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John Marks

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John Marks

Birth
Death
1982 (aged 41–42)
Burial
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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John and Julia Marks were Gypsies who came to Kansas City from Georgia. They were arrested for defrauding the public and each sentenced to fifty years in federal prison. John Marks got sick in prison and was released to die in the 1980's. Julia died in prison in 1995. This beautiful double bottom marble crypt was brought in from Spain at a cost of over fifty thousand dollars back in 1982. He was buried on the bottom and she is buried on top. Legend has it that when Julia died the family members threw in 30,000 dollars in cash, so they could live in the afterlife as they had lived in life. The items on top of the crypt were left by family member so they could enjoy their favorite soft drink and smoke there favorite cigarettes.
John and Julia Marks were Gypsies who came to Kansas City from Georgia. They were arrested for defrauding the public and each sentenced to fifty years in federal prison. John Marks got sick in prison and was released to die in the 1980's. Julia died in prison in 1995. This beautiful double bottom marble crypt was brought in from Spain at a cost of over fifty thousand dollars back in 1982. He was buried on the bottom and she is buried on top. Legend has it that when Julia died the family members threw in 30,000 dollars in cash, so they could live in the afterlife as they had lived in life. The items on top of the crypt were left by family member so they could enjoy their favorite soft drink and smoke there favorite cigarettes.

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  • Maintained by: Parker Johnson
  • Added: Sep 4, 2000
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12274/john-marks: accessed ), memorial page for John Marks (1940–1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12274, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Parker Johnson (contributor 50833637).