AKA: 

Number of Burials (approximate): 2

Dates of Activity: 1993 - 1995

Documentation/Publication: 

CCGS, The Cemeteries of Lamar and Porter Townships (2003)

Directions/GPS: 

From the center of Mackeyville (the intersection of Fairground Road and Mackeyville Road), head south on Mackeyville Road for 0.4 miles, past the Mackeyville Cemetery.  Turn left on Rag Valley Road and travel 0.5 miles.  After going under the Interstate, just before a sharp turn, turn right on Shortway Road.  Follow it for 0.3 miles up through the fields.  The mausoleum is in the yard in front of the residence.

N41 02.280 W77 27.654

Landowner / Caretaker:

Neal H. and Liana M. Thorsten

6945 Jacksonville Road

Mill Hall, PA 17751

Condition/Needs: 

Excellent

History:

George and Marie Parkman owned a farm in Lamar Township, at 5 Shortway Road in Mackeyville.  Upon their deaths, they were entombed in a mausoleum vault erected on their property.  Their last wish was to be buried facing Interstate 80.  The three children of the Parkmans do not live in the area.  When Thomas and Sherry Yarrison bought the property about 3 years ago, the Parkman children offered to move the mausoleum, but the Yarrisons (unrelated) allowed it to remain.   One of the Parkmans was cremated and the other was not.