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The Bethany Cemetery Board has been working hard to get some much needed projects taken care of within the cemetery including a new fence and laying gravel for our families to easily visit their friends and family laid to rest here. Ed Kerns with Kerns Construction has been contracted to do the dirt work necessaryContinue reading “Projects Underway!”

On August 21st, a cool summer Saturday morning, I met with other cemetery enthusiasts, My dad, Terry Burnett, Audrey Jones, and George VanMeter. We worked to try to locate any sunken stones in the areas where we suspected some of our “missing family” to be laid to rest. We probed and dug! Unfortunately we onlyContinue reading “Witching & Searching…”

Well, we ARE seeking them… and we need the communities help in raising awareness to our missing plat book mystery! $25 Each – Orders Due July 1st The Bethany Cemetery Association (Louisiana, MO) is searching for our missing plat-book. Without it, there are nearly 50 souls laid to rest within the cemetery with no stoneContinue reading “Lost Souls T-Shirt Fundraiser”

Good afternoon Bethany Family! We had a nice day on Saturday for our clean up day! Myself, Gary Roberts and my dad Terry Burnett were all in attendance. The boys were picking up trash and cleaning up old grave décor when I arrived. We also cleaned up around some graves where bushes and perennials wereContinue reading “Clean up day recap”

Good Morning Bethany Family! Just a friendly reminder that we will have our Clean up day on Saturday May 22 (next weekend) at 1pm! Please let me know if you plan to attend. Things suggested to bring/projects: Shovels Soft bristle brushes 5 gallon bucket for water Weed eaters Limb trimmers Wire for mending fence IfContinue reading “Bethany Cemetery Clean Up Day!”

March 23, 2021 Dear Bethany Family, It’s that time of year again and we are hosting our Bethany Cemetery Association Donation Drive! In this letter you will find a recap from 2020 and plans for 2021. Please be sure to let us know if you have any questions, comments, concerns or ideas regarding Bethany Cemetery!Continue reading “2021 Donation Drive & 2020 Recap”

We are excited to announce our first fundraiser! Thanks to generous members and businesses of our community we have 12 gift certificates and $125 CA$H to raffle off! This raffle fundraiser will help us ensure that our cemetery gets its basic maintenance needs and hopefully some extra to use for much needed improvements! Tickets willContinue reading “Raffle Fundraiser Underway!”

January 13, 2021 Dear Local Businesses, The Bethany Cemetery Association is reaching out in hopes you may be willing to assist us in our upcoming fundraiser. We are asking for gift card donations of amounts $25 and up for a gift card basket raffle fundraiser. Please contact Tracy Brookshier, Secretary by January 29th. 314-971-5886, tbrookshier@pikecountyhealth.orgContinue reading “Seeking Fundraiser Donations”

Cleaning tombstones and monuments has become quite popular among many individuals and groups. Some groups do it as part of reading cemeteries to gather historical documentation or as a way to beautify a cemetery. The best and easiest ways to accomplish this in the most “do no harm” manner that the Cemetery Conservators for UnitedContinue reading “The “Do No Harm” stone cleaning basics”

Since as far as we know, whomever was lent our plat-book from Charles Stewart of Centralia has yet to show up. We have been pushing our story into the public eye through newspapers, facebook posts, radio and more in hopes that the right person will see/hear it and know where it is. Since our latestContinue reading “Bethany Cemetery gets noticed in Centralia”