I tend to agree with you Kyle, and this may be a way having this cemetery cared for, at least while his family remains in the area. I contacted a friend familiar with the situation and you are correct that he will be cremated. That will lessen the severity of the problem. But I am still having a problem with the 125 year thing. What about the people that are buried there from the 75 years before the family owned it? I had a farmer tell me once that he thought after a cemetery had been abandoned for 100 years, he could remove the stones. Is this a similar situation, where anything that was there before the 125 year family ownership does not count? How do we determine which of our cemetery laws apply, and in what different situations? This is a situation that really may not be a problem at all and can be overlooked. But we have had other recent burials in old cemeteries in Gibson County, and sooner or later one will occur that will be more of a problem and will need to be prevented. How do we selectively apply the laws? Ernie At 08:24 PM 03/31/2006, you wrote: >While I fully understand the ramifications and problems a burial of this >type poses, I must admit that if my family had owned this land for >125 years and >my ancestors were buried on this land, I too would want to be buried with >them. > >There is one thing that the obit refers to that may answer some of the >concerns. First of all, burial is at a later date. This could >mean Mr.Wolfe is >going to be cremated, which does not pose as much as a threat as being >interred. The only concern here would be the foundation for >his grave stone. >Secondly, this could mean that the family intends to thoroughly research the >burials or take their time in choosing a burial location so as to >not disturb >anything. Who knows...maybe his parents or grandparents showed him >where it was >OK to be buried when they were still living or the family may have >had better >records than the township. > >Again, I understand the concern this scenario poses, but I also know that if >I had the chance, that is where I would choose to be buried... To me this >would be a tough call... > >Kyle D. Conrad