Laura Kelly
The following is from Mississippi Off the Beaten Path, 3rd ed., by Marlo Carter Kirkpatrick (p. 57): "When Laura Kelly died in 1890, her devastated husband sent her photo and favorite clothing to a renowned sculptor in Italy, asking that the artist immortalize his beautiful wife in stone. The Kellys' house was under construction at the time of Laura's death, and her grieving husband's next instruction was to the builder. Mr. Kelly ordered a third story be added to the house so that he could look out across the cemetery and see the statue of his beloved wife gazing back at him."
Laura Kelly
The following is from Mississippi Off the Beaten Path, 3rd ed., by Marlo Carter Kirkpatrick (p. 57): "When Laura Kelly died in 1890, her devastated husband sent her photo and favorite clothing to a renowned sculptor in Italy, asking that the artist immortalize his beautiful wife in stone. The Kellys' house was under construction at the time of Laura's death, and her grieving husband's next instruction was to the builder. Mr. Kelly ordered a third story be added to the house so that he could look out across the cemetery and see the statue of his beloved wife gazing back at him."