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Johnny Vardeman: Storm victims cemetery marker in need of repair
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The enscription is fading on the monument to victims of the 1936 Gainesville tornado at Alta Vista Cemetery.
More than 200 people died in the April 6, 1936, tornado that blew through the heart of Gainesville. Some of those remain unidentified to this day, and some were officially listed as “missing.” Three weeks after the tornado, a memorial service was held for the unknown and missing at First Methodist Church.