HELPING HANDS
Sprucing Up a Cemetery
Reported by:
Meredith Wood
Videographer: Jim Reed
Web Producer: Meredith Wood
Updated: September 12, 2008 7:08pm
C L I C K T O P L A Y
Cherry Grove Cemetery in Cottageville is in need of a little TLC.
Robert Nichols, Jackson County, "Some head stones were leaning, just an overall face lift, make it look nice again."
People in the community teamed up with Coca Cola workers to replace the 25 year old fence.
Robert Nichols works for coke, he asked the company to help fix up the cemetery.
His father-in-law is buried here and now his mother-in-law is in hospice care.
Robert's wife Carrie says this would lift her mother's spirits.
Carrie Nichols, Jackson County, "She wanted something taken care of because it just looked so bad."
The weather forecast wasn't good but Nichols says some one was looking out for them.
Robert Nichols, "My father-in-law is up there blowing the clouds away."
The cemetery was built before West Virginia was even a state.
Curators Martin and Sharon Hartley couldn't be happier with the help.
Martin Hartley, Curator. "There's some work to it, but there's some enjoyment."
And they say families with loved ones here are already singing the praises.
Sharon Hartley, Curator, "There's still a lot of relatives around of the older graves and I think they're just thrilled."
But one thing Carrie Nichols knows for sure, the time and energy these workers put in will live on for many years to come.
Carrie Nichols, "It's amazing I've been weepy all day just knowing that they are doing this for my mom."
If you want to help fund a sign for the cemetery, there will be a hot dog sale tomorrow from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M..
The cemetery is on Cow Run Road in Cottageville.
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