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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Harriet Marshall
d. Sep 07, '10
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Georganne Klotz
d. Sep 06, '10
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Paulette Darrah
d. Sep 04, '10
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Ann Kourbetis
d. Sep 04, '10
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Elizabeth Kliever
d. Sep 03, '10
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Robert Gill
d. Sep 02, '10
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Juaquina Baca (Perez)
d. Sep 02, '10
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Cornelius Desmond
d. Sep 01, '10
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Thomas Haney
d. Sep 01, '10
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Jean Spicer
d. Aug 31, '10
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Jeffrey Manley
d. Aug 31, '10
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Galelah Bolinger
d. Aug 31, '10
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Joseph Williams, Jr.-Donath
d. Aug 31, '10
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Herbert Christy
d. Aug 30, '10
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Michael Stepanek, Jr.
d. Aug 30, '10
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Lois Davis
d. Aug 30, '10
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