Why Was Ronnie Van Zant’s Grave Moved Again? The Graves of Lynyrd Skynyrd and their Families 2024
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Ronald Wayne Van Zant (January 15, 1948 - October 20, 1977) was an American singer, best known as the original lead vocalist, primary lyricist and a founding member of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was the older brother of Johnny Van Zant, the current Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist, and Donnie Van Zant, the founder and vocalist of the rock band .38 Special.
On October 20, 1977, a plane carrying the band between shows from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ran out of fuel outside Gillsburg, Mississippi. The passengers had been informed about potential problems with the Convair CV-240 and were told to brace for a crash. Van Zant died on impact from head injuries suffered after the aircraft struck a tree. Bandmates Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines, along with assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray, were also killed. The rest of the band were seriously injured. Van Zant was 29 years old.
Van Zant's younger brother, Johnny, took over as the new lead singer when the band reunited in 1987.
Ex-Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King recalls the intense sadness of Van Zant's funeral, noting that people in attendance were so overcome with grief that they were literally falling down. Van Zant was buried in Orange Park, Florida, in 1977. His body was relocated after vandals broke into his tomb and that of bandmate Steve Gaines on June 29, 2000. Van Zant's casket was pulled out and dropped on the ground. The bag containing Gaines' remains was torn open and some scattered onto the grass. Their mausoleums at Orange Park remain as memorials for fans to visit.
Ten years later, the new location of their interment was accidentally revealed by a Craigslist ad. A family selling two plots they decided not to retain, ran a Craigslist ad and stated the plots were in the Jacksonville Memory Gardens Cemetery in Orange Park, Florida, adjacent to Ronnie Van Zant's tomb.
According to the cemetery listing website Find-a-Grave, Van Zant was reburied at Riverside Memorial Park in Jacksonville, near the grave of his father Lacy and mother Marion. Both his current resting place and the empty mausoleum in Orange Park are listed, with the statement: "Due to the June 29th, 2000 vandalization of his original grave site, his casket was moved to this new location and buried in a massive underground concrete burial vault. To open the vault would require a tractor with a lift capacity of several tons. It is also patrolled by security."
In 2022, Ronnie Van Zant’s grave was moved again, this time to another location in the same cemetery.
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I do wonder about some people's thought processes sometimes! Messing with the remains, jeez. Why would they do that 🤦🏻♀️ Thanks Scott. Very interesting ❤️
Thank you Lisa ! It makes no sense! And thank you so much for your generosity toward my channel. You’re awesome
I agree may he r.ip.❤
Agree, unless the Van Zant family is planning a family burial plot . There seems to be no other graves right now in Ronnie’s vicinity .
What do you mean the many graves of Ronnie Van Zant? Did they bury each piece of him separately? 😂
I love Lynyrd Skynyrd
I’m honored to own a guitar autographed by all the original members. Truly blessed
Wow that's amazing!!!!!!
Want a cookie? lol
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Can you imagine Steve and Cassie's dad. He lost both kids and his wife in under 2 years. That's a blow you don't see coming. 😢
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It's heartbreaking. They were both so talented. Ronnie said Steve was good enough to go solo.
Wouldn’t want to imagine
So tragic😢😢😢
Like Gene said God has his plan he jus don't get to tell ya yet
Scott, my husband asked me about this TWO Days Ago! I thought he had Lost His Mind! This Freaking Gave Me HUGE Chills! I Will Tell Him, Thanks!
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This band got me through a dark time when my mom passed away I’ve listened to them my whole life.. rip peace fellas thanks for the music that will live on
Love Lynyrd Skynyrd.Such talent lost in a plane crash. Rest easy Ronnie and fellow members. Gone but never forgotten.🌹🌹 Once again, thank you scott.
I love that he is by the pond. I always heard how much he loved fishing. It is perfect spot for him to be laid to rest. How sad that his wife has had to move him so many times. May he finally be at peace and left alone.
His wife Judy buried him the first time. The next time his Dad went to court to do it and a small monument was placed where he was buried with the Van Zants.
Judy was kept out of Lynyrd Skynrd LLC a new Corporation thru hostile takeover by Gary Rossington. Judy was nice enough to help start the Free Bird Park in Jacksonville
I wonder if he saw the "No Fishing" sign....😂
Ronnie is fishing. No sign would stop him.
This cemetery is just beautiful. I love Ronnie's final location best of all. It's really sad that celebrities can't just be left to rest in peace because of vandals. They go most of their lives trying to keep clear of the bad guys, and then when they are gone, their families are left to worry about their graves being safe. It never ends. I love this video, Scott, as always you did a beautiful job. May Ronnie finally be left to rest in peace ❤ 💐
Love your videos brother, I'm from Ireland and I've never been to America so it's amazing seeing the graves and neighbourhoods off famous singers, actors etc thank you for all the videos
I hope to get to Jacksonville one day to visit their graves. My favorite band of ALL TIME! Thanks for the video Scott. ❤ Johnny Van Zants daughter Lindsay died in 2018 at the age of 35 of cancer. I think she is buried there too.
Yes she is I was unable to find her , I knew she was near Ronnie’s new resting place
One of my favorite bands back in the day and listen today just as often. Thanks Scott I appreciate the fantastic work you do.
Saw them in concert at University of Toronto Convocation Hall in the 70s. Great band.
Desecrating a grave is lowest of all lows. They call themselves fans but go ahead and destroy their forever resting place. Thank you Scott for always keeping us updated. I've learned so much thru your channel. Thank you❤
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Probably Neil Young fans.
His grave was not desecrated the second time ! She just moved it because his daughter was buried beside him and she didn’t;T like it !!!
you got that right its lowest of lows
I have always loved and will always love Lynyrd Skynyrd music. Are all of the bandmates gone now? RIP to all that have been lost. Thank you, Scotty you are the best!❤
All except artimus Pyle and Leslie Hawkins.....😊
Thank you!@@cherylsmith-zw7pe
The new spot is beautiful. Sickening they had to move him again.
How peaceful In front of the small pond. I was there last year. I had been told Ronnie was buried with his favorite fishing pole and famous black hat.
He was buried, hatless, in a tuxedo, per Judy's requirement.
'Tuesday's Gone' and 'Simple Man' are in my Top 5 songs of ALL time, and there's been a LOT of music that's gone through this old brain and bones, of all styles and genres. Timeless is the best word I can use to describe Skynyrd. Thank you for your bloodhound diligence in tracking down the new final (?) plot for Ronnie. Knowing Gary and Billy are that close by, as well as Leon and Allen, somehow puts my mind at ease.
BTW, Ed King, guitarist with both incarnations of Skynyrd, died from cancer 7 years after a heart transplant in 2018, was cremated and cremains given to his family. Original drummer Bob Burns, who had a mental break and quit in 1974, died in 2015 in a car crash, was cremated and given to his wife. Original bass player and co-founder of the band Larry Junstrom, who quit in 1971 to join Ronnie's brother Donnie's band .38 Special, died in 2019 from a brain tumor. He is buried at Jacksonville Memory Gardens.
Sorry to hog the comments but I grew up listening to Skynyrd and wanted to mention Ed, Bob and Larry. 🎵❤🕊
I feel for the family having to move Ronnie so many times. But no matter when we all leave this earth, the music still lives on and changes generations for years to come. Stay blessed Scott and safe travels! ❤
As a Big Skynyrd Fan I do appreciate this video Scott, I knew alot of the band members were all in the same Cemetery or near each other. RIP to all of them who passed. ❤ Ronnie's grave is beautiful and he loved the water and fishing.
My favorite Skynyrd is Tuesdays Gone, I love that song great video Scott
Absolutely beautiful Scott! What a amazing Tribute Bro! Luv&Peace, RIP to one rocks best singer's on the planet Ronnie VanZant. condolences to the other epic people lost in the crash. RIP....awesome job Scott Cheers!💛✌🏼💫
The cemetery is beautiful
Thank you Scott for showing us and always do an amazing job ❤🙏👍
Rest in peace 🕊️✌️
What kind of person vandalizes a grave? Famous or not, what possible gratification can you get out of that? Such a shame. Great job as usual Scott
It's twisted. Grave robbers are a sick population
Tuesdays gone is my fave too. RIP
My aunt got me into lynyrd skynyrd and love them still my aunt passed away a couple years ago I still miss her so much we were very close we used to go to the 100 keggers with all the Harley’s and he was played a lot I’ll never forget them or forget the amazing memories I have you are amazing Scott much love always ❤❤
I don't understand why people wanted to steel a body. Let him rest in peace. I hope they never doing that again. I'm just angry. Thank you Scott for sharing and telling this story. May Ronnie rest in peace 💞
Because some people are deranged
I have listened to the old school Skynyrd since I was a boy. Now that all of them are gone it's an end of a chapter that will live forever!🎉
Man I would have loved to shake your hand man! Several of my family members are buried in Riverside memorial. Love the channel!!!!🤘🏼
Thank you so much Gary! Hope to meet you one day as well.
Oh my goodness!Thank you for covering this event
Gene Odom just passed away on Nov. 13 2023 was their security. He had a lot of stories. Jordan had him on his channel quite often. Love your channel Scott.
I think your mistaken about gene passing.....he just did a video also about Ronnie's final resting place not too long ago...
Gene passed away? I see nothing saying that.
@@Gatorinnola he just did a video on his channel "hanging with gene" 2 weeks ago
@@Gatorinnola I just googled it and that is what it said.
Different Gene Odom
TY for sharing the story about where the lead singer of lynard skynard band and a few of the band members are resting . It's ashame people are cruel to disturb resting places of high profile people . Thanks for everything you do .
I started crying Scott!!! You did a fabulous job on this thank you
I visited about a week after Gary Rossington died. I met some fellow fans and one of them had a direct line to Gene Odom. She called him so we could locate Ronnie’s “new grave” and it sounded like he believed Ronnie is really there by the pond now. I’m not sure how much that clears anything up, but that was my experience. Heads up, definitely watch for snakes down there. The gators will be easier to see, but there were several snakes when I got down there. It’s good to see that they’ve continued working on the new location. It was an outline when I was there.
After they tried to remove Ronnie he was moved to where his family wanted him to begin with.It's been said he was moved near the pond so Judy can be buried close to him but it is a Beautiful Resting Place🦅
She remarried not long after the tragedy. What about his daughter that wanted to be buried next to him...
@konkylie-3000 Alot of us were & still are upset that she moved him.Tammy was buried in her spot Sadly her Daddy wasn't beside her
@@TuesdayLoew yes sad.
I’ve learned a lot about Lynyrd Skynyrd. My dad is in a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band here in Arizona called Mr. Skynyrd. Which you should check out by the way. A lot of people don’t know that Ronnie Van Zandt used to tell people he would never live to see 30 oddly enough he died at the age of 29 just a few months before his 30th birthday.
Scott, if an alligator goes after you, run in a zig zag pattern. FYI. The plane crash tragedy...so sad. Brought tears to my eyes again. Take care.
Huge part of my youth. I'm 56, graduated in 85. And Kid Rock is keeping it alive for us in the present.
Kid Rock is a lightweight poseur stealing other peoples songs. Ronnie deserves a far better tribute that that chucklehead.
Great video Scott , Skynyrd what a great band .. Johnnie carried the torch well too
His resting place is so perfect and peaceful. Such a beautiful soul resting in peace. Thank you Scott🕊️
Scott congrats on hitting 250k subs. Well deserved keep it up!!!
This is my #1 on my bucket list. I love Ronnie, have since I saw him on tv. In 1977 I was 13. I have never been affected by anybody more in my life than Ronnie. I just want to be that close, which is as close as I will ever be and pay my respects and thank the man himself. Rip Ronnie you are forever loved and missed.
Thank you so much Scott for covering Ronnie and the others. Always loved them
RIP Ronnie!! His final resting place is beautiful!! Thank you for the great video Scott!! You are great!! Love you and love your channel!! Thank you for taking us to all the locations!! May they all RIP!! Much love!! ❤️❤️💙💙💖💖💜💜🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏💕💕💕💕😢😢✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️
Wow Scott, you never cease to amaze me. Never knew the history of Ronnie Van Zant . Thank you Scott!! ❤❤❤
Robert seemed really cool! What a beautiful cemetery and respectful grave. ♥ Thank you for these vids Scott. Stay safe!
I’m so glade there all together. I think that’s amazing. love how there graves are so close to each other .
My husband, our daughter (our only child), and his grandparents and mother are all buried right across that road from the pond. Every time I visit them, I can turn and see the fountain and say my little silent prayer for everyone who has left us from LS.
One of, if not the best southern rock band to ever do it. R.I.P Ronnie, Steve, Cassie, Allen, Gary, Ed, Billy, Bob, Leon, and Larry. My condolences to all their families.
Well done Scott its really nice to do this for all of us who can't make that journey. Thanks Jay
You managed to turn me onto some more good music Scott! Tuesdays gone now a new favourite ❤❤
You are so amazing in your videos Scott, you cover everything with such warmth heart and soul, Hope you get a visit over here to England and visit some amazing celebrities graves, sadly we have too many here also but I know you would tell theirs stories beautifully❤
everyoneoves lanyard skyward too bad people don't know how to let the. rest In peace condolences to the family and his daughter everyone is gone except his 2 brothers and daughter we will always miss and love you you'll never be forgotten thxz Scott for doing this video meant alot
man he moved more than most people do alive! RIP Ronnie & Family! Great video...awesome how Robert reconized you!
Thank you, Scott. I always enjoy your Skynyrd vlogs. I was fortunate to know both Steve and Cassie, as we all lived a few miles from one another. Steve and Cassie in Miami, OK and me in Joplin, MO. We were all quite young then, I being the youngest of all. According to family members, Steve is definitely in the original location you visited in this vlog. Theresa was Steve's widow, who remarried, hence the last name Rapp.
Over the years, I have become acquainted with the survivors, as well as their spouses and children. This past year we lost Gary, and as far as I'm concerned, LS is now more of a tribute band these days, in my opinion. Rest in peace Ronnie, Cassie, Steve, the others who perished in the crash, and the rest who have gone on. "Tuesday's Gone..."Safe travels, Scott.-Joe from Joplin MO
Wow that is amazing that you knew Steve and Cassie! Thank you for sharing that story Joe
You're welcome, Scott. Keep up the amazing work! I really appreciate you.@@SCOTTONTAPE
The cemetery is just so beautiful. So serene! Scott you always do an amazing job with your videos! You show so much respect and reverence for stars ! Some gone too soon. ❤🙏🏽
It’s still so hard to believe that they are All gone now!!! 💔😭 Oh how I loved them all some very much… 💞❤️ Thank you Scott for showing us where Gary was buried at. Everything you do, Thank you!!! 👍🫶💋
Hi Scott, what a horrific accident, there wasn’t much left of the plane, too many people died that day. RIP to Ronnie van Zant and his family members that have passed 💐💐💐, RIP to all the victims of the plane crash. 💐💐💐💐, I hope you are all free as a bird now. What a beautiful cemetery, so well looked after, beautiful grave for Ronnie. 💐💐. Thank you Scott 🤟🏼✌️❤️
Tuesday gone a great song. You’re right brother.
its a shame people cant leave graves alone and just honor them and admire them. no reason to vandalize them
Jacksonville Memory Gardens on Blanding is actually IN Orange Park. 😅
Once you cross the bridge past Argyle Forest from 295 south, you are in Clay county.
I saw Judy say in an interview that there was 10 ft of concrete around his grave. Just because of the idiots messing with his resting place.
Sad how so called fans were chipping pieces of the older headstones off.
Not there people. 😅 wherever we go and listen to Lynyrd Skynyd-- he is there. As a fan his music is in our heart.
I heard that Judy made that memorial there so fans can pay respects but Ronnie isnt there but cremated and Judy or Melody has his ashes. Judy lives in Orange Park by doctors lake. Or used to.
They all died too young and are missed. Nice video man. 👍
You do a great job Scott. Love Skynyrd.
Its so sad that people desecrated there graves. Thank you for taking us to there graves. I played there greatest hits for my kids. Sweet home Alabama was there favorite!❤
I always get Scott's notifications love to see his video also why continue to mess with someone's remains famous or not people are so disrespectful need to leave anyone who passed away from lynard skynard graves alone let them all rip think about how would u feel if someone messed with ur grave after passing away and ur family continued to move u it's a d shame people are like that
I had a hard time watching this one Scott so many memories came rushing back but I made it with a tear ❤
I still remember when the plane went down when we lost them.i cried. Thay are gone but not forgotten. Thanks for this Scott
Another very interesting one Mr Scott❤
Hi Scott looking forward to this video you doing great job ❤
Thanks Scott- another great video. Hopefully Ronnie is done moving around> Has been gone for a long time. RIP Ronnie!
Aww brilliant Scott thanks for sharing this
Lynyrd Skynryd were so good I loved them
I can't imagine how many times they have moved him not right for the family to continue to move their lives ones cause others like to mess with anyone from lynard skynard rip to all that passed away leave all their graves alone let the family have a piece of mind
Still love their music. ❤
Love your videos bro thank u for the hard work u put in on these makes my day love learning new things
Cool Scott!! I live in Tampa. Great video 🤘
I really like this final location of Ronnie. Nice and perfect and peaceful out looking the pond. I like too have a place like this looking out to the pond.
Another amazing video Scott!!!
Sweet ❤😇🎸🎵 Thank you Scott for showing us their resting place ⚰️🌹💕😇
Thank you Scott so deeply appreciated for this many Thanks Rodders 🤘🏻🎸🇬🇧🇬🇧😎from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Very great video. I didn't know that there were so many Van Zants. My favorite song is Free Bird.
I agree with you Scott. I love Tuesdays Gone. That guitar riff is the greatest. It made Happy Gilmore such a great movie.
Wow great video Skynyrd was one of my favorite bands ever love the channel keep up the good work👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Wait a darn minute. You were in Jacksonville and I didn’t get to meet you? Well I do live in South Georgia but I’m only a couple hours away. Anyways, I finally got to drive by and see his newest resting area a few months back. First time I gotten a chance to actually see him. It’s a lovely spot over looking the little water hole.
Nice video Scott. The memories that this band has left behind are just as legendary as the band itself.❤
Much love Scott thank you again for these videos 😢so sad , tragic loss 💔
Thank you for this.
It takes a special kind of sicko to mess with someone's remains! Beautiful video. It's so sad to lose so many kids in one plane crash.
My mother is buried next to the Van Zandt’s. She was good friends with the mother.
Wow that’s incredible
Great video. Thanks!
I remember the hearing news when i was in school. Already 47 years have passed, almost a half a century. Wow. Rest in Peace to all of them.
Great job Scott! Tuesday's Gone is one of my favorites too❤
Nice job Scott! Thanks for going out there. You better believe this band had a huge impact and a lot of people loved and still love them. Hope all is well you be safe out there see you later.
As always, good job;)
Tuesdays Gone is my Fav song as well !!
Great Job Scott! Grew up in Jax and went to Lee high school where they were formed. You also visited my Familes old funeral home in Detroit covering Houdinis last days. Wish I knew you were in town, you were just down the street from” the place called jug” from the song. We could’ve had a PBR! Keep up the good work!😊
Watching from England, always love your videos scott,fascinating watch
Scott, I love you and have been a subscriber for awhile now. I just understand why you would tell his final resting place when for so long now his family has been trying to put him at peace.
His grave site is listed online and many photos of it tho?
So happy to home to watch it!
Very Interesting Video!
Thank you so much Scott for what you do!!!! I deeply appreciate it!
Scott, It's truly amazing that you would post a video about this, I can truly relate to this because when my wife & I first got married we purchased a funeral package from jacksonville memory gardens because at that time we thought we'd be having a typical type of funeral. The package included one plot & one casket and was designed to have my wife & I stacked on top of each other. We have since decided to both be cremated and no longer have any use for what we paid for. And the bad thing about it is that jacksonville memory gardens isn't interested in buying it back from us. I'd surely be interested in selling this to someone at a reduced cost.
I can't believe someone who do that to a body. What is wrong with them! That's unforgivable.