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    1. [KYDAVIES-L] Re: KYDAVIES-D Digest V02 #136
    2. I live here in Owensboro, or nearby in Sorgho, and I understand what you are saying. Last spring I was there looking for Hubbard family burial area and according to their records there should have been tombstones at the location but none were there. And this was in Elmwood, just as you enter the cemetery off Old Hartford Road. I ask about and they did not know. Of course they went way back in time. Right now I am unable to say what year, but no sign of a tombstone for Hubbard. I do not believe them about carrying the tombstones away following the tornado of Jan. 3, 2000. You may have noticed that a few large, tall tombstones in the Older section of Elmwood had been toppled over and not been repaired or returned to their proper location. The maintenance crew just mows around them. Those tombstones had been toppled over by the tornado. The maintenance foreman told me that the cemetery did not have the money to repair or return them to their proper location. Maybe they're just not interested in doing so. Anyway, the tornado destroyed a large number of trees in both the Rosehill and Elmwood cemetery. Didn't seem to bother any tombstones in Rosehill cemetery, only the large and tall ones in Elmwood. I feel that their records are good in recent years, but not sure about early years. The prior owners would not allow anyone to put flowers on gravesites for many years. When ownership changed the cemetery change for the better. Looks more like a cemetery should look, with many flowers decorating the landscape. I will be glad to help further if you need further assistance. Best Regards Bob O'Flynn Toddyofl@aol.com 270-771-4937

    10/31/2002 02:21:58