Actions welcomed for local cemeteries
Thursday, September 8, 2005
The disgrace that has fallen on Garden of Memories and Memorial Park cemeteries may be coming to an end. The cemetery owners have long abandoned the maintenance at the two local cemeteries and now find themselves in legal troubles throughout the country. The Sikeston City Council this week took action to absorb the maintenance of the cemeteries and will send the owners the bill. But that's just the beginning.