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Okaloosa County Buries 28 Unclaimed Dead at Annual Memorial

Okaloosa County held its 11th annual Lazarus Memorial Service on Monday, providing dignified burials for 28 people who died without family or financial means. The interfaith ceremony at Beal Memorial Cemetery in Fort Walton Beach, organized by county officials and clergy from 20 congregations, has interred 724 individuals since its inception in 2016.

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