Hello,
How about two cemeteries in Union Twp? The old Eaton cemetery on the south
side of that town was a disgrace last time I looked. There is lots to do
there from clearing brush to re-setting and levelling stones.
And the Old Settler's section of the Union Cemetery on SR 3 is rapidly
deteriorating. I wonder if there are stones under the sod in that section,
but I have not probed. I plan to stop by there Thursday. There are some
stones equally as old in the neighboring section of the cemetery, which has
an association.
Gravestones that seem unreadable disappear from Union Cemetery. My aunt
told me about this years ago, seeing tombstones leaning against the
maintenance building. More recently a small stone for Sophronia Miller, my
3rd great grandmother disappeared. She was buried beside her son and his
wife, and I have the photo to prove it. The small stone is no longer
there. It was hard to read 15 years ago. I asked management about it and
was told no stone had ever been there. They seem fairly firm in their
position.
Sharon Mills
At 09:20 AM 11/7/2005, you wrote:
We had a nice turnout for the Rededication ceremony Sat. The
Star/Press had
a nice write up in yesterday's paper. The Veteran's honor guard even had a
live Bugle player; it was quite moving. We also had several descendants in
attendance.
http://www.thestarpress.com/articles/5/050034-9605-002.html
We have now completed the three cemeteries in Center Township (city of
Muncie) and will be planning this winter on what township/cemetery to tackle
next. Anyone with ties to Delaware County -- now is the time to speak up;
we have over 60 from which to choose.
Cindy W
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