that's nothing compared to whats been going on here in southern california.. In the city of Compton they've been diggin up the graves and putting in new people.. reusing the graves as they say.. The state had to close the cemetary and take it over and clean it up.. of course an investigation is still ongoing... that's why I decided to have both my parents cremated when they passed away for in some places you can not even trust your local cemetaries..which is sad.. When it comes to money some people just really don't care do they.. Sam Bowman Moreno Valley, CA On Thu, 13 Apr 2000 09:48:04 -0500 "Cindy White" <[email protected]> writes: > Betty, > How sad that things like that happen. In an old cemetery here in > Dallas, > TX. were my great- grandfather, who died in 1892 is bury it has > happen > twice. The first time my great-grandfather's stone was broken off, > but the > second the stone was taken. I'm now going to have to replace it or > his > grave will be lose to future generation. > Cindy White > -----Original Message----- > From: Betty Jane Hylton <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 7:31 PM > Subject: [TNWASHIN] Oak Hll Cemetery > > > >>From the Johnson City Press, Tuesday, April 11, 2000 > > > >Gravestones vandalized at city cemetery > > > >"It became a sadder day than usual at Oak Hill Cemetery Monday > after Peter > >Naher, graveyard manager, arrived at work to discover an > astonishing amount > >of vandalism done to over 50 gravestones there. > > > >Several grave markers at Oak Hill Cemetery of Johnson City, 205 > Whitney > St., > >were overturned an damaged sometime after 10 p.m. Sunday, according > to > >Naher, manager of the cemetery... > > > >He estimated that damages totaling between $5,000 and $10,000 had > mounted > >from the vandalism, which must have occurred sometime Sunday > evening after > >the cemetery locked its gates at 8. > > > >Some of the headstones were overturned, others were cracked. I > stopped > >counting after 50, Naher said... > > > >Fifteen of the cemetery's oldest gravestones were broken, Naher > said. > > > >This cemetery was started in 1867 and is the burial site of Henry > Johnson, > >founder of Johnson City... > > > >Some of the markers were cemented to a heavy base, and when the > gravestones > >were turned over, the whole thing came up out of the ground." > > > >-- > >Betty Jane Hylton > >Co-coordinator, Washington County, TN TNGenWeb Page > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwashin > >Editor, Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.