My favorite song of his is The Dance. And there is a reason for that. While its actually a song about a break up, the words fit perfectly with the life I had with my husband. He became disabled halfway through our marriage of 32 years. I became his caregiver (and would gladly do it again 100 times over) and cared for him up until the day he died. Towards the end it became more and more painful for me to watch this once proud Marine deteriorate to a former shell of himself. To me "the dance" was our time on earth together right up until the very last day. I could have left him right after he became disabled and "missed the pain". But he was my husband and my best friend. And you just dont walk away from something like that.
wow, that's true love. you're lucky to have had it. so sorry for your loss and for what you both had to endure. thanks for sharing this with us, sussie!
Prayers without ceasing! Thank you for sharing! You are not alone! Air hugs with much love always! Blessings upon you and all you do always! I get it more than you know!
Oregon WAnderer. I understand completely because my husband was diagnosed with cancer 6 months after our marriage. We were married for only 7 years. Our marriage was filled with doctors, constant doctor visits, medications, hospital stays, and him deteriorating right in front of me till he eventually died at age 30. But it was also filled with great memories of romance, love, travel, and passion that sustain me to this day. I never thought about leaving him and jumping ship. You take your vows seriously when you take them. They are words of fodder! I don't regret marrying my husband. And I consider myself blessed that I was there when he died with his eyes wide open looking at me! We said everything to each other and I don't live with "Would have's, Could have's, or Should have's". We didn't spend precious time arguing. We just created wonderful memories because it is the memories that sustain you in life! ♥ My husband has been deceased now for 28 years.
i felt like i was walking in your footsteps :-) i saw quite a few of the sites that you've visited and vlogged about, but this was the one i most wanted to visit and i wouldn't have known about it if i didn't watch you channel. so, thanks, again, for letting me know about it!
G'day from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺. What sets you apart from many other travelling vloggers is your respect towards everybody. Dead or alive. Very informative and educational. Thanks Steve 😊✌🏼
Awesome job on Yukon Cemetery in Yukon, OK.; future grave of Garth Brooks! Back when RhettyforFun (our friend) had done his tribute on the Brooks family, I had talked with Garth on the phone just a few days afterwards and I told him about Rhetty doing a very nice video on the family plot and I haven't seen Garth in person to go ahead and show him the video that Rhetty done either. Yes, Garth and I have been friends for many of years, in fact, we've been friends since the 1960's and we both attended Oklahoma State Univ. (OSU) back in the 1980's at the same time for a couple of years. My Grandparents and my father were friends of the Brooks family back in the 1930's and remained friends until Mr. Brooks, Sr. and Mr. Brooks, Jr. death. Mr. Brooks attended my father's funeral back in 2002. Once in a while I will hear from Garth and when he has done concerts here in Tulsa or close enough drive from Tulsa, I always get VIP/backstage passes to the concert. Garth had a fairly good size ranch northeast of Owasso and he built a home for his ex-wife (Sandy) on the property and a home for him on the property, so he would close to his girls (children). I'm not sure if he has sold that property since he's married to Trish and the girls are grown, but I know he's moved back around Nashville. When we do visit on the phone or see each other in person, I never ask him any personal questions about his life/business; we just visit and talk about the great ole days and how things are going with each other. I remember when his mother got sick with that awful throat cancer and finally lost her battle. I attended her funeral and after the graveside service; I got my butt chewed out by Garth for being there and being back in Tulsa, because my father was ill and battling kidney failure. That was one time I was really afraid that I was going to get butt kicked clean up between my shoulders (LOL) but I exampled to Garth that my father was in the hospital and mom was at the hospital visiting and nothing I do for dad anyway and that my parents wanted me to attend on their behalf too. Garth and Mr. Brooks was very sad about my father's illness as well, but was happy that I was able to attend and honor the family too. Garth is 2 months old than me too! Garth was born here in Tulsa. Mr. Brooks and my grandfather were both in the oil industry with the same oil company, Mr. Brooks was a draftsman and my grandfather was a supervisor in the welding department. The Brooks moved to Yukon a few months after Garth's birth and both family remained friends and keep in touch over the years. The Smittle's buried in the Brooks plots are Mrs. Troyal "Ray" Brooks wife, Colleen children from her 1st marriage. Jerome Smittle's grave with the badge on his marker. He was a deputy Sheriff in Tulsa. Jerome "Jerry" was very well known here in Tulsa and he had problems with Diabetes.
wow, les, you never stop surprising me. you seem to have known just about everyone in oklahoma. what an interesting life you've lived. neat to hear about your friendship with garth. he seems like a great guy. thanks for sharing that with us, les. i really appreciate it and hope you are doing well these days!
When my husband and I pass away we will be buried next to our youngest son who left us on March 29th, 2019, three months shy of his 30th birthday. My husband will lie on his right side and I on his left. We live in Houston, TX and our 3 surviving children live in Mesa, AZ. I always said that I wanted to be buried close to my parents at Mesa City Cemetery but all the plots have been sold. When our son passed I chose Mountain View Cemetery in east Mesa to arrange his funeral. He was transferred from the hospital and stayed there for the viewing, then took him to church service’s and back to be interred. I had two wonderful and caring directors guiding our family in what was an unexpected death. I’ve enjoyed watching your UA-cam videos, keep up the good work and take care.
I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your youngest son. How heartbreaking. It's nice that you will all be again together one day. Thanks for sharing his memory with us, Sylvia.
My condolences Sylvia , my birthday is the 16th of March & my oldest daughters is the 24th of March . My Dear husbands dad ( my father in law) passed away on my oldest daughters birthday in 2013 . And my mom passed away March 4th of 2012 ,It’s so hard to lose our loved ones
Connie El Abridi my deepest condolences to you and your families. In May of 1996 my brother had 2 daughters that died as a result of a motor vehicle accident, they were 12 and 11 years old and were his only children the older daughter died instantly at the scene and the younger daughter died the following morning, all this from a drunk driver, my nieces weren’t the only ones killed he had 2 female passengers in his vehicle one died from her injuries and the other one passed a year after the accident and all he got was 7 years in prison. When my son passed away my brother who lost his girls took it really hard and said to me that it shattered his heart into a million pieces because he didn’t me to feel the loss of my child the same way that he did and life wasn’t fair. I’m thankful that my son didn’t pass from a car accident but from cancer. The loss is still the same, you never get over it.
Sylvia Moreno My Condolences Sylvia to you & your brothers family , reading that just broke my heart . When I was 2 years old my oldest & only sister was killed in a car crash , she was 8 , bunch of drugged up losers . She was the only one in the car that passed , but my aunt & little cousins all had physical issues the rest of their lives . They let the druggies go on their way 😡they have to answer to a higher power. My mother never got over the loss of my sister , she struggled., but carried on for the rest of us kids . My only son found that he had testicular cancer at the age of 18 . Luckily it was found early enough , had surgery & treatments ( radiation) . So far all his tests have come back clean 🙏🏻. But it’s a constant worry for me always . He has 3 children ( my grandchildren) I Love ❤️ them all, with my daughters children, I have 9 Grands in total & 3 Great Grands ☺️
Hi Steve. Greetings from Melbourne Australia. Yes my wife and I have already purchased our future resting place at Springvale Botanical Cemetery. A very large cemetery here in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Love your channel and always look forward to your videos. Have a great day...
i visited melbourne twice and loved it. i visited a couple of cemeteries, but it was so long ago that i don't even remember their names. this was before cell phones came along making it so easy to to take lots of photos and videos. thanks for sharing this with us, harold!
Hi Steve. I have visited the memorial in OK City and it is a beautiful and impressive memorial. I really like the way they honored the victims of that horrible day with the chair-like memorials. The reflection pool is also very impressive. I have a final resting place in a quiet little country church cemetery where my wife's family is buried. Her 3rd great grandfather was a founding member of the little church and our sites are just a few feet from his. He is the oldest grave there and he was buried in 1850. So many people are choosing cremation now. I just can't handle that thought so I'm doing it the old fashioned way. Thanks again for another interesting video. I loved your comment about your walking in the cemetery to get to know your neighbors. Very cool thought!
You will see many OKC bombing memorials around the State and across the nation even. Many of them have elm trees that were grown from seeds from the survivor tree that you saw at the OKC Bombing Memorial. Looks like you have a great little spot near your Grandparents. I hope you were also able to see your Grandparents in Oklahoma.
i did get to granite, ok, and may upload that vlog next. i stopped to see billy the kid's grave on the way. thanks, rhetty, for sharing that about the tree. that's really neat.
I was in Oklahoma City 2 weeks after the bombing. I was there for the National Land, Pasture and Range Judging contest. I was with the Roane County FFA chapter (West Virginia). Our team placed 4th overall and I was 2nd place individual in Homesite Evaluation.
I still remember that video where you showed us your grandparents resting place, nice spot you have chose for yorself`s. Similar like you, I want to be cremated and in years to come, my great grandparents memorial monument will need some renewal and them I will get niche for myself done there, it is left of my parents, and befind of my grandparents. Both of my grandfathers died before I was born, so my great grandfather was only grandfather that I had, he had horses and gave us a lot of great memories. Great vlog as always!
I have taken out funeral insurance so my kids not stuck with a bill. I do not want to be planted maybe scattered. Thank you Steve for this vlog. Good for you deciding how, what and where, I believe it is important to tell family also.
Great video Steve. I keep avoiding Red Roof Inns due to one bad experience but after seeing this I’m going to give them another shot. And I remember that wall from when I went to visit Frank! I hope it’s a really long time before I’m there doing a video about you! But think of the views....🤔🤔🤔 UA-cam views that is. 😉
LOL, i hope it's a while too :-) The Super 8 hotels were the best of all the hotels I stayed in on this trip. As you know, I enjoy seeing the hotels and the behind the scenes stuff more than the main subjects, most of the time :-) Thanks, Scott!
Your videos are always fun Steve but I like how you're showing us your close relationship and love for your grandparents. Good for you! I hope it's a long time before you're put away Steve. Thanks again and keep them coming!
Country music was grandpas country music before Garth hit the radio and changed it forever 30 years ago. He became an icon seemingly overnight. He was the king of country in the 90s and still on top today. His show in Eugene Oregon was off the chain. The Dead and so many others have rocked Autzen Stadium but Garth absolutely mesmerized the crowd. When legends are mentioned Garth will always be in there with Cash, Merle, The Possum, Willie, Waylon and so on. Top 5 favorite Garth songs The River Shameless The Red Strokes Papa loved mama If tomorrow never comes.
My favourite graveyard guy who tells us and shows us places better than anybody. When my nephew died he was 29 his wife had the dance played at his funeral.
Steve.... So nice to drink my morning coffee and watch your new vlog. All of your subscribers are so happy to view your vlogs. Since I live in Vegas I know Garth is alive and well. His name is big and bold on the Encore Resort. Your final resting place is in a beautiful place to rest for all eternity. Thank you again for your great vlog. Stay well. Have a long, long life.
So interesting to see where you are to be when the time comes, I also bought my grave site after my younger brother was killed. Way back in 1979. My favourite Garth Brooks song is The Dance, I love it, Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺👍👍🐨
Planning your final wishes and destination is such a selfless act. I never realized that until this past December when my dad passed away. He had everything planned and purchased down to the last song and details.
Hello Steve. I stay at Red Roofs often. They have a great rewards program. Thank you for the tour today. Especially, Garth's future final resting place. I look forward to your next posting! Safe Travels!
I salute you for your intestinal fortitude to make these long journeys and still maintain your sanity. The information about the hotel room was very useful. Thank you so much. Continued safe travels.
When I finally pass, I'll be buried in a small rural cemetery on the Ohio/Indiana border, where a number of my maternal grandmother's family is buried. In fact, when I am buried there, I'll be the sixth in a direct line of descent laid to rest here. It starts with my 3rd great grandfather and grandmother (immigrants from Schwindratzheim, Alsace, France) and goes directly down through their son, their grandson, their great granddaughter, their 2nd great granddaughter, and, finally, their 3rd great granddaughter, me. Can you see that I am passionate about family history? Btw, I have watched your videos since you started with the Graveyard Guy. So glad you found a way to do cemetery trips again. Love it!
Hello Steve. Thanks for sharing your final resting place. I agree, the Palm Springs area is gorgeous. I love the sunrise and sunset. My grandparents and my father are buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Los Angeles. And I know my mother's arrangements are to be with them. So, I will most likely be at Holy Cross too. However, Holy Coss is very expensive. I think I should look into a niche soon. I'll need time to pay before I move in...lol.
I can’t wait to be in the arms of Jesus either! But I also have my gravesite bought and paid for already! In the beautiful city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
I toured the Oklahoma City bombing Memorial and Museum a couple of years ago. It gave me chills hearing stories and seeing the damage. Calling Baton Rouge is my favorite as it reminds me of a friend that passed away after a cancer battle. His siblings graves surround his parents graves. The Smittle name maybe his mothers previous marriage as the first names match his mothers children from a previous marriage.
Like you, I have my final resting place ready to go. Following my GrandDad's death in 1980, when I was 14 year old, my parents decided they wanted to be prepared in the event something happens to them. At the time, they were in their late 30s. They selected crypts in a beautiful mausoleum at the cemetery where my grandparents had been interred. We could've never realized at the time, that my dad would be placed in his just 11 years later when death claimed him due to non-Hodgkins lymphoma at the age of 51. My name is on my crypt with my birth year. People used to ask if it creeped me out going to visit my dad's tomb and seeing my name on a crypt. No, it never bothered me.
i guess some of us just like to plan ahead. thanks for sharing the memory of your father with us. so sorry to hear that you lost him at such a young age. nice to hear that you already have your name engraved, too. thanks , bar-b!
Hey Steve good see u!! Thank u for awesome video like always Garth brooks my favorite met him few times here my hometown awesome man!!!!! City music 🎶 Nashville favorite low friend low places my high school song met him lorrie Morgan back stage in Nashville when I won my passes top that met him few more times here my hometown Nashville
I’ve already got my final resting place. A very small cemetery in Linesville Pennsylvania right next to my parents. One of my dads best gifts he gave me before he past. I have quite a few family members laid to rest in that cemetery and happy to be resting with them through eternity. I hope this didn’t sound too morbid but I have had more then 1 near death experience with the most resent being a liver transplant in 2006. It put my mind a little more at ease knowing that one less thing to worry about when it comes time.
Hi Steve great video, that was a very pretty cemetery where Garth Brooks will be laid to rest ,my favorite song of Garths is That Summer. My mother and fathers head stone is already ingraved,although my father has already passed my mother is still with us. Thanks Steve enjoyed the video
Steve ... GREETINGS from beautiful Troy, Ohio USA. I love Garth Brooks. I have 2 favorite songs by him. Like you, One of my top favorites is "If Tomorrow Never Comes". My Other top favorite is "The Thunder Rolls". My immediate relatives are divided up in 4 cemeteries around the county I live in. I still do my best to see that the graves always have some kind of decoration on them. When my end comes, I will be going to one of the local medical schools, and after will be cremated and my ashes will be returned to my family if anyone so desires, otherwise, they will be interred in a special memorial area of the school. This was a really fantastic video, really enjoyed it. Thanks Steve.
i have a friend who is doing the same as you. i think that's great. i'm donating any of my body parts to anyone who needs them, when i die, so there may not be much of me left to cremate, but that's ok :-) thanks for sharing this with us, tj!
My husband & I stayed at a Red Roof Inn on July 3rd in Des Moines, IA (we live in northern Illinois) on our way to Colorado Springs, CO to visit his mom. The bed was very comfortable. We got a good night sleep. Good thing because we had about a 10 hour drive ahead of us.
Hi Steve. That was interesting. Didn't know a person could plan their burial plot and place on the stone with name and dob. That's actually a good idea. Cuz everything is set. Stone and the date of passing. Great vlog. Really informative. 👍
Excellent video Steve! I had no idea that Garth had his site picked out already! Same with you! Very interesting! Makes me really think now! Thank you very much!😁👍💀
When I go, I planned to be cremated and have my ashes scatter in Lake Erie because I want to be free. I had issues growing up and I like the idea of the wide space. I love the lake because it is so serene and peaceful. That's how I want to go.
great video. no tornado warnings i hope. your niche is cool. i like garth but don't listen to country music. so i think i like at least one. great entertainer. glad he and you are still around.
Great job 👍👏 Favorite Garth Brooks love song:If Tomorrow Never Comes/The Dance (tied) , Shameless,That Summer,And of course Friends in Low Places(love the 3rd verse😉😁😉)
I'm so glad Garth Brooks is still alive. For a minute I thought he passed away. I thought, "OH no, Garth Brooks passed away?" Very nice video Steve. Thanks for showing us your final resting place also. I hope you are with us though for many, many years to come :)
I do have arrangements, made them when I was in my early twenties, after my grandfather died. In my opinion it does not matter if you are famous or not, death does claim us all. Nice video and see you next time.
we have a family plot and it goes back over 100 years so i guess ill end up in there a lot of scottish familys have this my dad died at 104 and my father died at 102 im 66 so ive a few years left i hope thanks again steve
that is really neat to hear. i wish my family was all together. and how lucky, you still probably have another half a life to live. thanks for sharing, david!
Hi Steve enjoyed your vlog 🙂👍🇬🇧🙋♂️ I will be cremated and will be were my dad and mom is in the garden of remembrance it's in the middle of the country side such a big nice cemetery it's got lots of rose bushes all over trees all over .🌻🌻⚱⚘⚘🦋🌳🌳😇
all of your work on these vlogs are interesting but this one reached out to me. So you asked about our gravesites and future gravesites. I have not one but two. Our RIGGS family plot is back in Rochester, NY where I was born in 1950. It is a beautiful huge cemetery with fountains and all. Mom Dad and my grandparents are all there along with my brother. However the love of my life and life partner Patricia in buried near our long time home on the Oregon Coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean we so loved. I will be joining her in the so long. So for the one in New York I'll hang a "vacancy " sign. lol
unfortunately, your comment got cut off half way, like a cliff hanger. thanks for sharing this with us, bob. if you read this, i would love to know about the second gravesite.
well so I am not sure what did not show up but I have the two gravesites one here on the Oregon coast and one back in NY. The one in NY I'll hang a vacancy sigh on LOL.@@TheGraveyardChannel
My dad's family is from Oklahoma, and my uncle was a mortician my cousin runs Wharton funeral home in Alva Oklahoma. And we have a family plot in Aline Oklahoma where I'll be buried when I finally croak.
So thank you for showing the Alfred P Murray Gravesite before I retired I work for the Internal Revenue Service. That day is indelibly in my brain as I was in a federal building and we all got escorted out.
Garth's song "The Dance" was originally meant to be a breakup song, but over the last 30 years, it's become quite the standard song for memorials and tributes. I love the original video, which was a tribute to the late John F. Kennedy.
Good to see you Steve! I believe, from a previous vlog that your dear brother Billy is at Rose Hills. That’s where my family is. For me, I’am claustrophobic so l’ll be cremated, taken home to SoCal and scattered over the ocean! Seems I am taking my phobias with me😉.
My baby brother and sister were buried in the mid sixties as infants in separate coffins in the same grave. My mother was cremated and ashes layed just behind the grave. Just recently I lost my dad on 4th July and he was cremated and buried next to my mom's ashes. I guess I'll have to join them when I die to be cremated and reunited with the family. That cemetery looks well laid out.
that sounds nice. thanks for sharing this with us, trevor. if i remember correctly, i watched your video of you visit to your mom's gravesite. sorry to hear of the loss of your dad.
Not yet , but my husband & I have talked about it and know where we’re going to be , my mom , dad & my oldest brother have 2 more plots and I tried buying those two plots from my brother , but he won’t sell them to me , so I guess we’ll need to get some as close to my mom as we can . I really want total control over everything for myself down to my casket & obit . My kids have no clue what to write about me so I’m going to get it all planned . I’ve been a diabetic for 20+ years and my body is wearing down from the disease unfortunately 🌹 Thank You Steve for sharing that with us 🌷Safe travels
i guess some of us just like to plan ahead more than others. i think where you choose to be buried is such a big statement about who you are and who you were. i'm surprised more people don't seem to care where they end up. thanks for sharing this with us, connie, and sorry to hear about your diabetes.
Visiting Gravesites With Steve Thank You Steve , Yes I know , but I guess life is even too busy to plan for such a event . Not for me , I’ve had to handle all our moms arrangements and write her obit & my older brother that lives out there in Modesto . He helped and he also helped with our oldest brothers obit and everything it’s not easy 😔😢 And I told my kids, I’m writing my obit , I want it done right . I’ve been to some funerals that were real doozies believe me 🤦🏼♀️ it’s really sad and a shame .🌹Thank You for sharing Steve , it’s appreciated 🌹
Garth’s sister, Betsy passed away November, 4 2013 here in Oklahoma, not sure why they haven’t put the date on her headstone. Yes, the Yukon cemetery is big and there is a lot more land then what you saw, it wines round in behind the post office that you pasted on Garth Brooks Boulevard. Fun fact the Yukon middle school that is across the street from the cemetery was the high up to about 4 years ago and that is where Garth spent his high school days. It’s hard for me to pick just one song of his I with you I love If Tomorrow Never Comes but if I had to pick one it would be “The Dance”. Hope you enjoyed your time here in Oklahoma, Steve.
great song. the dance does seem to be most viewer's favorite. wish i had had more time to explore and see more garth brooks sites, but what i did see was fun and memorable. thanks for sharing this with us, janice!
I remember the Oklahoma City bombing so well. I work overnights and I remember getting home and turning on th e TV, which ws covering the bombing. The very first thing I did was call my aunt, since she and my uncle didn't live that far from downtown in Oklahoma City. My mother was from Oklahoma and I have a lot of family there. There are so many great country musicians from Oklahoma, many of whom are my favorites, including Garth Brooks, Reba McIntyre, Vince Gill, and so many others.
Aw man, I was just there in November! I could have visited your cubby hole! :) Before my dad died, my parents picked out an area in our local cemetery with 8 plots. They bought 4 and my husband's parents bought the other four. Of course now my in-laws want to be cremated. We can put 4 to a plot there, so we may look into selling to some extended family members if they want to join the neighborhood. xoxo
I can remember as a kid living near a cemetery. we would play in it and I was always afraid to walk on the graves because. Because I was afraid they could reach up and grab me.
that sounds like fun, but definitely spooky for a kid. didn't that happen in the last scene of the movie carrie? :-) Thanks for sharing that with us, camper!
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good one Steve, for a few seconds I thought Garth was dead then I realised they were plots for the future, I have never seen this before in Scotland although I have seen plots they call lairs here but they are only marked by a number
I purchased eight gravesides in Long Point Cemetery in Niantic, Illinois. As of December 2021, my parents, my husband, my brother, and my nephew are buried there. The three remaining sites are reserved for my twin brother, his wife, and me.
My favorite song of his is The Dance. And there is a reason for that. While its actually a song about a break up, the words fit perfectly with the life I had with my husband. He became disabled halfway through our marriage of 32 years. I became his caregiver (and would gladly do it again 100 times over) and cared for him up until the day he died. Towards the end it became more and more painful for me to watch this once proud Marine deteriorate to a former shell of himself. To me "the dance" was our time on earth together right up until the very last day. I could have left him right after he became disabled and "missed the pain". But he was my husband and my best friend. And you just dont walk away from something like that.
wow, that's true love. you're lucky to have had it. so sorry for your loss and for what you both had to endure. thanks for sharing this with us, sussie!
I love the song "The Dance" and HBA(American Bar Association)
Prayers without ceasing! Thank you for sharing! You are not alone! Air hugs with much love always! Blessings upon you and all you do always! I get it more than you know!
That's a beautiful love story 💕🙏🏼🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕🌹🙏❣️🌹💜,
Oregon WAnderer. I understand completely because my husband was diagnosed with cancer 6 months after our marriage. We were married for only 7 years. Our marriage was filled with doctors, constant doctor visits, medications, hospital stays, and him deteriorating right in front of me till he eventually died at age 30. But it was also filled with great memories of romance, love, travel, and passion that sustain me to this day. I never thought about leaving him and jumping ship. You take your vows seriously when you take them. They are words of fodder! I don't regret marrying my husband. And I consider myself blessed that I was there when he died with his eyes wide open looking at me! We said everything to each other and I don't live with "Would have's, Could have's, or Should have's". We didn't spend precious time arguing. We just created wonderful memories because it is the memories that sustain you in life! ♥ My husband has been deceased now for 28 years.
Garth Brooks "Friends in Low Places" is my favorite :))
Wow! You came really close to me. Glad you found him though. Thanks for the mention Steve.
i felt like i was walking in your footsteps :-) i saw quite a few of the sites that you've visited and vlogged about, but this was the one i most wanted to visit and i wouldn't have known about it if i didn't watch you channel. so, thanks, again, for letting me know about it!
@@TheGraveyardChannel You bet! I think we bv learn a lot from each other! So thank you as well!
@@RhettyforHistory You 2 are my favorite vloggers!
@@travelingwithmikeandpam9074 Thank you Mike!
G'day from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺. What sets you apart from many other travelling vloggers is your respect towards everybody. Dead or alive. Very informative and educational. Thanks Steve 😊✌🏼
i know what you mean. in the world today, that's pretty rare. thanks, adam!
Too many favorite Garth Brooks songs to list! I can't bear to think of losing him nor any of his loved ones!
Awesome job on Yukon Cemetery in Yukon, OK.; future grave of Garth Brooks!
Back when RhettyforFun (our friend) had done his tribute on the Brooks family, I had talked with Garth on the phone just a few days afterwards and I told him about Rhetty doing a very nice video on the family plot and I haven't seen Garth in person to go ahead and show him the video that Rhetty done either. Yes, Garth and I have been friends for many of years, in fact, we've been friends since the 1960's and we both attended Oklahoma State Univ. (OSU) back in the 1980's at the same time for a couple of years. My Grandparents and my father were friends of the Brooks family back in the 1930's and remained friends until Mr. Brooks, Sr. and Mr. Brooks, Jr. death. Mr. Brooks attended my father's funeral back in 2002. Once in a while I will hear from Garth and when he has done concerts here in Tulsa or close enough drive from Tulsa, I always get VIP/backstage passes to the concert. Garth had a fairly good size ranch northeast of Owasso and he built a home for his ex-wife (Sandy) on the property and a home for him on the property, so he would close to his girls (children). I'm not sure if he has sold that property since he's married to Trish and the girls are grown, but I know he's moved back around Nashville. When we do visit on the phone or see each other in person, I never ask him any personal questions about his life/business; we just visit and talk about the great ole days and how things are going with each other. I remember when his mother got sick with that awful throat cancer and finally lost her battle. I attended her funeral and after the graveside service; I got my butt chewed out by Garth for being there and being back in Tulsa, because my father was ill and battling kidney failure. That was one time I was really afraid that I was going to get butt kicked clean up between my shoulders (LOL) but I exampled to Garth that my father was in the hospital and mom was at the hospital visiting and nothing I do for dad anyway and that my parents wanted me to attend on their behalf too. Garth and Mr. Brooks was very sad about my father's illness as well, but was happy that I was able to attend and honor the family too.
Garth is 2 months old than me too! Garth was born here in Tulsa. Mr. Brooks and my grandfather were both in the oil industry with the same oil company, Mr. Brooks was a draftsman and my grandfather was a supervisor in the welding department. The Brooks moved to Yukon a few months after Garth's birth and both family remained friends and keep in touch over the years.
The Smittle's buried in the Brooks plots are Mrs. Troyal "Ray" Brooks wife, Colleen children from her 1st marriage. Jerome Smittle's grave with the badge on his marker. He was a deputy Sheriff in Tulsa. Jerome "Jerry" was very well known here in Tulsa and he had problems with Diabetes.
wow, les, you never stop surprising me. you seem to have known just about everyone in oklahoma. what an interesting life you've lived. neat to hear about your friendship with garth. he seems like a great guy. thanks for sharing that with us, les. i really appreciate it and hope you are doing well these days!
When my husband and I pass away we will be buried next to our youngest son who left us on March 29th, 2019, three months shy of his 30th birthday. My husband will lie on his right side and I on his left. We live in Houston, TX and our 3 surviving children live in Mesa, AZ. I always said that I wanted to be buried close to my parents at Mesa City Cemetery but all the plots have been sold. When our son passed I chose Mountain View Cemetery in east Mesa to arrange his funeral. He was transferred from the hospital and stayed there for the viewing, then took him to church service’s and back to be interred. I had two wonderful and caring directors guiding our family in what was an unexpected death. I’ve enjoyed watching your UA-cam videos, keep up the good work and take care.
I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your youngest son. How heartbreaking. It's nice that you will all be again together one day. Thanks for sharing his memory with us, Sylvia.
My condolences Sylvia , my birthday is the 16th of March & my oldest daughters is the 24th of March . My Dear husbands dad ( my father in law) passed away on my oldest daughters birthday in 2013 . And my mom passed away March 4th of 2012 ,It’s so hard to lose our loved ones
Connie El Abridi my deepest condolences to you and your families. In May of 1996 my brother had 2 daughters that died as a result of a motor vehicle accident, they were 12 and 11 years old and were his only children the older daughter died instantly at the scene and the younger daughter died the following morning, all this from a drunk driver, my nieces weren’t the only ones killed he had 2 female passengers in his vehicle one died from her injuries and the other one passed a year after the accident and all he got was 7 years in prison. When my son passed away my brother who lost his girls took it really hard and said to me that it shattered his heart into a million pieces because he didn’t me to feel the loss of my child the same way that he did and life wasn’t fair. I’m thankful that my son didn’t pass from a car accident but from cancer. The loss is still the same, you never get over it.
Sylvia Moreno My Condolences Sylvia to you & your brothers family , reading that just broke my heart . When I was 2 years old my oldest & only sister was killed in a car crash , she was 8 , bunch of drugged up losers . She was the only one in the car that passed , but my aunt & little cousins all had physical issues the rest of their lives . They let the druggies go on their way 😡they have to answer to a higher power. My mother never got over the loss of my sister , she struggled., but carried on for the rest of us kids . My only son found that he had testicular cancer at the age of 18 . Luckily it was found early enough , had surgery & treatments ( radiation) . So far all his tests have come back clean 🙏🏻. But it’s a constant worry for me always . He has 3 children ( my grandchildren) I Love ❤️ them all, with my daughters children, I have 9 Grands in total & 3 Great Grands ☺️
Sylvia, I am so sorry you lost your son at such a young age. My prayers are with you. May you one day, in Gods time meet at the feet of Jesus.
Hi Steve.
Greetings from Melbourne Australia.
Yes my wife and I have already purchased our future resting place at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.
A very large cemetery here in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Love your channel and always look forward to your videos.
Have a great day...
i visited melbourne twice and loved it. i visited a couple of cemeteries, but it was so long ago that i don't even remember their names. this was before cell phones came along making it so easy to to take lots of photos and videos. thanks for sharing this with us, harold!
Hi Steve. I have visited the memorial in OK City and it is a beautiful and impressive memorial. I really like the way they honored the victims of that horrible day with the chair-like memorials. The reflection pool is also very impressive. I have a final resting place in a quiet little country church cemetery where my wife's family is buried. Her 3rd great grandfather was a founding member of the little church and our sites are just a few feet from his. He is the oldest grave there and he was buried in 1850. So many people are choosing cremation now. I just can't handle that thought so I'm doing it the old fashioned way. Thanks again for another interesting video. I loved your comment about your walking in the cemetery to get to know your neighbors. Very cool thought!
that sounds like a beautiful and historic final resting place. i love to hear about places like this. thanks for sharing this with us, kerry!
Hubby & I are doing it the old fashioned way too ! Bible says “ bury your dead “ ok so that’s what we’re doing 👍🏻
You will see many OKC bombing memorials around the State and across the nation even. Many of them have elm trees that were grown from seeds from the survivor tree that you saw at the OKC Bombing Memorial. Looks like you have a great little spot near your Grandparents. I hope you were also able to see your Grandparents in Oklahoma.
i did get to granite, ok, and may upload that vlog next. i stopped to see billy the kid's grave on the way. thanks, rhetty, for sharing that about the tree. that's really neat.
@@TheGraveyardChannel You're welcome and I'm glad you made it Granite. I know that was one of your goals.
I was in Oklahoma City 2 weeks after the bombing. I was there for the National Land, Pasture and Range Judging contest. I was with the Roane County FFA chapter (West Virginia). Our team placed 4th overall and I was 2nd place individual in Homesite Evaluation.
I still remember that video where you showed us your grandparents resting place, nice spot you have chose for yorself`s. Similar like you, I want to be cremated and in years to come, my great grandparents memorial monument will need some renewal and them I will get niche for myself done there, it is left of my parents, and befind of my grandparents. Both of my grandfathers died before I was born, so my great grandfather was only grandfather that I had, he had horses and gave us a lot of great memories. Great vlog as always!
thanks for sharing your final resting place plans and the memory of your grandfather with us, igor. they're priceless.
I have taken out funeral insurance so my kids not stuck with a bill. I do not want to be planted maybe scattered. Thank you Steve for this vlog. Good for you deciding how, what and where, I believe it is important to tell family also.
that's thoughtful of you. i agree. it makes it easier for those left behind. your last gift to them. thanks for sharing this with us, wendy!
Great video Steve. I keep avoiding Red Roof Inns due to one bad experience but after seeing this I’m going to give them another shot. And I remember that wall from when I went to visit Frank! I hope it’s a really long time before I’m there doing a video about you!
But think of the views....🤔🤔🤔
UA-cam views that is. 😉
LOL, i hope it's a while too :-) The Super 8 hotels were the best of all the hotels I stayed in on this trip. As you know, I enjoy seeing the hotels and the behind the scenes stuff more than the main subjects, most of the time :-) Thanks, Scott!
Your videos are always fun Steve but I like how you're showing us your close relationship and love for your grandparents. Good for you! I hope it's a long time before you're put away Steve. Thanks again and keep them coming!
all of my vlogs are pretty personal, in one way or another. thanks alexander!
That's the most beautiful family plot I have ever seen. Thank you, Steve.
reminds me of elvis' in a way, with the circular theme. thanks, jo!
Country music was grandpas country music before Garth hit the radio and changed it forever 30 years ago. He became an icon seemingly overnight.
He was the king of country in the 90s and still on top today. His show in Eugene Oregon was off the chain. The Dead and so many others have rocked Autzen Stadium but Garth absolutely mesmerized the crowd.
When legends are mentioned Garth will always be in there with Cash, Merle, The Possum, Willie, Waylon and so on.
Top 5 favorite Garth songs
The River
Shameless
The Red Strokes
Papa loved mama
If tomorrow never comes.
so true! thanks for sharing that with us, kali!
My favourite graveyard guy who tells us and shows us places better than anybody. When my nephew died he was 29 his wife had the dance played at his funeral.
so sorry for your loss, carol. so young. thanks for sharing that with us!
Steve.... So nice to drink my morning coffee and watch your new vlog. All of your subscribers are so happy to view your vlogs. Since I live in Vegas I know Garth is alive and well. His name is big and bold on the Encore Resort. Your final resting place is in a beautiful place to rest for all eternity. Thank you again for your great vlog. Stay well. Have a long, long life.
thank u steve love your'e vids like always .... lov from the UK. ...AND I HOPE U LIVE TO A GOOD OLD AGE,
me too :-) and you, too! thanks, turok!
So interesting to see where you are to be when the time comes, I also bought my grave site after my younger brother was killed. Way back in 1979. My favourite Garth Brooks song is The Dance, I love it, Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺👍👍🐨
great song. the dance seems to be everyone's favorite song. thanks for watching from Australia and for sharing this with us, des!
I love Garth Brooks! "The Dance "I danced with my husband at our daughters wedding. That really was our last dance!
great song and what a great memory for you. thanks for sharing this with us, diana!
Planning your final wishes and destination is such a selfless act. I never realized that until this past December when my dad passed away. He had everything planned and purchased down to the last song and details.
i agree. it can be your last gift to your loved ones. thanks for sharing this, SS, and sorry for your loss!
Another winner! Really enjoyed this.
thanks, whitt!
Hello Steve. I stay at Red Roofs often. They have a great rewards program. Thank you for the tour today. Especially, Garth's future final resting place. I look forward to your next posting! Safe Travels!
Thanks for sharing that with us, neal!
I salute you for your intestinal fortitude to make these long journeys and still maintain your sanity. The information about the hotel room was very useful. Thank you so much. Continued safe travels.
i think i lost my sanity somewhere along the way, but it was still fun :-) thanks, pc!
When I finally pass, I'll be buried in a small rural cemetery on the Ohio/Indiana border, where a number of my maternal grandmother's family is buried. In fact, when I am buried there, I'll be the sixth in a direct line of descent laid to rest here. It starts with my 3rd great grandfather and grandmother (immigrants from Schwindratzheim, Alsace, France) and goes directly down through their son, their grandson, their great granddaughter, their 2nd great granddaughter, and, finally, their 3rd great granddaughter, me. Can you see that I am passionate about family history?
Btw, I have watched your videos since you started with the Graveyard Guy. So glad you found a way to do cemetery trips again. Love it!
Wow that is beautiful! I love watching you!
thanks, shelley!
I'm so happy to see you. It's like seeing an old friend. I like "The Dance".
thanks, al! the dance seems to be the winner among viewers of this channel. great song!
Favorite song is The Dance. Interesting trip as usual. Thank you
I plan to be cremated and I have my ashes buried on top of my grandparents and my mother
Hello Steve. Thanks for sharing your final resting place. I agree, the Palm Springs area is gorgeous. I love the sunrise and sunset. My grandparents and my father are buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Los Angeles. And I know my mother's arrangements are to be with them. So, I will most likely be at Holy Cross too. However, Holy Coss is very expensive. I think I should look into a niche soon. I'll need time to pay before I move in...lol.
lol, it pays to plan ahead :-) you will certainly be in good company at holy cross. thanks for sharing with us, lisa!
I don't care we're my resting place well be just as long I'm in the armas ofJesus
*Sharon? Spare me your atheist drivel. A half millisecond after you die Mary there is going to look like a genius to you*
I don’t care where mine is either as long as I’m 100% dead.
I can’t wait to be in the arms of Jesus either! But I also have my gravesite bought and paid for already! In the beautiful city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
I played the dance at my sons funeral .It fit him perfect he was always about the dance of life.
sorry for you loss, ann. thanks for sharing his memory with us.
Hi Steve! Good to see you again! Awesome video as always! 🤗
thanks, kf!
Another good walk. Stay safe. Love and hugs
This was a great video Steve. Thanks
thanks, ed!
I toured the Oklahoma City bombing Memorial and Museum a couple of years ago. It gave me chills hearing stories and seeing the damage.
Calling Baton Rouge is my favorite as it reminds me of a friend that passed away after a cancer battle.
His siblings graves surround his parents graves. The Smittle name maybe his mothers previous marriage as the first names match his mothers children from a previous marriage.
Saw the title of this vlog and thought hang on Garth Brooks us not dead and I hope hes not for a very long time yet
you, me and millions of fans i'm sure feel the same way. thanks, dill!
I just love you so much,! It always takes longer than what we thought!
thanks, bridget! that's really nice of you to say.
Thank you! Very nice of you to show. Very beautiful cemetery.
Like you, I have my final resting place ready to go. Following my GrandDad's death in 1980, when I was 14 year old, my parents decided they wanted to be prepared in the event something happens to them. At the time, they were in their late 30s. They selected crypts in a beautiful mausoleum at the cemetery where my grandparents had been interred. We could've never realized at the time, that my dad would be placed in his just 11 years later when death claimed him due to non-Hodgkins lymphoma at the age of 51. My name is on my crypt with my birth year. People used to ask if it creeped me out going to visit my dad's tomb and seeing my name on a crypt. No, it never bothered me.
i guess some of us just like to plan ahead. thanks for sharing the memory of your father with us. so sorry to hear that you lost him at such a young age. nice to hear that you already have your name engraved, too. thanks , bar-b!
Thank you for doing what you do sir your videos are top notch
thanks for watching, catguy. I appreciate that!
@@TheGraveyardChannel no problem sir
I Love the videos you share with us on youtube. Favorite song of Garth Brooks is If tommorow never comes.
Hey Steve good see u!! Thank u for awesome video like always Garth brooks my favorite met him few times here my hometown awesome man!!!!! City music 🎶 Nashville favorite low friend low places my high school song met him lorrie Morgan back stage in Nashville when I won my passes top that met him few more times here my hometown Nashville
wow, that's really cool and another great song. thanks for sharing this with us, linda!
Visiting Gravesites With Steve yw steve
Been away for a while. So great to hear your voice and tag along.
thanks, first last!
I’ve already got my final resting place. A very small cemetery in Linesville Pennsylvania right next to my parents. One of my dads best gifts he gave me before he past. I have quite a few family members laid to rest in that cemetery and happy to be resting with them through eternity. I hope this didn’t sound too morbid but I have had more then 1 near death experience with the most resent being a liver transplant in 2006. It put my mind a little more at ease knowing that one less thing to worry about when it comes time.
Hi Steve great video, that was a very pretty cemetery where Garth Brooks will be laid to rest ,my favorite song of Garths is That Summer. My mother and fathers head stone is already ingraved,although my father has already passed my mother is still with us. Thanks Steve enjoyed the video
thanks for sharing that with us, paulette!
Thanks for sharing Steve☺ my favorite Garth song is " friends in low places" but love all his music. Have a nice weekend.
Thanks for sharing that with us, elizabeth, and you too!
Very cool video. I just love to see the places that you end up staying. Happy travels.
glad to hear that. it's weird, but seeing the hotels and the behind the scenes stuff is usually my favorite part of the videos :-) thanks, c!
Steve ... GREETINGS from beautiful Troy, Ohio USA. I love Garth Brooks. I have 2 favorite songs by him. Like you, One of my top favorites is "If Tomorrow Never Comes". My Other top favorite is "The Thunder Rolls". My immediate relatives are divided up in 4 cemeteries around the county I live in. I still do my best to see that the graves always have some kind of decoration on them. When my end comes, I will be going to one of the local medical schools, and after will be cremated and my ashes will be returned to my family if anyone so desires, otherwise, they will be interred in a special memorial area of the school.
This was a really fantastic video, really enjoyed it. Thanks Steve.
i have a friend who is doing the same as you. i think that's great. i'm donating any of my body parts to anyone who needs them, when i die, so there may not be much of me left to cremate, but that's ok :-) thanks for sharing this with us, tj!
Very cool 👍😎👌 video my friend as always thank you so much.
thanks, michael!
When I saw Garth back in February he sang my favorite song “Much Too Young To Feel This Damn Old”. Really enjoy your videos.
thanks for sharing that with us, aunt j and i appreciate you saying that!
Beautiful resting place!
I absolutely love your videos
thanks, wisha, i appreciate that!
My husband & I stayed at a Red Roof Inn on July 3rd in Des Moines, IA (we live in northern Illinois) on our way to Colorado Springs, CO to visit his mom. The bed was very comfortable. We got a good night sleep. Good thing because we had about a 10 hour drive ahead of us.
thanks for sharing that with us, christina! hopefully it will help out future travelers staying in des moines.
Hi Steve. That was interesting. Didn't know a person could plan their burial plot and place on the stone with name and dob. That's actually a good idea. Cuz everything is set. Stone and the date of passing. Great vlog. Really informative. 👍
i know. it's not very common, but i am seeing it more and more, these days. thanks, kenneth!
It’s got to be a good feeling to know where your resting place will be. You even know who your neighbors are! Now you’ve got me thinking.
Excellent video Steve! I had no idea that Garth had his site picked out already! Same with you! Very interesting! Makes me really think now! Thank you very much!😁👍💀
if you decide on a final resting place i hope you'll do a vlog about it. i would love to know what you decide. thanks, bill!
@@TheGraveyardChannel I will do that Steve! Thank you!
Awesome video👍
thanks, richard!
When I go, I planned to be cremated and have my ashes scatter in Lake Erie because I want to be free. I had issues growing up and I like the idea of the wide space. I love the lake because it is so serene and peaceful. That's how I want to go.
Love your videos thanks for sharing
thanks for watching, robert!
Love this video. My ashes will be spread over the desert in my home state in Arizona.
those are my mom's wishes, too. she loves arizona. thanks for sharing, karen!
great video. no tornado warnings i hope. your niche is cool. i like garth but don't listen to country music. so i think i like at least one. great entertainer. glad he and you are still around.
Great video. Interesting gravestones esp. teddy bear.
Great job 👍👏 Favorite Garth Brooks love song:If Tomorrow Never Comes/The Dance (tied) , Shameless,That Summer,And of course Friends in Low Places(love the 3rd verse😉😁😉)
all classics! thanks, magpie!
I'm so glad Garth Brooks is still alive. For a minute I thought he passed away. I thought, "OH no, Garth Brooks passed away?" Very nice video Steve. Thanks for showing us your final resting place also. I hope you are with us though for many, many years to come :)
me too :-) thanks, crystal!
@@TheGraveyardChannel Anytime and Always :)
That's really nice
Wow - plans for everything!
great video sir
thanks, brandon!
I do have arrangements, made them when I was in my early twenties, after my grandfather died. In my opinion it does not matter if you are famous or not, death does claim us all. Nice video and see you next time.
thanks for sharing that with us, pe! some of us just like to plan ahead, i guess. you really got an early start. nice.
we have a family plot and it goes back over 100 years so i guess ill end up in there a lot of scottish familys have this my dad died at 104 and my father died at 102 im 66 so ive a few years left i hope thanks again steve
that is really neat to hear. i wish my family was all together. and how lucky, you still probably have another half a life to live. thanks for sharing, david!
Thanks for the video and story stay safe and be blessed!
Hi Steve enjoyed your vlog 🙂👍🇬🇧🙋♂️ I will be cremated and will be were my dad and mom is in the garden of remembrance it's in the middle of the country side such a big nice cemetery it's got lots of rose bushes all over trees all over .🌻🌻⚱⚘⚘🦋🌳🌳😇
that sounds really nice. thanks for sharing this with us, mark!
all of your work on these vlogs are interesting but this one reached out to me. So you asked about our gravesites and future gravesites. I have not one but two. Our RIGGS family plot is back in Rochester, NY where I was born in 1950. It is a beautiful huge cemetery with fountains and all. Mom Dad and my grandparents are all there along with my brother. However the love of my life and life partner Patricia in buried near our long time home on the Oregon Coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean we so loved. I will be joining her in the so long. So for the one in New York I'll hang a "vacancy " sign. lol
unfortunately, your comment got cut off half way, like a cliff hanger. thanks for sharing this with us, bob. if you read this, i would love to know about the second gravesite.
well so I am not sure what did not show up but I have the two gravesites one here on the Oregon coast and one back in NY. The one in NY I'll hang a vacancy sigh on LOL.@@TheGraveyardChannel
Thank you Steve for the info about GB! I do wonder if his wife Trisha plans to be there too? Thank you for your vlogs!✌️
i was wondering that, too. thanks, lori!
My dad's family is from Oklahoma, and my uncle was a mortician my cousin runs Wharton funeral home in Alva Oklahoma. And we have a family plot in Aline Oklahoma where I'll be buried when I finally croak.
how interesting. that seems like it would be a very fulfilling profession. thanks for sharing this with us, todd!
So thank you for showing the Alfred P Murray Gravesite before I retired I work for the Internal Revenue Service. That day is indelibly in my brain as I was in a federal building and we all got escorted out.
I live in Oklahoma city. I am glad you came to OKC.
A fellow resident! Hello there!
@@RhettyforHistory hello to you as well. How are you today?
@@jenniferboykin6482 I'm doing fine and enjoying the cooler weather we've had this week.
Garth's song "The Dance" was originally meant to be a breakup song, but over the last 30 years, it's become quite the standard song for memorials and tributes. I love the original video, which was a tribute to the late John F. Kennedy.
I seen Garth Brooks twice in concert be was fantastic
I don't know what to do but it's been on my mind for a while
it's a big decision and makes a big statement about you and your life. thanks for sharing this with us, steve
Heartland by Garth Brooks
Awesome trip, love your vlogs.going to Palm Springs in Sept. going to visit Frank too. Can’t wait.
Frank was such a big man in life...i am so surprised he does not have a bigger memorial!
I wished I knew you were coming to Yukon cemetery ! I would of liked to have met you. Family plot there in yukon❤️ like your vlogs.
oh wow, that would have neat. your family plot is in a very nice cemetery. thanks for sharing this with us, lu!
Good to see you Steve!
I believe, from a previous vlog that your dear brother Billy is at Rose Hills. That’s where my family is.
For me, I’am claustrophobic so l’ll be cremated, taken home to SoCal and scattered over the ocean! Seems I am taking my phobias with me😉.
My baby brother and sister were buried in the mid sixties as infants in separate coffins in the same grave. My mother was cremated and ashes layed just behind the grave. Just recently I lost my dad on 4th July and he was cremated and buried next to my mom's ashes. I guess I'll have to join them when I die to be cremated and reunited with the family. That cemetery looks well laid out.
that sounds nice. thanks for sharing this with us, trevor. if i remember correctly, i watched your video of you visit to your mom's gravesite. sorry to hear of the loss of your dad.
Not yet , but my husband & I have talked about it and know where we’re going to be , my mom , dad & my oldest brother have 2 more plots and I tried buying those two plots from my brother , but he won’t sell them to me , so I guess we’ll need to get some as close to my mom as we can . I really want total control over everything for myself down to my casket & obit . My kids have no clue what to write about me so I’m going to get it all planned . I’ve been a diabetic for 20+ years and my body is wearing down from the disease unfortunately 🌹 Thank You Steve for sharing that with us 🌷Safe travels
i guess some of us just like to plan ahead more than others. i think where you choose to be buried is such a big statement about who you are and who you were. i'm surprised more people don't seem to care where they end up. thanks for sharing this with us, connie, and sorry to hear about your diabetes.
Visiting Gravesites With Steve Thank You Steve , Yes I know , but I guess life is even too busy to plan for such a event . Not for me , I’ve had to handle all our moms arrangements and write her obit & my older brother that lives out there in Modesto . He helped and he also helped with our oldest brothers obit and everything it’s not easy 😔😢 And I told my kids, I’m writing my obit , I want it done right . I’ve been to some funerals that were real doozies believe me 🤦🏼♀️ it’s really sad and a shame .🌹Thank You for sharing Steve , it’s appreciated 🌹
Garth’s sister, Betsy passed away November, 4 2013 here in Oklahoma, not sure why they haven’t put the date on her headstone. Yes, the Yukon cemetery is big and there is a lot more land then what you saw, it wines round in behind the post office that you pasted on Garth Brooks Boulevard. Fun fact the Yukon middle school that is across the street from the cemetery was the high up to about 4 years ago and that is where Garth spent his high school days. It’s hard for me to pick just one song of his I with you I love If Tomorrow Never Comes but if I had to pick one it would be “The Dance”. Hope you enjoyed your time here in Oklahoma, Steve.
great song. the dance does seem to be most viewer's favorite. wish i had had more time to explore and see more garth brooks sites, but what i did see was fun and memorable. thanks for sharing this with us, janice!
Rodeo star lane frost is buried in Hugo Oklahoma ty for visiting my home state
i wanted to visit his grave, but ran out of time. thanks, ray!
I'm going to baried in Sacramento national cemetery next to my grandfather, and where my father is going to be at too.
My favorite Garth song is 'Unanswered Prayers'.
My husband and I have stayed at a Red Roof Inn in Iowa.
I've met Garth Brooks one of the nicest celebrities I've ever met
nice to hear. thanks for sharing this with us, mike!
I remember the Oklahoma City bombing so well. I work overnights and I remember getting home and turning on th e TV, which ws covering the bombing. The very first thing I did was call my aunt, since she and my uncle didn't live that far from downtown in Oklahoma City. My mother was from Oklahoma and I have a lot of family there. There are so many great country musicians from Oklahoma, many of whom are my favorites, including Garth Brooks, Reba McIntyre, Vince Gill, and so many others.
Aw man, I was just there in November! I could have visited your cubby hole! :) Before my dad died, my parents picked out an area in our local cemetery with 8 plots. They bought 4 and my husband's parents bought the other four. Of course now my in-laws want to be cremated. We can put 4 to a plot there, so we may look into selling to some extended family members if they want to join the neighborhood. xoxo
that's really neat to have the family members together!
I can remember as a kid living near a cemetery. we would play in it and I was always afraid to walk on the graves because. Because I was afraid they could reach up and grab me.
that sounds like fun, but definitely spooky for a kid. didn't that happen in the last scene of the movie carrie? :-) Thanks for sharing that with us, camper!
good one Steve, for a few seconds I thought Garth was dead then I realised they were plots for the future, I have never seen this before in Scotland although I have seen plots they call lairs here but they are only marked by a number
thanks, as always, pete, for sharing!
I have mine and it since I was a teen. I am 60 now. Family plot and all 8 of us kids got to choose our spots.
talk about advanced planning. how great that you will all be together. thanks for sharing with us, kat!
A few years ago when my husband died I also bought my plot next to him. I did place my name and birthdate on our stone.
thanks for sending me the photo, levi. i sent you a return email about the size. hope you received it.
My fave Garth songs are The River and Unanswered Prayers
I purchased eight gravesides in Long Point Cemetery in Niantic, Illinois. As of December 2021, my parents, my husband, my brother, and my nephew are buried there. The three remaining sites are reserved for my twin brother, his wife, and me.