As a board of volunteers, we hope you can understand why it has taken us so long to share these scans with everyone. It took a good amount of time to scan and organize this fragile, priceless document. You can view/download as you wish! We are still working on updating our spreadsheet to reflect theContinue reading “The Original Plat Book”
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2026 Newsletter & Donation Drive
Dear Bethany Family, Our annual Donation Drive is underway, and we kindly ask for your continued support of our small, local cemetery. Like many of you, we value our family history and want to ensure that our loved ones’ final resting place is respected, maintained, and cherished for generations to come. Every donation—no matter theContinue reading “2026 Newsletter & Donation Drive”
2025 Cemetery Scavenger Hunt! Friday, Oct. 24th!
One of our biggest annual fundraising events is BACK! Join us on Friday, October 24th, 2025 from 7-8pm for a spooky good time! Here is the breakdown of what to expect: Teams of 2 Pricing: $200 Event Sponsorship Sponsor this fundraising event and we will:
Plat book for Bethany Cemetery is FOUND!
Pike County News – May 30, 2025 – By Stan Schwartz To say Tracy Brookshier, secretary for the Bethany Cemetery Board, was ecstatic about the finding of the cemetery’s plat book, would be understating her emotional state by a factor of 10. When she first found out that she had relatives on her father’s sideContinue reading “Plat book for Bethany Cemetery is FOUND!”
Annual Spring Clean up Day! Sat. May 3rd
Every year we volunteer our time to spend a day cleaning up the cemetery. If you or someone you know is interested in lending a hand please share this information. The more volunteers the better; especially if you know someone in need of Community Service hours! We will be there at 9am on Saturday, MayContinue reading “Annual Spring Clean up Day! Sat. May 3rd”
2025 Newsletter & Donation Drive
How is it 2025 already?! Lots of things have happened in 2024 and here is our recap!
Raffle Fundraiser!
Take your shot at some extra Holiday Money! Enter to win a $250.00 VISA Gift Card! We will draw the winner on December 1st, 2024! 1 ticket for $5.00 or 5 tickets for $20.00 ! Venmo: Tracy-Brookshier OR send checks payable to Bethany Cemetery Association to 16545 Pike 9294, Bowling Green, MO 63334. OR call/textContinue reading “Raffle Fundraiser!”
Annual Cemetery Scavenger Hunt
Friday, October 25th, 7pm!
New Road Project complete!
It has taken some time but our new road is finally complete! A big thanks to Magruder Limestone for their donation of the rock, and to Kerns Construction for making it happen! We hope you enjoy it while visiting!
Cemetery Clean-Up Day!
Join us on Saturday, May 4th at 10am for our annual spring clean-up day! New this year, we will be providing a light lunch and water for those that RSVP by May 1st! We will also be providing hands on education on proper stone cleaning techniques as well as sharing history on our cemetery andContinue reading “Cemetery Clean-Up Day!”
