I want to visit Patsy's grave. Can you tell me how to get there?
Patsy is buried in Shenandoah Memorial Park outside Winchester,
Virginia. Take I-81 to Exit #313, US Hwy. 50. If you're coming from the
North, turn left off the exit. You will encounter the
intersection with US 522. There is a Texas Steakhouse and a Travelodge
on the right. Turn right on US 522. If you are coming from the South,
the exit ramp makes a cloverleaf directly to the US 50/US 522
Intersection. Continue through the intersection and head South on US
522 for approximately 1 - 1½ miles. Shenandoah Memorial Park is
on the right.
There are two options available to access the gravesite. Visitors can
enter the cemetery proper through the first (North) gate, and turn
right on the first driveway. Patsy's grave is at the top of a small
hill, next to a memorial stone bench. The grave is usually decorated,
making it easy to locate. However, as a courtesy, Shenandoah has placed
a directional marker just across the driveway from the gravesite.
Patsy's grave is marked by a simple, flat, bronze marker that reads:
Virginia H. (Patsy Cline) Dick
1932-1963
Death Can Not Kill What Never Dies
Love
Omps Funeral Home, located directly in front of Shenandoah, provides
visitors access via a stairway leading from their parking lot to the
cemetery drive just across from Patsy's grave. In recent years, this
has become the preferred alternative to fans attending the Labor Day
Weekend Memorial Service.
Memorials to Patsy within Shenandoah include the North and South
entrance gates, built under the direction of Charlie Dick, each
containing a plaque dedicating them in Patsy's memory. Also, a 55 ft.
memorial bell tower is located in the southeast corner of the cemetery,
next to the lake. This is visible from Patsy's grave. A section of US
522, including the portion in front of Shenandoah, has been designated
the Patsy Cline Memorial Highway.
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