Missing Headstone: Hadyn's Grave Lacks Dignity

0:00It's March 28th. This is Birmingham News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. A 24-year-old woman named Hayden O'Kane Griffin lost her life in a car crash on December 12th, 2019, right and fully, Alabama. Her family turns a pie-and-rest funeral home for arrangements and bought a headstone for $1,800, paying it off back in 2021. The more than four years later, that headstone still hasn't shown up at her grave. The holdup has crushed her mom, Amy O'Kane, who says it strips away her daughter's dignity. Amy used to visit the site for every holiday, leaving gifts, but now the empty spot hurts too much, so she stays away. After getting no answers from the funeral home, she filed a complaint with the Alabama Funeral Service Board. Folks remember Hayden as a bright spark, who lit up runes with her smile. He graduated Foley High School, became a drum major in college, earned a pre-med degree from the University of West Alabama, and worked as a dental, assistant, eyeing dental school

1:04to help others. Now other families are speaking out too, like the Nelson's, who reported the issue to the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office. The funeral home's area manager claims they're finally ordering the missing markers, and will handle any paid orders. I maze holding onto Hayden's joyful legacy while pushing for closure, hoping soon the grave site reflects the amazing life her daughter lived.