As Brenda Reed wrote, Curtis Lawson (until his death August 2000) and his daughter, Angela Lawson (who still lives on the mountain in Stickeyville) cleared the Robinette Cemetery to allow family researchers to visit the cemetery and collect information. I have many ancestors who are buried in that cemetery. I do not want any person or persons, regardless of that person(s) being defined as a property owner, elected official or an agent of the community or State of Virginia determining if I should have access to a grave site containing an ancestor of mine. I live in central Ohio and am not able to go to the County Courthouse in Jonesville to verbalize my wishes. I suggest that we, the ones on this list, who have a vested interest in this cemetery and many others in the area that are in danger of this same issue, obtain an attorney familiar with "real-estate law". I am willing to contribute to a fund to assure that I and my children and grandchildren will be permitted to visit these cemeteries when visiting Lee County. My mother, father and their ancestors were born and raised in the Lee County area. Mostly the Stickeyville area. My uncle, Curtis Lawson was very proud of the mountain he lived on all his life. I want to continue his work somehow. If obtaining an attorney is not the answer, then please take a moment and suggest another solution to this issue. This is not the only cemetery that is in danger. Sheryl Young Barnes Newark, Ohio [email protected] 740 814 2341