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CITY CEMETERY, KOSCIUSKO

Kosciusko, MS

APPARENTLY A GRAVE WHICH IS adorned with a statue of the deceased
is said to cry. And it isn’t condensation either,...City Cemetery is said to be the

home of a haunted statue. When Laura Kelly passed away in the late 1800s her

husband was broken hearted. He decided to commission a statue in her honor.
He spared no expense and hired a world famous sculptor to complete the task,

even going so far as to send the artist his wife’s clothing to allow him to capture a

realistic likeness! Once the statue was complete he built a third floor onto his
home so that he could view the statue from his home. Kelly loved his wife deeply

and perhaps it was the passion that he poured into her memorial that left a mark
on the statue, because a number of witnesses have reported seeing the statue of

Laura Kelly weeping.