Tim Maguire

 
The funeral car

Following his assassination, the body of President Abraham Lincoln was brought
from Washington, D.C. to its final resting place in Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois, by funeral train (above), accompanied by dignitaries. Lincoln’s eldest son
Robert Todd rode the train to Baltimore and then disembarked and returned to
the White House. The remains of his son, William Wallace Lincoln, were also
placed on the train.

The funeral train left Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 21, 1865 at 12:30 pm and
traveled 1,654 miles to Springfield, arriving on May 3, 1865. Several stops were
made along the way, in which Lincoln’s body lay in state.

Lincoln’s wife Mary Todd Lincoln remained at the White House, too distraught to
make the trip; she returned to Illinois a month later. The President was interred
at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield.

1800s

The crowd in front of Municipal Auditorium in Montgomery, Alabama during
the funeral of Hank Williams.

Among those in attendance were Opry stars Roy Acuff, Jimmy Dickens, Carl Smith, Webb Pierce, Bill Monroe, Red Foley, Ray Price, June Carter and
Johnnie and Jack Wright.

The open casket with Hank Williams dressed in one of his white stage suits, 
in his hands there was a small white bible. Standing honor guard were The Drifting Cowboys.

Norman “Chubby” Chaney

BALTIMORE (AP) — Fans of the "Little Rascals" film series were in Baltimore this 
past weekend to place a headstone at the grave of child actor Norman "Chubby"
Chaney.

Chaney’s grave had been unmarked for 76 years since he died at age 21. He
was paid a weekly salary when he appeared in the films between 1929 and 1931, 
but didn’t receive any royalties or residual payments and returned to Baltimore
when he grew out of the role. The Baltimore Sun reported Sunday that he
struggled with his weight as a teenager. When he died, his mother couldn’t
afford a headstone for his grave.

The series was known as "Our Gang" when it was shown in theaters and later
as the "Little Rascals" on television.