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Florida, Massachusetts: Expired Parking Meter Tombstone

A parking meter in a small church cemetery has its time set to "expired." Pumping in coins won't help. It's the tombstone for Gordy and Joyce Burdick.

Address:
Church Rd, Florida, MA
Directions:
The cemetery is next to Florida Baptist Church, which can be seen on the south side of Hwy 2 in the hamlet of Florida. If you're driving west, look for a yellow snowplow blade, on the right, in front of the village garage; the church will be just ahead, on the left, down Church Rd.
Admission:
Free
RA Rates:
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Parking Meter grave.

Expired Parking Meter Tombstone

It's a parking meter gravestone whose time has "expired."

[Andrea, 07/29/2013]

The parking meter tombstone is for Gordy Burdick, whose time ran out in 2003. His wife Joyce joined him under the meter in 2011.


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