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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."

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Columbus, Ohio: Green Lawn Cemetery Reclaiming Burial Plots that have been unused for 50 or more years

He interviewed Randel L. (Randy) Rogers, President of the Green Lawn Cemetery Association, regarding the cemetery's notifications of their intentions for reclamation of grave plots that have been sitting empty and unused for 50 years or more.
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The notifications list includes the names of lot owners, section, lot, and space numbers.  
The lists appeared in the Classified Sections on Sunday, April 26, 2020 (page F-5), and Monday, April 27, 2020 (page C-6), of the "Columbus Dispatch" newspapers .  
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"Public Notice: Green Lawn Cemetery, 1000 Greenlawn Ave., Columbus, Ohio, herby announces its intent to reclaim the below listed interment rights which have been abandoned for over 50 years."
***PLEASE NOTE*** 
"Claimants who can prove Next of Kin blood relationship status with the owner have 90 days from this notice to contact the cemetery at the above address or at 614.444.1123 to establish successor-in-interest rights."
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