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Marker for L. R. Willits, 1848-1916, in Fairview Cemetery. Chain link engraving with FLT in upper right corner.
"FLT stands for Friendship, Love, Truth, three degrees associated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The Odd Fellows, first organized in the US in 1819, is a popular fraternal/benefit organization. The emblem of the Odd Fellows is usually shown as three links of a chain. A number on the stone is the local lodge number."--Assn....
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Marker for Tierney, Wm. 1849-1897, and Ella, his wife 1858-1924, in Fairview Cemetery. There is an I.O.O.F. chain symbol engraved at the top of the marker.