11-year-old uses lemonade stand to raise money to buy special headstone for her late father

NewsWorldAmericas11-year-old uses lemonade stand to raise money to buy special headstone for her late fatherKaylee Hernandez was delighted to see a line formed at her stand before the Lemonade Day event even startedErin Keller In Ohio Wednesday 06 May 2026 17:29 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971665","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-lemonade-stand-headstone-father-b2971665.html","title":"11-year-old uses lemonade stand to raise money and buy headstone for her late father"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-15101","index":0}Kaylee Hernandez, 11, of Lubbock, Texas, used the near $3,000 she earned from a lemonade stand to pay for her late father's headshot almost two years after he died (KCBD)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Frid...