Jasper County IL Archives Photo Tombstone.....Ives, Burl ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 October 8, 2008, 1:57 am Cemetery: Mound Name: Burl Ives Date Of Photograph: 2008 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/jasper/photos/tombstones/brockville/ives1232nph.jpg Image file size: 67.7 Kb Burl Ives One of America's legendary entertainers whose career spanned more than half a century crossing all international borders. Equally at home before the royalty of Europe and the farm folk of Midawestern USA. A performer whose unique style adapted to all Media Literary, Radio, Movies, _____ Night _____ Broadway and Concert Stage Carl Sandburg called him "The mightiest ballad singer of this or any other century" He lives on through his art June 14, 1909 April 14, 1995 Additional Comments: Mound Community Church and Cemetery is located in Crooked Creek Township, Sec. 21,T7N, R14W, Second Principal Meridian File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/jasper/photos/tombstones/mound/ives1232nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb