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History

The initial cemetery had its first burial in 1836. In 1909, the Palmer's Prairie Cemetery was founded and more acreage was purchased. In 1924, additional land was needed and a group of area businessmen formed a corporation, issued shares of stock for capital, purchased 45 acres, and the cemetery was renamed Southlawn Cemetery.

In 1999, the cemetery was sold to Keystone Group Holdings of Florida. Then, in 2002, K.R. and Kerry Palmer, owners of Palmer Funeral Homes, purchased the cemetery to regain local ownership. Southlawn presently has 35 acres of undeveloped ground for future growth. Southlawn hosts the In God's Arms Program with St. Joseph Regional Medical Center for St. Joseph and Marshall Counties and is the site for the Police Heroes Section. In October of 2008, the development of an additional 10 acres was completed.

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Obituaries
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Jean Wirtz
d. May 17, '12
Jean Wirtz
John Whitmer, Sr.
d. May 16, '12
 
Gerald "Gerry" Bueche
d. May 15, '12
Gerald
Opal Mahoney
d. May 15, '12
 
Janet Stopper
d. May 14, '12
Janet Stopper
Lucia Alick
d. May 14, '12
Lucia Alick
James Cordes
d. May 14, '12
 
Caroline Bolin
d. May 13, '12
Caroline Bolin
Francisco Ruiz
d. May 12, '12
Francisco Ruiz
Gregory Koch
d. May 12, '12
Gregory Koch
Yvonne Yeakel
d. May 12, '12
Yvonne Yeakel
Vivian Lindorf
d. May 11, '12
Vivian Lindorf
Wayne Harsh
d. May 11, '12
Wayne Harsh
Michael Rivera
d. May 11, '12
 
Edward "ED" Friend
d. May 10, '12
Edward
Judith Crowe
d. May 10, '12
Judith Crowe

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