Post by Brian on Nov 17, 2013 20:08:53 GMT -5
01/05/08 at 02:22 PM
Maria
From all the accounts I've read and heard from people we interviewed, anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 people attended Charlie Laws on and his family's funeral. But the number of people who attended Arthur's funeral was much much lower. So much ado with Charlie's funeral. And so little ado over Arthur's. Not even a real obituary exists that I can find. Just a short notice in several newspapers. Not that I don't understand why, I do. I'm just pointing out the differences. And the strangness of it all. Charlie Lawson was a killer, a murderer. Yet his mourners were ten fold over Arthur's who from all we can discern was a decent law abiding man. More people who visit Browder Cemetery go to see Charlie Lawson's grave than go to see Arthur Lawson's grave. I took at least 6 people who had never been to Browder Cemetery before and only one of those inquired about Arthur's grave nor did those other 5 show any interest in it when I pointed out Arthur's grave. Not only was Arthur not rememberd by 2, possibly 3 of his 4 children, but he doesn't have anyone left who hardly ever visits his grave or puts flowers on it. I think that is so sad.
Maria
01/06/08 at 04:27 AM
hillbillyghosthunter
The first time I visited Browder cemetery with Ann who is part of Charlie's family that was the first tomb stone she showed me. I promptly took pictures if the humble stone and resting place.
I have also spoken to one of Authur's grand children and she described visiting the graves of her lost family after driving from CA. I can't imagine the emotions that must have been felt by each and everyone of them. My heartbreaks thinking about it.
hillbillyghosthunter
01/06/08 at 07:41AM
Maria
Which one of Arthur's grandchildren did you speak with Betty? Did they visit his grave more than once do you know? And did she say anything else about Arthur's children or other grandchildren? Would love to know more.
Thanks.
Maria
01/06/08 at 08:21 PM
hillbillyghosthunter
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maria
Which one of Arthur's grandchildren did you speak with Betty? Did they visit his grave more than once do you know? And did she say anything else about Arthur's children or other grandchildren? Would love to know more.
Thanks.
End quote.
I am not sure if they visited more than once she just spoke of the one time. She was a very nice lady. Their family has been through so much. She did say she got the DVD that Matt mailed her. She said it was very hard to watch.
hillbillyghosthunter
01/07/08 at 09:17 AM
Maria
Even Arthur's cousin Stella Lawson Bowles had little to say or remember about Arthur. From what I've been able at this point to find she doesn't mention a thing about his death. She did however remember and record Arthur accompanying her to Patrick County when she got married. But nothing about his death. Not that I have come across anyway. I wonder if she attended his funeral. I hope so.
Maria
01/07/08 at 12:55 PM
Angel71242
It's only natural to want to see the Lawson's grave and not notice Arthur's. This whole story is so famous that of course that grave is the one the people come to see. And most have heard much more about Charlie and Fannie, then they've heard about Arthur. I believe my first few times I only glanced at Arthur's grave for a quick moment. But now, I always try to give him equal time and I note, with pleasure, most (not all) of the time he has flowers on his grave.
Angel71242
01/07/08 at 05:19 PM
Maria
I always include Arthur's grave now when I go to Browder's though I didn't when I first started visiting Browder. For some reason I've always included visiting Nancy Lawson's, (Charlie's mother) grave as well. She had to have suffered terribly. I wonder if her and Arthur were closer after that. She died eleven years after the murders and 5 years before Arthur.
Maria
01/09/08 at 07:33 PM
Maria
I wonder too if Charlie's brother Jim Lawson came down from Ohio for Charlie's and or Arthur's funeral. I haven't heard anyone say they did but maybe I just haven't asked the right person.
Maria
01/09/08 at 01:34 PM
Angel71242
Well with ten million dollars, he could certainly afford to come down. Of course, no airplanes back then. Travel was still awful at that time I guess. I bet he still came though.
Angel71242
01/09/08 at 04:33 PM
Maria
I figure that if he didn't come it was because of the weather. There was snow and ice on the ground in North Carolina so you know how much worse it must have been in Ohio. He would have had to drive probably and so if he didn't make it down for the funeral 1 hope and 1 think it was weather related.
Maria
01/10/08 at 11:41 AM
Angel71242
You're right, snow and ice here, it was probably way worse up North. And I have to agree, if he didn't make it, it was probably related to the weather.
Angel71242
01/10/08 at 01:59 PM
Maria
Betty Rutledge said yesterday that her parents David and Dorothy Watts Montgomery went to Arthur's funeral. Too late now though to ask Dorothy what if anything she remembered about it.
Maria
Maria
From all the accounts I've read and heard from people we interviewed, anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 people attended Charlie Laws on and his family's funeral. But the number of people who attended Arthur's funeral was much much lower. So much ado with Charlie's funeral. And so little ado over Arthur's. Not even a real obituary exists that I can find. Just a short notice in several newspapers. Not that I don't understand why, I do. I'm just pointing out the differences. And the strangness of it all. Charlie Lawson was a killer, a murderer. Yet his mourners were ten fold over Arthur's who from all we can discern was a decent law abiding man. More people who visit Browder Cemetery go to see Charlie Lawson's grave than go to see Arthur Lawson's grave. I took at least 6 people who had never been to Browder Cemetery before and only one of those inquired about Arthur's grave nor did those other 5 show any interest in it when I pointed out Arthur's grave. Not only was Arthur not rememberd by 2, possibly 3 of his 4 children, but he doesn't have anyone left who hardly ever visits his grave or puts flowers on it. I think that is so sad.
Maria
01/06/08 at 04:27 AM
hillbillyghosthunter
The first time I visited Browder cemetery with Ann who is part of Charlie's family that was the first tomb stone she showed me. I promptly took pictures if the humble stone and resting place.
I have also spoken to one of Authur's grand children and she described visiting the graves of her lost family after driving from CA. I can't imagine the emotions that must have been felt by each and everyone of them. My heartbreaks thinking about it.
hillbillyghosthunter
01/06/08 at 07:41AM
Maria
Which one of Arthur's grandchildren did you speak with Betty? Did they visit his grave more than once do you know? And did she say anything else about Arthur's children or other grandchildren? Would love to know more.
Thanks.
Maria
01/06/08 at 08:21 PM
hillbillyghosthunter
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maria
Which one of Arthur's grandchildren did you speak with Betty? Did they visit his grave more than once do you know? And did she say anything else about Arthur's children or other grandchildren? Would love to know more.
Thanks.
End quote.
I am not sure if they visited more than once she just spoke of the one time. She was a very nice lady. Their family has been through so much. She did say she got the DVD that Matt mailed her. She said it was very hard to watch.
hillbillyghosthunter
01/07/08 at 09:17 AM
Maria
Even Arthur's cousin Stella Lawson Bowles had little to say or remember about Arthur. From what I've been able at this point to find she doesn't mention a thing about his death. She did however remember and record Arthur accompanying her to Patrick County when she got married. But nothing about his death. Not that I have come across anyway. I wonder if she attended his funeral. I hope so.
Maria
01/07/08 at 12:55 PM
Angel71242
It's only natural to want to see the Lawson's grave and not notice Arthur's. This whole story is so famous that of course that grave is the one the people come to see. And most have heard much more about Charlie and Fannie, then they've heard about Arthur. I believe my first few times I only glanced at Arthur's grave for a quick moment. But now, I always try to give him equal time and I note, with pleasure, most (not all) of the time he has flowers on his grave.
Angel71242
01/07/08 at 05:19 PM
Maria
I always include Arthur's grave now when I go to Browder's though I didn't when I first started visiting Browder. For some reason I've always included visiting Nancy Lawson's, (Charlie's mother) grave as well. She had to have suffered terribly. I wonder if her and Arthur were closer after that. She died eleven years after the murders and 5 years before Arthur.
Maria
01/09/08 at 07:33 PM
Maria
I wonder too if Charlie's brother Jim Lawson came down from Ohio for Charlie's and or Arthur's funeral. I haven't heard anyone say they did but maybe I just haven't asked the right person.
Maria
01/09/08 at 01:34 PM
Angel71242
Well with ten million dollars, he could certainly afford to come down. Of course, no airplanes back then. Travel was still awful at that time I guess. I bet he still came though.
Angel71242
01/09/08 at 04:33 PM
Maria
I figure that if he didn't come it was because of the weather. There was snow and ice on the ground in North Carolina so you know how much worse it must have been in Ohio. He would have had to drive probably and so if he didn't make it down for the funeral 1 hope and 1 think it was weather related.
Maria
01/10/08 at 11:41 AM
Angel71242
You're right, snow and ice here, it was probably way worse up North. And I have to agree, if he didn't make it, it was probably related to the weather.
Angel71242
01/10/08 at 01:59 PM
Maria
Betty Rutledge said yesterday that her parents David and Dorothy Watts Montgomery went to Arthur's funeral. Too late now though to ask Dorothy what if anything she remembered about it.
Maria