Excellent research into J. F. Rutherford's burial and grave site.
https://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2023/09/judge-rutherfords-grave.html
Rutherford's Grave
by vienne 7 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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vienne
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dropoffyourkeylee
Thanks! Rutherford buried under a Christmas tree. Gotta laugh
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vienne
At least we now know he wasn't buried under a garage floor.
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St George of England
At least we now know he wasn't buried under a garage floor.
Do we? Did anyone actually check inside the coffin when it arrived for burial?
George
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truthseeker
Even if there were no grave markers there will usually be a burial register showing the date, name of deceased, last address etc. I have consulted many burial registers during my family history research and most show you where the deceased is buried, sometimes including the depth of burial and if it was a shared family plot or paupers grave which had multiple people per plot.
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raymond frantz
Even enemies in war times got better burial
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St George of England
For anyone interested in this topic, the Consolation magazine of May 27, 1942 that was mentioned above is well worth a read. Rutherford wanted to be buried at Beth Sarim and when that was not allowed by the local authorities, Beth Shan. There are of course many places here where he could have been buried.
Who actually knows where he ended up? Several sources suggest beneath the garage at Beth Sarim or somewhere on Beth Shan, it ran to several acres. The cellar under the goat barn was not found until many years later and is currently an underground 'den' beneath a property built in the 1950's. Plenty of links and photos to that on this site.
George
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Gorb
Most important is that he is no longer with us. Happy with that.
Maybe in heaven nu with his Coca Cola COO friend.
G.