Author: Tom Simmons

Works Published by UNT Press

Final Destinations: A Travel Guide for Remarkable Cemeteries in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana

Published: April, 2000  Pages: 200  Features: 127 b&w photos. Index.

“Every cemetery is worth visiting, and the people in them are worth trying to remember. They were much like us.” Thus the writers of The Dallas Morning News set out to explore the cemeteries of Texas and the surrounding states for the newspaper’s Travel section. The more than 45 stories serve as history lesson and travelogue to the more than 60 cemeteries, chronicling the resting places of famous people and the tragedies borne by ordinary people. more... about Final Destinations: A Travel Guide for Remarkable Cemeteries in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana