by Bryant Somerville of WBNS 10TV News in Columbus, Ohio.
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Sharing an Excerpt:
"BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio"
"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living."
"That was once said by Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero.
Two-thousand years later, just off State Route 26 in Morrow County, those same words ring true.
Tim Foor says it needed to be done.
"It's been in rough shape for quite some time," he said.
Records kept the Pagetown Cemetery in Bennington Township up-to-date until 1948. By that time, Foor says grazing cattle had knocked over and destroyed many of the headstones."
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There is a well done video for this story that is inspiring so many who are viewing it to follow in the footsteps of Mr. Tim Foor and learn to properly clean, repair, and re-set old gravestones.
As has been written in the past in this blog, the key word is always "properly"!!
First, we need to feel compelled to join the ever growing number of people who want to become proactive with saving a cemetery! It happens one gravemarker at a time and one row at a time. It can happen through donations or hands-on work, but we know it is happening! Ohio is destined to become a leader in restoring its cemeteries and and returning respect for all of those who now rest in peace in them. "
