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From: "evelyn sell" <>
Subject: Re: [MO-CEM] Waddill cemetery
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 16:25:31 -0500

Darlene
I am glad to know this about abandoned cemeteries. I had not heard of
it. It is great what Annie Smith is doing. Possibly others will do the
same
if they come across an abandoned cemetery.
Evelyn

-----Original Message-----
From: Darlene Hensley <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MO-CEM] Waddill cemetery


>TO MARTHA MATHENA -
>I AM IN BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA. A LITTLE CEMETARY CALLED
"BREWSTER CEMETARY ALSO KNOWN AS "THE LONE PINE CEMETARY" A LONG FORGOTTEN
PIONEER CEMETARY - LEFT TO THE ELEMENTS. IT WAS NAMED BY ISRAEL SWIHART
FOR HIS WIFE MARY BREWSTER. A NEW NEIGHBOR ANNIE SMITH BECAME INTERESTED IN
THE CEMETARY AND INQUIRED ABOUT IMPROVEMENT. SHE FOUND THAT COUNTIES HAVE
AN ANNUAL FEE THAT CAN BE PAID TO A PERSON WILLING TO MAINTAIN ABANDONED
CEMETARIES. SHE ALSO FOUND THAT SHE
>HAD TO FORM AN ASSOCIATION (THE BREWSTER ASSOCIATION). SHE HAD ORGANIZED A
SMALL GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS AND UPON DISCOVERING THAT THERE WERE FORGOTTEN
CIVIL WAR GRAVES - CALLED THE COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER AND ASKED FOR
HIS HELP. HE CONTACTED THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON DC AND
THIS YEAR RECEIVED NEW TOMBSTONES FOR THE VETERANS TO HONOR THEIR SERVICE.
THEY WILL ALSO DO THE SAME FOR WWI OR WWII VETERANS (ANYONE THAT HAS
SERVICED THEIR COUNTRY). THEY ARE PART
>OF OUR HERITAGE. MAYBE THIS WILL GIVE SOME OF YOU "DEAR CEMETARY GUARDIANS"
SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE OR RENOVATE THE CEMETARIES THAT YOU HAVE
BECOME INVOLVED WITH.
>
>DARLENE HENSLEY
>BLAIR NE
>
>Kathleen Burnett wrote:
>
>> RESPOND TO
>>
>> Margaret Mathena wrote:
>>
>> > Was wondering what can be done with the Waddill Cemetery near
Kirksville, Mo. There are several Civil War veterans buried there and it is
grown up in brush and stones knocked over and such. My husband and I done
some cleaning around my Great- great but we are only two people! We need
help! Also there are the three Lowe children that were killed in a cyclone
buried there. Their stone reads; (Gone but not forgotten.) It looks like it
has been forgotten! Thank you, Margaret
>>
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