MIWAYNE-L Archives

From:
Subject: Happy Ending
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 16:20:21 EDT

This was in a resent newpaper in Oakland county and I thought some of you
might be interested in it. I am on several lists and I have grown very
attached to Cemeterys in the past 3 years of research. This really made me
feel good.. and I thought I would share it with you.. Hope you enjoy it..
Cheryl


19th Centruy gravestone returned to White Lake Township
Milissa jayne died at the dawn of the Civil War in 1861, at the age of 42.
She was buried in the oldest section of the White Lake Cemetery on McKeachie
Road, but until last week it would have been hard to find exactly where.

At some point 0presumably in the twentieth century- an unknown party removed
the stone that marked Jayne's grave. But soon the stone will be returned to
its home at no 1 south section, block 17, lot 4, the oldest protion of white
Lake Cemetery.

"Its been in Highland, we believe, for a very long time, but precisely how
long is unknown," said White Lake Twonship Clerk Jo Spencer. "The break on
the stone was not a fresh break. It was pretty worn." Two weeks ago, a
Highland woman out walking by the Huntwood Place subdivision developement off
of Wardlow Road found the sandstone slab in a wooded area amongst a
collection of old automobile parts. She and her husband reported the
discovery to Highland Twonship Clerk Bill Brian, who in turn called Spencer.
"There's no telling how long it had been there," Brian said.

On Monday, July 17, Brian met with Spencer and other White Lake officals at
the Huntwood Place location. They retrieved the Jayne gravestone, which
Brain estimated weighed about 100 pounds, Spencer has asked the White Lake
Police Department to check their records for any past reports of cemetery
vandalism.

White Lake Twonship Trustee Jay Brendal has also been the township sexton for
the past 10 years. He expects to reinstall the stone next week at the latest.

"We'll probably just lay it down in front of where it originally was,"
Brendal said. "It's so fragile, if we try to glue or drill the stone, it'll
just break off again."

Millissa Jayne will be able to rest again in peace, and dignity.

This thread:

• Happy Ending by