‘666’: Utah Tombstone Identifies Satan As Cause Of Death

A recent trip to Salt Lake City led me to the gravesite of one of the most discussed eternal residents of the city's largest cemetery. What's written on the deceased woman's grave marker has been a topic of debate in Utah for close to 70 years.

The Salt Lake City Cemetery is the largest in the state, at approximately 250 acres. The grounds are also the final resting places for 10 former presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to FOX 13.

One stone slab in particular has been visited and discussed more than all others in the 179 year existence of the cemetery that sits at 200 North Street.

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The Grave Marker Of One Of Salt Lake City Cemetery's Most Popular Residents Claims Death Was Caused By The Devil

The first thing that caught my eye as I drove toward this mysterious plot was just the scale of the cemetery. Tombstones can be viewed as far as the eye can see in every direction.

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"Victim of the Beast 666," is carved into the grave marker of one Lilly E. Gray, whose plot at the Salt Lake City Cemetery has been the discussion of numerous podcasts and state news stories. We had to use a plot locator website to find Lilly's grave. The numerical sequence of "666" is most commonly associated with symbolizing the Antichrist.

There are mixed stories online regarding Lilly's cause of death. There are mentions of natural causes, murder, and even kidnapping in the family all possibly playing a role in Gray's demise. She lived from June 6, 1881, to November 14, 1958, according to her marker.

Do you know what really happened to Lilly E. Gray?