The OES visited the Sunset Crematory on March
17, 2002. The crematory was located in the back of Sunset Cemetery near Galloway,
Ohio, just past Alton. We decided to drop by this cemetery one day while driving
around the area. Most of the graves here were fairly new, the cemetery itself was
founded in 1922. Not expecting much to turn up, we casually drove among the
graves until we reached the back of the cemetery. That was when we noticed the
large crematory. We speculate that the crematory was built sometime near the
founding of the cemetery. It was made of limestone and had nice stained-glass
windows. As far as we could tell, the crematory was still used as it was locked
up pretty tight. We were able to get into the basement area, but nothing much
was down there except for wasps and trash. We looked around for some stairs that
would lead up to the main part of the crematory, but didn't find anything. If
you have any more information or pictures of the Sunset Crematory, please email with details.
| Location Information: Active Cemetery |
| The crematory is in Sunset Cemetery off of US Route 40 near Alton; Franklin County. |
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