Cemetery Thieves Strike Walnut Creek (Quaker) Cemetery - Perry Township, Fayette County, Ohio

It has been brought to my attention today that a large and heavy iron planter that had been part of the grave plot for the local Terrell Family for over 100 years was removed and stolen from the Walnut Creek (Quaker) Cemetery in Perry Township, Fayette County, Ohio.  

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The Fayette County Sheriff's Department has been alerted to the theft. 

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Photograph below taken by Gail Allen in 2013 showing

the heavy iron planter at the Terrell gravesites that was

recently removed and stolen

Photograph below courtesy of Linda Jean Limes Ellis

The small red square seen at the back on the right of the photo below

is where the Terrell iron planter sat.

Photographs below courtesy of Jerry Tuttle

 

 Orla G. Terrell

 Elizabeth Terrell

Photograph below by Linda Jean Limes Ellis

Upcoming FREE Webinar on Wednesday, June 7th - 2:00p.m. to 3:30p.m. EDT - "Who is Taking Care of Grandma’s Grave? The Basics of Cemetery Care " with Jason Church

Who is Taking Care of Grandma’s Grave? The Basics of Cemetery Care

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"Does your institution, or your community, have charge of a cemetery, graveyard, or even a single grave? 

This webinar will cover the basic steps of caring for historic cemeteries. Topics covered will include an introduction to documentation surveys and forms, an overview of general definitions required for documentation, photography tips, and an introduction to cemetery preservation planning and prioritization. 

There will also be basic tips for how to clean stone monuments."

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"Jason Church is a Materials Conservator in the Materials Conservation Program at the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (National Park Service) in Natchitoches, Louisiana. 

Jason divides his time between conducting in-house research, organizing various training events, and teaching hands-on conservation workshops. Since 2005 he has conducted more than 100 lectures and hands-on training sessions for cemetery conservation. 

He earned his M.F.A. in Historic Preservation from Savannah College of Art and Design."

Hearing from the Other Side: "Clark's Corners Cemetery Not Ignored, Says Manager"

The Clark's Corners Cemetery in Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio is "Not Ignored".

The city is limited for what can be done to care for the grounds of the cemetery according to the City Manager, James Hockaday.

"Hockaday said the upkeep of the Clark’s Corner facility presents some special challenges. The cemetery hasn’t seen a new burial in decades, meaning the facility is probably filled with wooden graves that are fragile, he said.

As a result, the city is leery of bringing its mowing equipment onto the grounds, fearful the weight of the machinery may cause graves to collapse, Hockaday said. Instead, workers use string trimmers to cut weeds and grass.

“We do the best we can with string trimmers,” Hockaday said. “We’re trying to be respectful. We don’t want to damage anything there. There’s a limit to what we can do.”

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Clark's Corners Cemetery has 144 interments listed for it on "Find A Grave".