A Green and Frugal Funeral
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 12, 2012
Sayward was just a teen, but she took charge of preparing her mother’s body for burial – instructing her sisters to help her wash her mom’s body, clean the clothing to bury her in and sew a pillow to put under her head. Conrad Richter , in the book, The Trees, describes the burial of Sayward’s pioneer mother.
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