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Stewart Enterprises was founded in New Orleans in 1910 by Albert Stewart, owner of the Acme Realty Company, when his real estate business acquired the three St. Vincent de Paul Cemeteries and the St. Vincent de Paul Marble Shop, a company that built monuments for the cemeteries. [3] Stewart kept both businesses, and they flourished.
Gladys Pearl Monroe was born on May 27, 1902 [b] in Porfirio Díaz (now named Piedras Negras, Coahuila) in Mexico, across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas.Her mother, Della Mae Monroe (née Hogan), was born in Missouri [2] [3] and she was from Bentonville, Arkansas, and her father, Otis Elmer Monroe, was a house painter from Indianapolis.
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Monroe died from a barbiturate overdose a year later and left Miracle $10,000 in her final will. [12] [13] Along with Monroe's second husband Joe DiMaggio and business manager Inez Melson, Miracle arranged the funeral, choosing the casket and dress. [14] In an interview with ina.fr, she stated: [15] "I don't think she committed suicide.
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California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau Certificate of Authority – Cemetery, License Number 506 Archived February 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Funeral Establishment License Number 951 Archived June 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westwood Memorial Park
Eaton took over its management in 1917. Although Eaton did not start Forest Lawn, he is credited as its "Founder" for his innovations of establishing the "memorial-park plan". He eliminated upright grave markers and brought in works by established artists. He was the first to open a funeral home on dedicated cemetery grounds.
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