"Granny" (Rose McDonald) was a well-known, much-loved,
homeless person in Gainesville. She was killed by a hit-and-run driver
January 30th, hit from behind as she rode her bike. We were the same age but our lives could not have been more different.
She was raised in an orphanage until she left at 13. People here knew her as "Granny", a friendly face in downtown Gainesville. Her death was not reported for a month because police could not locate next of kin.
Yesterday the volunteers at Prairie Creek Cemetery dug her a grave in soft, sandy soil.
Three hours later a hundred people attended Granny's memorial service before she was laid to rest. Here's a link to a short, recent interview,
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DyCVG637Ftw
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She was raised in an orphanage until she left at 13. People here knew her as "Granny", a friendly face in downtown Gainesville. Her death was not reported for a month because police could not locate next of kin.
Yesterday the volunteers at Prairie Creek Cemetery dug her a grave in soft, sandy soil.
Three hours later a hundred people attended Granny's memorial service before she was laid to rest. Here's a link to a short, recent interview,
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DyCVG637Ftw
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