The following people made the Augusta Cemetery Work Day a success:

 

Brent Baker

Cookie Witts

Joanne Sherr

Donna Tucker

Mary Knight

Mary Lou Garrett

Terra Hansen

Bette Brown

Becky Gansheimer

 

Cookie Witts and Mary Knight contributed food. 

 

Brent Baker was unable to attend on the actual day.  He came the night before with the heavy equipment to do the big jobs--(1) removing the large, dead pine tree from the old cemetery and (2) removing the flagpole and its huge cement base in order that a new one can be put in place by Memorial Day. 

 

Mary Lou Garrett furnished her kitchen so the four "workers in the field" could eat.  She also furnished the mower and cart used for all purposes - especially removing the debris created to the dumpster. 

 

 

The four "workers in the field" on Saturday had no problem finding jobs.  

 

Joanne Sherr remained in the Old Cemetery, weeding, mowing, preparing the grave of June Manfull for grass, leveling the stone of Reuben P. Reynolds and uncovering the old, homemade stone of Carl Cogan. 

 

Donna Tucker worked weeding in the new cemetery.

 

Terra Hansen of Columbus, OH, drove the John Deere, gathered and disposed of the debris, did heavy labor required for her grandmother, and was generally where someone needed help. 

 

Bette Brown primarily worked on removing stones and debris from recent graves.  There are three graves that will still have to be prepared for grass and a fourth very recent grave that will remain to settle for Memorial Day.

 

All in all, the work accomplished was remarkable with the equipment and the workers available!