Augustus Gaynor Brown was the Cemetery Keeper. His job was to document those buried in the Duanvale Cemetery. After his death in 1997 his wife Violet took over his responsibilities as the record keeper.
When Gus died he was buried in the cemetery, and a space was reserved beside his grave for her. However when she died in 2017 at 117 years old her family decided against burying her, instead donating her body to the Department of Anatomy and Physiology for scientific research. A monument in her honour was to be established at the family plot in Duanvale.
When Gus died he was buried in the cemetery, and a space was reserved beside his grave for her. However when she died in 2017 at 117 years old her family decided against burying her, instead donating her body to the Department of Anatomy and Physiology for scientific research. A monument in her honour was to be established at the family plot in Duanvale.
Augustus Gaynor Brown was the Cemetery Keeper. His job was to document those buried in the Duanvale Cemetery. After his death in 1997 his wife Violet took over his responsibilities as the record keeper.
When Gus died he was buried in the cemetery, and a space was reserved beside his grave for her. However when she died in 2017 at 117 years old her family decided against burying her, instead donating her body to the Department of Anatomy and Physiology for scientific research. A monument in her honour was to be established at the family plot in Duanvale.
When Gus died he was buried in the cemetery, and a space was reserved beside his grave for her. However when she died in 2017 at 117 years old her family decided against burying her, instead donating her body to the Department of Anatomy and Physiology for scientific research. A monument in her honour was to be established at the family plot in Duanvale.
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