These Famous Gravesites Are The Most Visited In Michigan

We've all heard the famous saying, "The only thing guaranteed in life is death and taxes" and honestly this couldn't be more true. I've learned throughout my life that we will pay taxes on almost everything and income taxes every year for life and no matter what happens, all of our lives end in death. The other thing about death is that it's not cheap either as your family must spend a pretty penny for post-mortem arrangements.

Life may end when someone dies but their memories and stories often live on for years beyond their passing. People will celebrate their lost loved ones on their birthdays, significant anniversaries, holidays, and other times during the year. Another thing that people do for their dead loved ones is visiting their gravesite, leaving flowers and sharing new happenings in their life. This will often bring comfort as they feel they have connected with someone they miss so much. Most of the time only loved ones visit someone's grave but when you're famous, that changes.

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Famous people are known all over the country and sometimes the world for the things they did or accomplished while physically here on Earth. Those accomplishments and status drive people to visit the gravesites of these monumental figures to show their respects but also to honor their legacy. There are famous people buried all over the world as each person's burial location is significant to them in some way. So, which famous people have gravesites in Michigan that are frequently visited by tons of people?

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Surprisingly, Michigan has a handful of famous people buried within the state as some of them have family here, others were born here, and others were living there at the end of their life. Of course, there are gravesites for members of the Ford and Kellogg families but also names like Bo Schembechler and many Motown greats. What other famous people are buried in Michigan?

For starters names like Rosa Parks and Sojourner Truth highlight the list due to their historical value to not only the black community but the United States. Also, one of the greatest voices to ever grace the Earth, Aretha Franklin is not only buried in Detroit but was also born there. Rosa Parks and David Ruffin, another Motown legend, are buried in Detroit while Sojourner Truth is buried in Battle Creek.

Verne Troyer, C.W Post (inventor of Post), and Bobby Debarge are also buried in Michigan, but they aren't as popular as the others. There's no way to accurately calculate how many people are visiting these gravesites but we can guess that the most famous figures of Rosa Parks, Aretha Franklin, Sojourner Truth, and David Ruffin are drawing the largest crowds.