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"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Sharing the Latest News Update for Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio

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This once registered cemetery, that is still active, has not had a legal owner for several years.  

This situation of unwanted abandonment has meant plot owners, and family and friends of those buried at Floral Hills Memory Gardens -- as well as additional help from caring and concerned volunteers -- have all had to continually step in to maintain the grounds and gravesites.  

This story describes the events causing this long crisis and how its effects are creating unbearable hardship and heartache for those who have friends and loved ones buried at Floral Hills Memory Gardens; a modern cemetery that once held so much promise to be a beautiful place of eternal peace and rest.


Answers need to come for Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Chillicothe (and also the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Circleville), and soon.  
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