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From: "teri" <>
Subject: [TX-CEMETERIES] Grave marker fund
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:06:55 -0600
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Etta,

Is the grave marker fund in addition to the cost of the plot? It sounds
like a really good idea.

We've only had a few instances where no headstone has been put up. But, we
have a problem getting folks to donate to for the upkeep of the cemetery
after their loved ones are buried there.

Teri


>
> We have a few unmarked graves in the newer sections, but thanks to good
> recordkeeping, we know who is buried there. Sometimes we have had families
> from out of town bury someone who lived locally and then don't ever come
> back and put a grave marker on their grave. So our Cemetery Association
> just passed a ruling that we now charge $100 per burial and that goes into
> a "Grave marker fund" to be used to buy grave markers for our unmarked
> graves and the ones that have the temporary funeral home markers (that
> don't last long anyway). Our local funeral home has agreed to work with us
> and also pass the information to out-of-town funeral homes when they call
> requesting a grave to be dug for a funeral.
>

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