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    1. [GAWALTON] Greetings from the Cemetery
    2. WJFREEMAN
    3. Walter, a couple of weeks ago, I was down in Georgia and decided to stop by the cemetery in downtown Monroe to look for my Aunt Lillian Freeman Haralson and her husband Thomas Haralson's grave. She died in 1986 and I wanted to refresh my memory and to check on the dates. Well, I walked through the cemetery for about 30 minutes without success. I thought I remembered the section they were buried in when we drove down to Georgia for her funeral. Boy, did that memory turn out to be misleading after so many years. After a bit, a gentleman, a Mr. John F. Moore, who was walking his dog and I struck up a conversation. He knew my aunt and vaugely remembered where she was buried. In a few minutes we located the grave. I would have never, never found it on my own since it was in a different section than I remembered with Tom and Lillian's name on the opposite side of a stone that read Biggers from inside the cemetery and Haralson from the street side. I would have just looked at one side of the stone and never have walked to the other side. In talking to Mr Moore, he said that he had a cemetery on his property that needed to be cleaned up. He said that he isn't personally able to do this work at his age, ca. 68. I mentioned that the Walton list was very active and that you had recently joined the list. I also said that others who are concerned with the preservation of Walton cemeteries and sites might be willing to help him. In any case, Mr. Moore sends his regards. Is it possible that some of the local list members or others with Walton Historical interest could help? Walter Freeman Landenberg, PA

    01/27/2000 05:13:39