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A few weeks ago I wrote a story about a man in Payne County who’s opening the first green cemetery in Oklahoma. Here’s the first little bit:

STILLWATER — Bill Bernhardt doesn’t want to be buried in his cemetery, but he knows other people will.

He’s opening a cemetery in western Payne County where the dead can be buried without embalming, coffins or headstones. The three acres of grassland will be Oklahoma’s first green cemetery.

“It won’t be cluttered up with monuments and markers,” he said. “It will just be a meadow with prairie flowers.”

Here are a few photos of the cemetery in October. Bernhardt said he hopes the finished product will pretty much look the same.

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• Johannah Greenway on Nov 09, 2011 @ 10:19 am
  This is fantastic, and just what I have been looking for. There needs to be more green cemeterys and even the option to be buried 'green' in the available cemeterys.
• Linda L on Aug 24, 2011 @ 9:10 pm
  Thank you for this information, I find it a refreshing thoughtful action and is something I would seriously consider. How do I get more information and are there any plans for other green cemeteries in OK?

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