For some reason, being in the mausoleum was a bit of a 'disturbing' experience for me. One of the custodians of the cemetery unlocked the building and went in with me to find the Quillen vault, and I'm glad he was there. It was dark inside, even with the lights on, and was just plain creepy. I get goose bumps just looking at these pictures and thinking about it. I have no such qualms about going to a cemetery and spending hours there. Perhaps it is the confined space of the building and the closeness of the remains that bothers me...
The Quillen crypt is the middle one in the photo above.
QUILLEN
MARCELLE BABB / JANUARY 16, 1898 / JUNE 9, 1971
ROBERT / MARCH 25, 1887 / DECEMBER 9, 1948
MISS DONNIE / WIFE OF / ROBERT QUILLEN / 1882 - 1922
2 comments:
I was excited to see that you also have connections to Greenville, SC. I have lots of Moores there (some were from Fountain Inn). Did you visit the courthouse or library while you were there?
Greta - I spent a little time at the library in Fountain Inn but, sadly, the young librarian there did not even know who Robert was! The library in Greenville was quite impressive and I was able to get quite a few newspaper clippings as well as the death records for his parents there. I didn't go to the courthouse.
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