. N. E.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Dear Mrs. Porter:
We are in receiving of a letter from the Farmers Banking and Trust Company in regards to the Funeral Account for Mrs. Laura Lacey Leggett in which they stated in their letter that you have taken out letters of Administration on her estate and the bank has no power to pay without an order of a check from the administrator.
I am also enclosing statment [sic] of our services rendered.
Kindly give this your attention and greatly oblige.
Very truly yours,
Wm. Reuben Pumphrey
WRP:fh
[handwritten at bottom:]
I am just in receipt of your letter of Feby 20th and beg to advise that neither Mrs. Porter or myself has any connection with the Estate of Laura L. Leggett
Chas. F. Porter
ALBERT M. BOUIC
WILLIAM V. BOUIC
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
ROCKVILLE, MD.
TELEPHONE
ROCKVILLE 2000
May 17, 1949
Mr. Robert A. Pumphrey
Bethesda
Maryland
Dear Bob:
Enclosed herewith you will find my check for $179.55 in settlement of the claim filed by you and your late father against the estate of Laura Lacey Leggett, the original amount of this claim was $170 with interest from May 1st 1945. The total amount I received was $211.23 and I have deducted 15% commissions as my fee amounting to $31.68.
Yours very truly,
Albert M. Bouic
AMB/bjb
Encl.
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It is odd that there is apparently no correspondence in the file dealing with the contact Milton W. Leggett evidently made with the funeral home in 1951. When picking up Laura's ashes and copies of the file documents, I went through the file and looked at all the original documents, and saw nothing after the 1949 letter above. Maybe once this small but difficult account was settled, the funeral home lost interest in anything to do with it. They seemed to be prepared to charge Milton "considerable storage charges" as he says, but I was not charged anything when I finally relieved Pumphrey's of the ashes 54 years later.
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2408 North Quantico Street
Arlington, Virginia 22207
5 July 2005
Mr. William Pumphrey
7557 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Dear Mr. Pumphrey:
I spoke to you briefly on the telephone on the morning of Saturday, 25 June in preparation for picking up the ashes of my cousin, Laura Lacey Leggett, 1865-1945, and was sorry not to be able to thank you personally upon my arrival in Bethesda. I never knew my cousin, as she died 16 years before I was born. But it is quite meaningful to me to be at last able to lay her earthly remains to rest over 60 years after her death.
In reading the file, which Mara of your staff was so kind to copy for me, I was sorry to learn that your father (or perhaps grandfather?) had so much trouble collecting from Laura's estate for his services. In fact, William Reuben Pumphrey had died by the time payment was received by his son, Robert A. Pumphrey in 1949. This seems not to have been caused by a lack of resources in her estate, but by difficulties in administration. I found nothing in my copies to indicate just who might have been in charge of this.
I was puzzled also not to see any correspondence in the file from my grandfather, Milton W. Leggett, 1894-1970, as I recently found letters that passed between him and cousins in Olney and Woodlawn Cemetery in New York City, indicating that he had been in touch with Pumphrey's in 1951 regarding interment of the ashes. Why he never followed through is a mystery. His letter never mentioned the funeral home by name, saying only that it was in Silver Spring, no doubt an error on his part, and before I called every funeral home in Montgomery County, I resolved to order a death certificate from Maryland, figuring she probably died there. Then someone at the Montgomery County Historical Society recently posted an index to your records that the Society had copied, and I found it on the internet. Less than twenty-four hours later, I had the ashes in my possession.
It is unfortunate, but the fact that Laura was unmarried and without issue no doubt resulted in your collection difficulties and her remains sitting unclaimed for so long. In the file I read the handwritten note:
Direct
Remains be cremated-Hold the ashes until they can be arranged to be interred
Woodlawn Cemetery- N. York-Ashes to be interred next To Miss Leggett mother.
Your establishment has certainly kept this instruction, and for a far longer time than should have been the case. Now it is time for me to fulfill the second part of Laura's wishes. Thank you so much again for your fine service in making all this possible.
Very truly yours,
David J. Leggett
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From: Christine Colon [mailto:CColon@thewoodlawncemetery.org]
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:32 AM
To: Leggett, David
Subject: RE: The burial of Laura L. Leggett
Dear Mr. Leggett,
Yes I did receive your email and September 30, 2005 will be just fine. I also wanted to let you know that you do not have to bring your own mortar. We will set the stone. If you have any our questions, please feel free to let me know.
Christine B. Rivera
The Woodlawn Cemetery
Client Service Associate
(718)-920-1463 x228
ccolon@thewoodlawncemetery.org
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From: Leggett, David [mailto:David.Leggett@fns.usda.gov]
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 11:50 AM
To: Christine Colon
Subject: RE: The burial of Laura L. Leggett
Just checking to make sure you received the last message, and if the schedule is set, and speaking of set, what about the mortar, yes or no?
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From: Leggett, David
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:23 AM
To: 'Christine Colon'
Subject: RE: The burial of Laura L. Leggett
We now have a date. We would drive up from Washington the morning of Friday, the 30th of September, so would probably be at Woodlawn about noon for the burial. I trust this will fit into your schedule, and that we should stop by the office when we arrive.
As previously mentioned, we would have the stone with us. I talked with the monument dealer, and he normally would cement a stone to its base, or die, he called it, but the whole monument would just be placed on the foundation without any kind of mortar. Since this stone has no base, he would just place it on the foundation of its own weight. The stone is short and thick so it's not likely to go much of anywhere. I don't know what your procedure is, but I could bring some mortar and water to mix it, if you require it.
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From: Christine Colon ...
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 12:29 PM
To: Leggett, David
Subject: ...
Dear Mr. Leggett,
I will need payment for the foundation before it is poured. If you would like to pay by credit card, we only accept Mastercard or Visa. Please call me at the number below so that I can process the payment as soon as possible and have the foundation poured. Or you can mail me a check made out to The Woodlawn Cemetery in the amount of $368.00. If you have any questions please feel free to email or call me.
Christine B. Rivera
...
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From: Leggett, David ...
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 5:59 AM
To: Christine Colon
Cc: John Leggett
Subject: ...
Christine,
Hello, it's been awhile, but things are moving along here, as I am determined that Laura should be buried and not fall through the cracks again.
From the telephone notations in the funeral home file from 1945, I know that Laura's wish was that she be buried next to her mother. Now her infant brother is in grave 16, father in 17, mother in 18, so at this time I would like to request that the Cemetery proceed immediately with the pouring of a foundation on grave 19, of Lot 522- 523, Sec. 9, Spring Lake, which currently contains no burial. This foundation should be large enough to accommodate a headstone of dimensions 18" wide, 8" deep, 18" high. I understand from our previous correspondence that this will incur your minimum foundation charge of $368.00 for a foundation 24" by 12". As the stone will closely match those of Laura's father and mother, I assume you will be aligning the foundation so as to align the three stones in a row across the graves.
Speaking of the stone, I have procured it, and it is now sitting in my driveway, ready for us to bring up when we do the interment. We are still working on a final date for this, which will be a Friday in Sept or Oct, I will advise you of it as soon as I know. Let me know if you would like me to pay for the foundation now, or wait until we have incurred the opening and urn charges as well. I assume you would retain the urn for us to place the ashes at the gravesite. I have attached the designer's rendition of the stone for your information; I think it shows everything, except the composition, which is Impala Black Granite, a dark grey/black mottled stone which is a reasonably close match to the Quincy Granite used in her father's and mother's stones, but which is no longer available.
Thanks,
David
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From: Christine Colon ...
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:26 AM
To: Leggett, David
Subject: ...
In are new grave sections, a vault is required but in our old sections they are not. If you have someone in a grave with just a casket then the second burial has to be a casket as well. If you were to use an outer vault for the second burial then over time it will crush anything that is on the bottom level.
Christine B. Rivera
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From: Leggett, David ...
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 6:24 AM
To: Christine Colon
Subject: ...
Thank you.
I thought the Cemetery requires an outer vault these days to prevent the ground from settling as the coffin, if made of wood, will disintegrate. Or maybe the coffin is required to be impervious to rot?
(I was walking in the plot of some cousins (Lot 589-590, Sec. 14, Crown Grove North) a couple years ago, and my leg went down into a grave to the upper thigh, it had sunk so much. I told you about it, and it was filled in.)
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From: Christine Colon ...
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:05 AM
To: Leggett, David
Subject: ...
You are allowed 3 casket burials in one grave. If you decide to use an outer vault with the casket then you are only able to have 2 burials in that grave. In lieu of a full body burial you are able to bury 2 cremated remains. At this time there are 49 casket spaces left and 1 cremation burial in grave 17. The first burial in a grave always goes 3 deep and then the second one goes in the middle and so on. If you are just interring cremated remains in a grave then you can have 6 burials in total in that one grave. You will have two urns on each level. If the first burial in a grave is an urn then that will go on the first level. If you are going to have a casket burial after that in the same grave as the urn then we will remove the urn, bury the casket and then put the urn back in its space, at no extra cost to the family.
I hope that I have been able to answer all of your questions. If you have any more please let me know.
Thanks
Christine B. Rivera
...
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From: Leggett, David ...
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 5:48 AM
To: Christine Colon
Subject: ...
Thanks. That should work.
One last thing, sorry. There is plenty of space in the plot, but just thinking ahead…In the case of full body burials, I believe we are allowed to do burials 3 deep if it should ever come to that. How is that handled? Is the first burial always done deep enough that two more can be placed on top, or might one have to disinter, place deeper, reinter, etc. Obviously, in the case of an urn, that probably wouldn't need to be done. Do you bury several urns at the same level in one grave, or are they at different levels? Maybe more than 3 burials per grave would be permitted, as they are so much smaller?
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From: Christine Colon ...
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 8:41 AM
To: Leggett, David
Subject: ...
Sorry I forgot about that question. The vaults are plastic and they have a felt lining. The cover is domed. It looks like a mini casket.
Christine B. Rivera
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From: Leggett, David ...
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 5:41 AM
To: Christine Colon
Subject: ...
Thanks, what are the vaults made of?
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From: Christine Colon ...
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 8:38 AM
To: Leggett, David
Subject: ...
Good Morning Mr. Leggett,
I believe that the urn will fit in the small urn vault. The price for the small one will be $100.00 and again it is available in Gold or White.
On behalf of the other questions, I spoke to the Vice President and I am still waiting for a response. As soon as he gives me his answer I will let you know.
Christine B. Rivera
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From: Leggett, David ...
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 4:47 AM
To: Christine Colon
Subject: ...
Good morning.
I went home and measured the box. I was pretty close on 2 out of 3 dimensions. It's actually 5-1/2 by 5-1/2 by 7-1/2 inches. Do I still need an "oversized urn vault"?
I also found a permit form in my file.
The other questions below remain.
Thanks.
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From: Leggett, David
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 9:16 AM
To: 'Christine Colon'
Subject: ...
In the fall of 2001, we had a 2' by 3' flat monument placed in the front of the plot. We brought it up and dropped it at the plot under your supervision, and you later had it set. We would plan to use the same maker, Columbia Gardens Memorials here in Arlington, Virginia, which does a lot of work in Arlington Cemetery, and would like to avoid having them have to make the trip all the way to Woodlawn. Is this no longer possible?
As I recall, you have a form that the monument dealer needs to fill out for the permit. I may have a few extra of these in the file; I'll have to check or get another from you. Perhaps they can be emailed these days, or faxed?
I'll have to measure the box to be sure, but I think that is the size. So is the urn vault made of metal, or what?
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From: Christine Colon ...
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 8:59 AM
To: Leggett, David
Subject: ...
Dear Mr. Leggett,
Having the burial in the fall will be fine. In order to get a headstone for her, you will need to go to a licensed monument dealer so that they can send us a permit with a sketch of the stone and a check for the foundation charge. The permit is so that we know which grave to pour the foundation on. The charge for the size of stone that you are describing will run you $368.00. That is for a minimum size foundation of 2 W x 1 D. Once the paper work has been sent to us and we approve it and have the foundation poured then we will send it back to the monument dealer so that they can come and set the stone. Only a licensed monument dealer can set a stone in the cemetery. The sooner the paperwork is sent to us the sooner we can get the foundation poured. We stop pouring foundation in the fall around the end of October or the beginning of November, depending on the weather.
I believe that cremated remains are buried about 24inches deep. The urn can be practically anything if it is going into the ground. The urn does not require an outer container but if you'd like we do sell the outer vaults for urns. The size of the urn that you are describing requires an oversized urn vault. The charge will be $125.00 and it can come in white or gold.
I hope that I have been able to answer all of your questions. If you have any more questions or concerns, please feel free to let me know.
Christine B. Rivera
...
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From: Leggett, David ...
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 5:07 AM
To: Christine Colon
Subject: ...
Christine,
Thank you for the information. I figured it would be a bit more money than it would have been back in 1951! We would plan to be there for the burial, I'm sure, so will keep your schedule in mind. Sometime in the fall, probably.
In the meantime, I would like to get a headstone made to match the others in the plot, and bring this at the same time. This stone would therefore be 18 inches wide, 8 inches deep, and stand 18" high. I believe even such a modestly sized stone these days needs a concrete footer poured, correct? The charge is based on the size, I believe.
How deep are cremated remains buried, and what is required in terms of a vault or urn? Right now the ashes are contained in a wooden box about 6 inches high, 6 inches wide, and 12 inches long. I expect this box and/or its contents would be required to be placed in some sort of impervious container?
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From: Christine Colon
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 3:07 PM
To: 'david.leggett@fns.usda.gov'
Subject: ...
Dear Mr. Leggett,
Pursuant to your email dated June 27, 2005, I wanted to let you know that we can bury the remains of Laura L. Leggett. The current charge for a cremation burial is $582.00. It is a really big jump from the $16.50 that the family was quoted before back in 1951. The amazing thing is if the family would have prepaid the opening, we will still honor it today.
All you have to do is call me 24 to 48 hours before the day you would like to schedule the burial for. If you do not want to be present, please mail the remains to The Woodlawn Cemetery, Webster and E. 233rd Street, Bronx, NY 10470 along with the cremation certificate or death certificate and the check in the amount of $582.00 made out to The Woodlawn Cemetery. Please put the package to my attention. If you plan on being here for the burial, we do burials Monday - Friday 9:00am till 3:00pm, any time after 3:00pm we charge overtime, and on Saturdays 9:00am till 3:00pm but there is an extra fee of $157.00 added to the opening fee.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the number below. Thank You
Christine B. Rivera
...
From: Leggett, David
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 4:56 PM
To: 'Admin@thewoodlawncemetery.org'
Subject: Interment of Laura Lacey Leggett, 1865-1945
...[Explanation of circumstances leading to burial 60 years late]...
I am now prepared to do as Laura wished, and inter her ashes in our plot. What are your procedures? I expect the charge for making a cremation interment is slightly more than the $16.50 you quoted my grandfather in 1951? Why he did not get it done then and left Laura in the closet down here for another 54 years is the first question I'll ask him in eternity.
David J. Leggett
2408 N. Quantico St.
Arlington, Virginia
[1951 correspondence outlined above followed]
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The Order for The Burial of the Dead, according to the Book of Common Prayer, 1928
Beginning with "At the Grave" as read by the Rev. John M. Leggett, 2 p.m., Friday 30 September 2005
AT THE GRAVE
MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
In the midst of life we are in death; of whom may we seek for succour, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased?
Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death.
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears to our prayer; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee.
UNTO Almighty God we commend the soul of our sister, Laura Lacey, departed, and we commit her body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection unto eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose coming in glorious majesty to judge the world, the earth and the sea shall give up their dead; and the corruptible bodies of those who sleep in him shall be changed, and made like unto his own glorious body; according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself.
I HEARD a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord: even so saith the Spirit; for they rest from their labours.
The Lord be with you.
And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
OUR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen.
O GOD, whose mercies cannot be numbered; Accept our prayers on behalf of the soul of thy servant departed, and grant her an entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of thy saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
MOST merciful Father, who hast been pleased to take unto thyself the soul of this thy servant, Laura Lacey (so long ago); Grant to us who are still in our pilgrimage, and who walk as yet by faith, that having served thee with constancy on earth, we may be joined hereafter with thy blessed saints in glory everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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We then drove to Concord, N.H. to visit Liz and Doug Black, and pick up the remaining personal property I had selected from Dorothy Wertz's estate, and returned to Arlington on Sunday, 2 October.
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The Washington Times
Monday, June 8, 2009
Fire razes former psychiatric hospital, famous hotel
From combined dispatches A historic 19th-century Rockville building that once housed a famed psychiatric hospital has been destroyed by fire, said Montgomery County fire officials.
The multistory brick structure, which once was home to the Woodlawn Hotel and later the Chestnut Lodge, collapsed in the Sunday morning blaze, said Pete Piringer, spokesman for the county's fire and rescue department.
Mr. Piringer said that the building was unoccupied and that no one was injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Mr. Piringer said a neighbor was awakened when an "aggravated dog" alerted him to the fire, but the building was already heavily consumed by flames when firefighters arrived shortly before 3 a.m.
Minutes after firefighters arrived, the top three floors of the six-story building collapsed in the two-alarm fire, WRC-TV (Channel 4) reported.
Despite using "every available fire hydrant in the area," just "15 to 20 minutes into the fire-fight, the top three floors collapsed into the basement," Mr. Piringer told Channel 4.
The building was on the National Register of Historic Places and was slated to be converted to condominiums.
Mr. Piringer said the surrounding area has been redeveloped with upscale homes, including some million-dollar residences. The building was surrounded by about 20 acres.
The building had "a long and rich history," Mr. Piringer said. "It was a significant loss the the community."
Chestnut Lodge was first known as the Woodlawn Hotel, a luxury resort, in the 19th century until it was developed into a psychiatric sanatorium.
Novelist J.R. Salamanca set his 1961 novel "Lilith" at Chestnut Lodge - known as Poplar Lodge in the book. According to Quill & Brush booksellers, Mr. Salamanca worked at Chestnut Lodge before becoming a graduate school professor at the University of Maryland.
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