Baby Maytie Raker finally got a headstone today at the Inglewood Park Cemetery, 120 years after her death. City and park leaders honored the 4-month-old, they said to correct history. “We got to do the Raker family justice,” Inglewood City Councilmember Alex Padilla said.
A review of historical records revealed that Maytie Raker’s grave had remained unmarked for generations. She was the first person laid to rest at the cemetery on July 20, 1906.
“Today is one of those gone, but never forgotten moments. And we celebrate the life of Maytie …” Padilla said…