Lamoni Rose Hill Cemetery

Each logbook directory holds individual JPG images, starting with preface/index pages, ordered alphabetically by first letter of last name. By each name is the page number where that person's funeral record is located. The funeral records begin on the page immediately following the last index page. The JPG filenames begin with "i" for preface/index pages and "p" for funeral record pages, each with a sequential page number. These images are lower-resolution scans; high-resolution JPG images are available on request.

In 1901, Smith & Teal acquired Lamoni's funeral and furniture business from Wm. Hopkins, the town's first undertaker, who began his service in 1885. They purchased professional funeral logbooks to record each burial. Over a decade later, A. Otis White acquired the business and its logbooks, passing the funeral operations to his son, Rollin White. In 1941, Rollin sold the business to William Marsh to focus on the furniture side, though he continued assisting Marsh. The business, now known as the White-Marsh Funeral Home, maintained the use of these detailed logbooks.

Years after the funeral home ceased operations, Rose Hill Cemetery caretaker Carl Green discovered eight of these logbooks in a trash bin. Recognizing their importance, Carl preserved the records, frequently sharing information with visitors researching family histories. Later, his son Steve entrusted these records to the Rose Hill Cemetery records manager, ensuring this valuable historical resource remained accessible to the public.