The Mother of the Mother Road
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psteelman1
N 35° 34.777 W 098° 34.664
14S E 538258 N 3937405
This is the final resting place of the "Mother of the Mother Road"
Waymark Code: WM142J4
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2021
Views: 5
Lucille Hamons ran the Provine Service Station,in Hydro, OK. She lived in a set of rooms above the gas pumps, for nearly 60 years, until the day she died on August 18, 2000. Late in life she became a Route 66 celebrity, known for her years of hot plate breakfasts, cold beer, and friendly assistance to motorists.
Her fans probably wouldn't have minded if she had been buried under the asphalt of Route 66, but her daughters had her interred three miles away, in the Hydro Masonic Cemetery.
Lucille's white tombstone is easy to spot; half of its surface area is engraved with a big Route 66 sign. The stone mentions her biography, her membership in the Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame, her honorary song ("Mother of the Mother Road"), and the fact that she "Died at Home on Route 66."
The grave is routinely festooned with flowers left by detouring well-wishers.
Americana: Service Station
Significant Interest: Memorial
Milestone or Marker: Other Icon
Web Site Address: [Web Link]
Address of Icon: Not listed
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