Man finds missing WWII veteran’s headstone during demolition in Umatilla

UMATILLA, Fla. A routine demolition project turned into a life-changing discovery for one family when Lance Clyde, a contractor, found a headstone plaque for a World War II veteran.

Clyde was tearing down a shed when he found the gravestone of Staff Sergeant Walter Furlow, who served in the U.S. Army and passed away in 1986.

“My instinct was to find who owned it and return it,” Clyde said. After asking the homeowners if they knew anything about it and getting no leads, he turned to Facebook for help.

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