A bench placed by Aiken in the Bonaventure Cemetery family plot takes the place of a headstone. It is inscribed with the words:
Cosmos Mariner
Destination Unknown
Conrad Porter Aiken
Born in Savannah, GA. August 5, 1889
Died in Savannah, GA. August 17, 1973
Mary Hoover Aiken
December 11, 1905 - October 22, 1992
Give My Love to the World
In the same plot, the double headstone of Conrad Aiken's parents is inscribed with identical dates of death for each parent, February 27, 1901, standing as a solemn reminder of the early tragedy of the poet's traumatic childhood.
Location: The Conrad Aiken Burial Site is located at Lot 78 in Section H, where Johnny Mercer Lane meets Aiken Lane.
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