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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."

Friday, May 25, 2018

Volunteers take care of overgrown cemetery with lawn mowers and trimmers

Volunteers take care of overgrown cemetery with lawn mowers and trimmers: The church that owned Jackson Cemetery closed three years ago, and no entity is in charge of keeping it tidy.
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The Coitsville Presbyterian Jackson Cemetery on Find A Grave 
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Sharing this wonderful news update just one day after the story first aired on the same TV channel abut this cemetery's sad deteriorated condition. 

This is another active cemetery in crisis with no legal owner.

The results prove the power of the media to spread the word about a cemetery and its gravesites in a state of abandonment.  It's only hope dependant on more pairs of hands -- those of volunteers who are selfless and choose to participate in making a difference.  

Congratulations go out to all of those volunteers who saw the first story and chose to become active in saving their community's cemetery from certain further deterioration otherwise. 
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