An Ultimate Polecat Tribute

Reprinted from "Crown Jewels of the Wire", September 1988, page 29

During a recent visit at her home, Lu Farin of Decatur, Texas, was telling John and me about the story in the March, 1976, issue of TEXAS Highways magazine. She recalled that there had been a picture of a most unusual tombstone erected in the memory of a "polecat" --- you know, a lineman. I thought that it certainly would be of interest to you readers. (Your Editor)

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The Marlin (Texas) cemetery has its share of unusual markers, including this one shaped like a power line pole, complete with insulators. Attached to the 1926 stone is a ceramic-base photo of the deceased lineman, atop a pole and wearing a suit.