The mystery of the misplaced gravemarker has yet to be solved, as Gleichen RCMP are still looking for the final resting place of Father Frank Crummy.
The Drumheller Mail reported in its January 11 edition that Gleichen RCMP were requesting the public’s assistance in locating information on a grave marker found at a rural residence in Wheatland County. After about a month, they have still not located where the stone originated.
“We haven’t made any progress because the grave stone is still here, and we still haven’t found the right location of it,” said Constable Adam Dell of the Gleichen RCMP.
The story garnered much interest and the detachment has received a number of tips on its origin, but none have provided any answers.
inSide Drumheller made enquiries with the church community on the hunch that the title “Father” on the marker may have indicated a man of the cloth. However, the paper learned there were no priests in the Catholic or Anglican churches in Alberta that went by this name.
Constable Dell said they had a lead that pointed to Grande Prairie, from a relative of a Frank Crummy, with the same name and dates, however the tombstone in Grande Prairie is intact.
If anyone has more information on the gravemarker, or where the gravestone belongs, contact the Gleichen RCMP at 403-734-3056.
