Roosevelt Buried
Without Pomp, Ceremony, or Flowers
Oyster Bay, N.Y.—Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, 26th
President of the United States, who died at his home on Sagamore Hill, was laid
to rest without pomp or ceremony in Young’s Memorial cemetery in the village.
He was buried on a knoll overlooking Long Island sound, a plot he and Mrs.
Roosevelt selected soon after he left the White House.
In the words of the clergyman who conducted the funeral
service, “America’s most typical American, known in every corner of the earth,
will go to his grave as a quiet, democratic, Christian country gentleman,
beloved by his neighbors.”
After prayers at the Roosevelt home, at which only members
of the family were present, the funeral service was held at 12:45 o’clock in
Christ Episcopal church, the little old frame structure where for years the
Colonel and his family worshipped.
At the request of Mrs. Roosevelt, no flowers were sent. The
altar was decorated with laurel placed on it for the Christmas season. Also in
conformance with Mrs. Roosevelt’s wishes, there was no music and no eulogy, but
only the simple service of the Episcopal church, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
George E. Talmage.
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