Diseases/pandemics in Fayette County: A history

Diseases/pandemics in Fayette County: A history

Sharing this story from Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio - Three Active cemeteries being maintained by donations

 From the "Ironton Tribune" in Lawrence County, Ohio.:

Excerpts:

As we can see, some cemeteries in Ohio are maintained solely or primarily through donations.:

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— "Myrtle Ridge Cemetery seeks donations to pay for mowing and general upkeep of the cemetery.

If you have loved ones buried there, or own a lot, please send donations to Sharon Skaggs at 2791 State Route 217, Kitts Hill, Ohio 45645.

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— The Mt. Pleasant FWB Cemetery Fund is having a fundraising drive for upkeep of the cemetery.

It is maintained only through donations and the group is asking for support from those that have loved ones buried in the cemetery.

Donations can be sent to Mt. Pleasant FWB Cemetery Fund, c/o Michele Layne, 211 Township Rd. 1156, Chesapeake, Ohio, 45619.

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—The Perkins Ridge Cemetery Association is accepting donations to help with mowing expenses, which can be mailed to Debbie Hayes, 8609 St. Rt. 217 Scottown, Ohio 45678."

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery

(Photo from Find A Grave)

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A grave marker doesn't have to be large to carry an important message about the life a person lived

These markers are at Elmwood Cemetery in Lorain, Ohio.  

They are not large or imposing like some around them, but the inscriptions and images on them identify what was important to the deceased person during their lifetime.   

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The poem below sums up how a marker not only marks a gravesite for the dearly departed person, but it also provides a place to memorialize their life with a carved or engraved inscription, epitaph, and graphic designs that pertain to them as an individual and the life they lived - like reading a page in an open book.

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The Irish Poem: 

"One Final Gift."

 (by D.H.Cramer)

Scatter me not to the restless winds

Nor toss my ashes to the sea.

Remember now those years gone by

When loving gifts I gave to thee.

Remember now the happy times

The family ties are shared.

Don't leave my resting place unmarked

As though you never cared.

Deny me not one final gift

For all who came to see.

A simple lasting proof that says

I loved and you loved me.

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Marge Jean Manosky

Martha O. Marsh and Dusty Michelle Futrall