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Artful grave markers honor forgotten locals in Hoisington
In Hoisington Kansas Phil Webb creates concrete folk art grave markers for buried residents including WWII veteran Neal Williams born 1918 Missouri Williams served as Army sergeant in the 351st Bomb Group and was shot down in 1944 He designed a detailed memorial with a B 17G plane and war medals giving new life to overlooked individuals while balancing a full time job and community recognition efforts by Kansas Sampler Foundation officials call his work a moving tribute to each person
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Hoisington
Neal W. Williams
Kansas
Missouri
Barton County
Germany
Phil Webb
Webb
Williams
South Hoisington
Celia
Neil Young
George Washington Carver
Creola Paxton
Paxton
Creola
Neal Williams
351St