BATON ROUGE, La. — About 60 miles east of Los Angeles, just south of Riverside, California, adjacent to March Air Reserve Base is a lush oasis in the middle of desert terrain.
Within Section 64 of Riverside National Cemetery, at Plot No. 2854, lies the final resting place of William and Betty Daniels. William and Betty, husband and wife for 50 years, were laid to rest here in March 2021 in a single burial ceremony.
They perished within a month of one other from the same affliction: COVID-19.
“Beloved daddy and mama,” their headstone reads, a Christian cross and a praying angel inscribed above their names.