I am seeking the burial sites of Christopher Lee Heard and Nathan Scott West.?

Question

They are both buried in Houston, Texas. They were victims of the 1999 Bonfire accident. Records seem to be few and far between.


Thank you.

Answer 1

As victims of the Bonfire Accident, there will be obituaries in the local newspapers outlining the burial services, the funeral homes involved and where the burials took place. Those records will be at the newspapers and funeral homes. Doesn't hurt to first do a search at
http://www.findagrave.com/

Good luck

Answer 2

try the obituary department of the Houston newspaper. They should have a record of the obituaries. This will point you towards the funeral homes that helped the families. Those funeral homes will have the cemeteries on their records. Also, If you are talking about the college station bonfire accident, check with that county's coroner. They will be able to tell you (after some research) which funeral home was called to take care of the deceased. Also, try the public library in houston. The obituaries should be able to be located in newspaper archives. Last, you could start calling the larger, more established funeral homes and cemeteries in Houston. Most funeral homes and cemeteries are willing to research their records to inform people where a specific person is buried.

findagrave.com is good at finding notable, or celebrity graves. They do not have a comprehensive list of all burials. Yes they claim to have 12 million, but as you know, there have been more than 12 million deaths in the history of this country. They have lists from cemeteries that are public owned or full private cemeteries who's records have been turned over to municipalities for public record.

Answer 3

Have you tried findagrave.com? (This isn't a joke; there really is such a site and they say they have records on over 12 million graves.)