2020 customer of Lepler business in Grand Island is tired of waiting for parents' headstone JEFF BAHR Nov 3, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In June of 2020, Dave Wiersbe signed a contract with Monument Advisors to buy a headstone for his parents, who died in 2019.kAm(:6CD36 :D DE:== H2:E:?8 7@C E96 9625DE@?6[ 2?5 96VD FAD6E 23@FE :E]k^AmkAmw6VD 2=D@ 2?8CJ E92E A6@A=6 7C@> vC2?5 xD=2?5 2C6?VE C6EFC?:?8 9:D A9@?6 42==D]k^AmkAm(:6CD36 42?VE 86E 2 C6EFC? 42== 7C@> A6@A=6 :? E96 4@FCE DJDE6>[ 3@E9 @? E96 AF3=:4 5676?56C D:56 2?5 :? E96 w2== r@F?EJ pEE@C?6JVD ~77:46] uC@> E96 =24< @7 C6DA@?D6[ (:6CD36 4@?4=F565 E92E ?@ @?6 :? E96 w2== r@F?EJ ;FDE:46 DJDE6> Q92D 366? 6G6? 2 3:E DJ>A2E96E:4Q E@ 9:D A=:89E]k^Am kAmz6==: {6A=6C[ E96 @H?6C @7 |@?F>6?E p5G:D@CD[ H2D D6?E6?465 $6AE] b_ E@ `d J62CDV AC@32E:@? 2?5 @C56C65 E@ A2J Saee[ebe :? 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