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From: "Sharon Withers" <>
Subject: Re: [CROLEY] Cemetery Clean-Up and Reunion
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:20:35 -0500
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I will be happy to help. Perhaps we can arrange a dinner at the Lodge at
Cumberland Falls State Park one night. The food is good and the view is
great!

Sharon Withers
----- Original Message -----
From: "June Bork" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 7:06 PM
Subject: [CROLEY] Cemetery Clean-Up and Reunion


> Croley Cemetery Clean-Up and Reunion
>
> Last December, Sharon Croley Patterson wrote concerning the terrible
> condition of the Croley Cemetery in Whitley County, Kentucky on Upper Cane
> Creek where her ancestor Richard Caswell Croley (1806-1883) was buried.
> His headstone can no longer be read and the foot stone has only the
letters
> "R.C." Sharon said there are about 25 readable headstones in this huge
> cemetery that needs restoration badly. Richard was called Cas/Cass, the
> 5th and last child of Littleberry Croley and Mary Gibson. He married
Emily
> Bennett in 1831.
>
> Several of our subscribers have shown interest in a clean-up and reunion.
>
> SO, WE HAVE GREAT NEWS! Joyce Enochs has consented to be Chairwoman in
> organizing a two-day, two cemetery clean-up and reunion this next July.
> The two cemeteries will be the one Sharon Patterson mentioned on Upper
Cane
> Creek and the Nathan Lawson Cemetery on Mud Creek, commonly called the Lot
> Cemetery. Joyce descends from Littleberry and Mary through their third
> child, Elizabeth Croley who married James Lawson.
>
> I am especially excited over this project as my husband has promised we
> will attend if my health permits. I hope everyone will help promote this
> project and do whatever it takes to make it a huge success. As soon as
> Joyce fills us in on some of the plans that she has already made, we can
get
> busy in telling the world about it. Plus, we will greatly appreciate
> suggestions from ALL OF YOU. Joyce has lots of relatives and friends in
> Whitley who will help including some great Kentucky cooking.
>
> I can hardly wait to meet all of my cousins. Wish Jack were alive to hear
> about this exciting news. Best regards, June
>
>
>
>
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