The Search for a Veteran’s Gravesite After Tombstone Found in Dump
03-06-2026 08:10 via breezynews.com

The Search for a Veteran’s Gravesite After Tombstone Found in Dump

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Veterans Association has been trying to solve a mystery.   How did a tombstone from a veteran’s grave end up in a pile of debris at a dumpsite?
“This was off of James Billie Road in Choctaw, MS…”
Rick Alex, the tribe’s Member Services Division director, says the tombstone bore the name of Van Regis Tubby who died in 1957.  And he says they’ve learned from family members that Tubby may have been buried in
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