This is so disturbing,and hope someone somewhere can help.I know how you all must feel.. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 11:38 PM Subject: [FLJACKSO] In regards to Mt.Zion Babtist Church Gadsden Fla. > I am posting this to the list in hope that there is someone on it that will > take time to check into this information and give the members help. Betty > > Subj: In regards to Mt.Zion Babtist Church Gadsden Fla. > Date: 03/25/2002 9:01:37 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: [email protected] > > Dear Ms. BettyMaeS, > > I was pleased to find your sight on the internet I found it > very helpful. My name is Karen Brown Stewart I am relatted to most of the > people burried in that cemetary. However five years ago a preacher come to > Mt Zion, Mr. Dimond E. Stewart . What few members were there were pushed > away. The preacher decided the people who wanted to be burried out there > regardless of wheather they have their asigned headstones , he informed them > that unless they pay him that they could not be burried. Most of these people > are in their late 80's. He has refused to let people in the cemetary only > with his permission. Some of the members you have listed on your chart their > family has removed them because of him. My mother and grandmother attended > this church growing up back when it was a clay dirt road. They have tried to > go to the church but the preacher informed them they would never become > members. The have been members for years . Some of the decendants of the ones > listed ( old members) have sought legal > action on this matter. He would not allow anyone who has reletives burried in > the cemetary become members. If you have any information on the church that > could help us in any way it would greatly be apprecieated. > Thank You so much for your time. > > If you would like to know more about what is going on please fill free to > call me or my mother > Hazel Brown Or Karen Brown Stewart > (850)875-3520 > or email me . > God bless > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >