Updated Photos from a Contractor

Overgrown weeds and bushes on resting place.

"When was the last time you physically laid eyes on the cemetery?”, the contractor from Anderson Fence Company asked me on Thursday morning, sounding disappointed. “I’m going to send you a couple of pictures”, he continued. “The place needs a lot of work before we can install a fence.”

Next week the Ardola Village conversation moves on to raising the funds to address this matter.

Attached are nine photos and a graphic drawing of our Family Burial Ground shared by a professional fencer, along with his handwritten notes on the side.

Graphic drawing of sides A, B, C & D referenced in photos below.

Side A (front) - Future location of 14 ft. wide double gate (trucks & hearse entryway)

Side B (right-side) - side closest to old garbage-dump site. Toilet dumped next to gravesite.

Side B (right-side) - Overgrown weeds and bushes need to be cleared.

Side C (back) - Overgrown trees, bushes & weeds in the back.

Side C (back) - Widespread view of back line.

Sides C (back) & B (right-side) - Overgrowth in the corner.

Side C (back) - Back line. Existing fence hidden.

Side D (left-side) - Brush.

Side D (left-side) - Wide angle view.

Today, our family burial ground needs some work. We now have an opportunity to honor the memories of our dearly departed parents, matriarch, spiritual family, kinfolk and ancestors. By donating our time, money, and resources, we can help renovate the grave site to the standard that their lives deserve. It is time for us to take action and give back to those who have given so much to us.