I have an address for the Rice Cemetery Association and a phone (which may or may not be current) posted at the GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/cemetery/rice/index.h tm The address is under the "Notice to members" Link. ...ed --- Original Message --- From: "Janice Hancock" <janiceh@airmail.net> To: TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TXNAVARR] Rice Cemetery >Hi-- >I need information concerning the Rice Cemetery in Rice TX. >For years there has been a dinner held first Sunday of June and people >donated money for the upkeep on the cemetery... >My mother, father and brother among other relatives are buried there. >On October 10th my other brother's wife was buried....this was on >Thursday...her grave was covered with roses and sprays and ribbons...on >Saturday morning, the 12th of October, my brother had gone out there and the >flowers were there but when he went back there was not one single >flower/ribbon left on her grave!!! You could see where someone had dragged >the flowers off and see the tire prints of a vehicle...He and his children >reported it as a theft...which it was!!!!! >To there amazement the police called and told them , that the RICE CEMETERY >'CARETAKER' took all flowers off the graves every SATURDAY >MORNING.........if this is true when did it start? and why wasn't other >graves cleaned off?????? >If anyone on here can give me an answer I would appreciate it greatly. > >It is sad that we have to lose a loved one, but for their grave to be >desecrated in such a manor is unbelievable...I can understand if the flowers >had been there a while and wilted/died that they should be removed but these >were fresh roses, about a $1000.00 worth.... >And when did the association decide to hire a 'weekly' caretaker? and who is >he? > >Regards >Janice > >DO NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL CAN FLY > > > >==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== >To see what Navarro County resources are available on RootsWeb, go to: >http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/TX/Navarro/ >