I have been researching our families for many years. One of the things I have learned to enjoy has been visiting cemeteries. It's a special place and it has saddened me to see cemeteries becoming easier to maintain at the cost of being less pleasant to visit as they cut down or omit trees and shrubs and even ban upright stones in favor of making them easier to mow. I encourage everyone to request a return to making their favorite cemetery a haven of rest.

My wish would be to have a bench as a marker with a huge shade tree planted nearby.

A few of my ancestral surnames: Carter, Hasler, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Sizemore, Smith, Starling, Wetzel, Wilmoth

A few of my husband's ancestral surnames: Dean, Gambrel, Hinkle, Hollman, Horn, Klaner, Messer, Mills, Payne, Lysek, Walker

I have been researching our families for many years. One of the things I have learned to enjoy has been visiting cemeteries. It's a special place and it has saddened me to see cemeteries becoming easier to maintain at the cost of being less pleasant to visit as they cut down or omit trees and shrubs and even ban upright stones in favor of making them easier to mow. I encourage everyone to request a return to making their favorite cemetery a haven of rest.

My wish would be to have a bench as a marker with a huge shade tree planted nearby.

A few of my ancestral surnames: Carter, Hasler, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Sizemore, Smith, Starling, Wetzel, Wilmoth

A few of my husband's ancestral surnames: Dean, Gambrel, Hinkle, Hollman, Horn, Klaner, Messer, Mills, Payne, Lysek, Walker