Albert Gaskin, a caretaker at Evergreen Cemetery in Boyle Heights, holds the ashes of Jean Comstock, a retired Long Beach city minute clerk who died Sept. 24. Comstock, 79, a divorced woman with no heirs, was nearly buried in a pauper’s grave at Evergreen before a fellow city clerk decided to raise the funds to place her ashes in a niche at Forest Lawn cemetery in Cypress. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Larry Herrera, right, a Long Beach city clerk, and Albert Gaskin stand at a pauper’s grave at Evergreen Cemetery. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The Rev. Michael C. Brown of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Long Beach, left, and Larry Herrera head to the service for Jean Comstock at Forest Lawn cemetery. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Larry Herrera watches as Miguel Cervantes puts the ashes of Jean Comstock in a niche at Forest Lawn cemetery in Cypress after a service Friday for the retired Long Beach city employee. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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Larry Herrera stands next to the ashes of Jean Comstock. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
