Sure is nice having somebody look after these cemeteries. I only know of about 5 MO counties where somebody actively does this work. I'm sure there are many more, but I only know of a few. Mike Flannigan On Mon, 10 Mar 2008, barrycofly@gmail.com wrote: >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:05:35 -0500 >From: "Jack Fly" <barrycofly@gmail.com> >Subject: [MOBARRY] BCGHS CEMETERY RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION > COMMITTEE >To: mobarry@rootsweb.com > >MOBARRY READERS, >A month ago I ran into Darla Marbut at the store and she said that she >hadn't heard much out the Cemetery Committee lately. I got to thinking and >you know she was right! So I thought I would recap for you what we >accomplished in 2007 and share with you some of the work that lies ahead of >us in 2008. > >Ted Roller, Jay Trace and myself spent a good part of last year tramping >through the hills of Barry County enduring heat, cold, snakes, tick and >chiggers in an effort to locate, photograph, preserve and protect our >ancestor's final resting places. > >A recap of last years work shows that landscape work and/or stone repairs >were performed in the following cemeteries. >Corsicana Cemetery--Worked on storm damage. >Henry Hadley Cemetery--Restored and fenced. Restoration made possible by >George's Inc. >John Hadley Cemetery--Restored and fenced. Restoration made possible by >George's Inc. >Haddock Cemetery--Located, read and photographed. Need attention. >Higgs Cemetery--Assisted Higgs relatives in clean up efforts. >Clark Farm Cemetery--Located, read and photographed. Needs attention. >H. L. Jackson Cemetery--Located, read and photographed. >Lee Grave Site--Located, read and stones restored. >Liberty Cemetery--Located, read and photographed. >Maddy Cemetery--Stone reset. >Truelove Cemetery--Stones reset. >Mt. Comfort Cemetery located. >Monett IOOF--Jay's great work on photographing all stones. >Stinnett Cemetery--Monett Boy Scouts began the work of clearing and fencing. >Sulherd Cemetery--Read and photographed. > >The following are examples of why the BCGHS has taken action to save and >protect our abandoned cemeteries. >McDowell Cemetery--DESTROYED, located by dowsing. >Cemetery on Jack Freeman farm--DESTROYED, located by dowsing. >Burials on Betty Jo Thomas farm--DESTROYED, located by dowsing. >Keetsville Cemetery--DESTROYED, located by dowsing, some stones found. >Star City Ranch Cemetery--DESTROYED, located by dowsing. >Stringer Cemetery--DESTROYED, located by dowsing, some stones found. >Unfer Farm Cemetery--DESTROYED, located by dowsing, markers found. > >The Committee is in the process of laying out our plans for 2008. Although >plans are not complete we have several projects in the works. > >Currently the Stinnett Cemetery is being cleared by the Monett Boy Scouts. >The County road crew has widen the road in front of the cemetery and removed >all the trees. Soon the Scouts will fence the portion along the road and >install a walk in gate. The BCGHS Committee will reset and restore the >stones after the landscape work is completed. > >The H.L. Jackson Cemetery is scheduled to be fenced and restored soon. We >are waiting for a bid for fencing the cemetery. As soon as we work out a >price, work will begin there. I have the stones repaired and in my garage >waiting to be reset. > >Ted Roller and myself cleared and recorded the Anderson Cemetery in >February. We reset the stones and staked off unmarked graves for pictures. >Donna will have those pictures to post when she returns. > >We have several other projects in the works and I'll keep you updated as >they progress. > >Jack Fly >BCGHS Cemetery Committee

Yes, we're very lucky here in Barry Co to have people who are interested in preserving history and information of our ancestors....people who might be forgotten if it wasn't for them. Then we've also been blessed to have people who live out of state and can't work to offer to donate toward the expense of the restoration. If there is someone who missed that address....Send donations to: Barry Co Gen. and His Soc. P.O. Box 291, Cassville, Mo 65625...please mark your check that it is for Restoration and Preservation Committee. Darla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Flannigan" <mikeflan@att.net> To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] BCGHS CEMETERY RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION > > Sure is nice having somebody look after these cemeteries. I only know > of about 5 MO counties where somebody actively does this work. > I'm sure there are many more, but I only know of a few. > > > Mike Flannigan > > > On Mon, 10 Mar 2008, barrycofly@gmail.com wrote: > > >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:05:35 -0500 > >From: "Jack Fly" <barrycofly@gmail.com> > >Subject: [MOBARRY] BCGHS CEMETERY RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION > > COMMITTEE > >To: mobarry@rootsweb.com > > > >MOBARRY READERS, > >A month ago I ran into Darla Marbut at the store and she said that she > >hadn't heard much out the Cemetery Committee lately. I got to > thinking and > >you know she was right! So I thought I would recap for you what we > >accomplished in 2007 and share with you some of the work that lies > ahead of > >us in 2008. > > > >Ted Roller, Jay Trace and myself spent a good part of last year tramping > >through the hills of Barry County enduring heat, cold, snakes, tick and > >chiggers in an effort to locate, photograph, preserve and protect our > >ancestor's final resting places. > > > >A recap of last years work shows that landscape work and/or stone repairs > >were performed in the following cemeteries. > >Corsicana Cemetery--Worked on storm damage. > >Henry Hadley Cemetery--Restored and fenced. Restoration made possible by > >George's Inc. > >John Hadley Cemetery--Restored and fenced. Restoration made possible by > >George's Inc. > >Haddock Cemetery--Located, read and photographed. Need attention. > >Higgs Cemetery--Assisted Higgs relatives in clean up efforts. > >Clark Farm Cemetery--Located, read and photographed. Needs attention. > >H. L. Jackson Cemetery--Located, read and photographed. > >Lee Grave Site--Located, read and stones restored. > >Liberty Cemetery--Located, read and photographed. > >Maddy Cemetery--Stone reset. > >Truelove Cemetery--Stones reset. > >Mt. Comfort Cemetery located. > >Monett IOOF--Jay's great work on photographing all stones. > >Stinnett Cemetery--Monett Boy Scouts began the work of clearing and > fencing. > >Sulherd Cemetery--Read and photographed. > > > >The following are examples of why the BCGHS has taken action to save and > >protect our abandoned cemeteries. > >McDowell Cemetery--DESTROYED, located by dowsing. > >Cemetery on Jack Freeman farm--DESTROYED, located by dowsing. > >Burials on Betty Jo Thomas farm--DESTROYED, located by dowsing. > >Keetsville Cemetery--DESTROYED, located by dowsing, some stones found. > >Star City Ranch Cemetery--DESTROYED, located by dowsing. > >Stringer Cemetery--DESTROYED, located by dowsing, some stones found. > >Unfer Farm Cemetery--DESTROYED, located by dowsing, markers found. > > > >The Committee is in the process of laying out our plans for 2008. > Although > >plans are not complete we have several projects in the works. > > > >Currently the Stinnett Cemetery is being cleared by the Monett Boy > >Scouts. > >The County road crew has widen the road in front of the cemetery and > removed > >all the trees. Soon the Scouts will fence the portion along the road and > >install a walk in gate. The BCGHS Committee will reset and restore the > >stones after the landscape work is completed. > > > >The H.L. Jackson Cemetery is scheduled to be fenced and restored soon. > >We > >are waiting for a bid for fencing the cemetery. As soon as we work out a > >price, work will begin there. I have the stones repaired and in my > >garage > >waiting to be reset. > > > >Ted Roller and myself cleared and recorded the Anderson Cemetery in > >February. We reset the stones and staked off unmarked graves for > pictures. > >Donna will have those pictures to post when she returns. > > > >We have several other projects in the works and I'll keep you updated as > >they progress. > > > >Jack Fly > >BCGHS Cemetery Committee > > Please tell us about your Barry County ancestors. 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