>X-Originating-IP: [65.54.97.196] >X-Originating-Email: [[email protected]] >X-Sender: [email protected] >From: "GLENWOOD FIELDS" <[email protected]> >To: "Guy Potts" <[email protected]>, "Martha Marble" <[email protected]> >Subject: Ben Sutton Cemetery Clean-up >Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 14:28:01 -0500 >X-Mailer: MSN 9 >Seal-Send-Time: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 14:28:01 -0500 >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Feb 2005 19:31:02.0654 (UTC) >FILETIME=[0FFC29E0:01C50AF0] >X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/100, host=mr13.mrf.mail.rcn.net >X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=0001.0A090201.4203CD57.0056-A-, >ip=65.54.173.60 > >Hi, > > Would it be possible to have this posted on the Wayne and Lenoir sites? > >Glenn > > ATTENTION > >WHAT BETTER WAY COULD THERE BE TO CELEBRATE LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY THAN TO >CLEAN UP THE GRAVE OF A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER? > >There will be a cemetery clean-up on Saturday February 12, 2005 starting >at 8:00 am. > >The cemetery is the Benjamin Sutton Cemetery near Seven Springs, >NC. According to family records, the confederate soldier that is buried >there is Private John Sutton, Company C, 27th North Carolina Infantry >Regiment, the son of Benjamin Sutton. He died of exposure in Virginia >while on a forced march with General Lee's Army of Northern >Virginia. When his father received word of his death, he had his son's >body brought home and buried in the family cemetery. His grave was >probably marked with a wooden marker and has long since rotted away. He >was one of the eight Sutton brothers, sons of Benjamin Sutton, who served >the Confederacy in its military. Once the cemetery is cleaned up, a >headstone will be placed in the cemetery for him and memorials will be >placed there for the others. A memorial service will be held in their >memory. A chain link fence will be placed around the whole cemetery. > >There is a large Oak tree that was blown over during hurricane Fran that >has to be removed. The cemetery is grossly overgrown. Please bring any >tools that might possibly be used for clean up of such a project, >especially chain saws and weed eaters. Any sort of yard tool can be used. > >The cemetery is located on Alice Warters Road in Lenoir County right at >the Lenoir/Wayne county line. > >If coming in from LaGrange, take Hwy 903 South to Alice Warters Road, >about five miles on the right. > >If coming in from Goldsboro, take South Beston Road (toward Seven Springs) >at Pappy's Army/Navy store (merges with Piney Grove Road) and continue for >about five miles to Sutton Road on the left, then to Lynch Road on the >right and follow it to the county line, about 1-1/2 miles. > >If coming in from Seven Springs, cross the river and take the first right >then the first left, Budd Fields Road. At the stop sign, Lynch Road, turn >right and go to the county line. > >This is a project that has needed attention for a long time. Many of you >are descendants of Benjamin Sutton as his offspring numbered twenty >one. Please come out and help with this clean up. > >The rain date and subsequent work spell will be Saturday, February 26 and >each Saturday until it is finished. > > LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED!! >