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The large monument pictured here marks the burial place of one of Meridian, Mississippi's most well-known citizens, Lewis Andrew Ragsdale, Sr. Born on November 20, 1819, Mr. Ragsdale died on December 10, 1886. He is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery near other members of this prominent Mississippi family.