Big Fork Cemetery – Repairs and Improvements (August 2025)

Honoring the 389 Local Folks Buried in This 200+ Year Old Graveyard

Haston – Cummings – Stipes – Crawley – Shockley – Moore – Madewell – Denney – Whitley – Creely – Huddleston – Others

Thanks to Jean Ann Haston Hall and her Crew – Rickie and Angel Branscum, Jared Stafford, and Jacob Byford.

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Key Repairs and Improvements

110' x 70' Parking Area Adjacent to Cemetery

Soil cut 6"-8"down and black material placed on the ground and gravel spread to surface level.

Set the Foundation Stones of the Old Church

From a pile of stones in the corner of the cemetery, assumed to be the foundation stones of the early 1800s log church building.

Northwest Side of Driveway - from Parking

With Haston Row on the left of the driveway, as you head down.

South Side of Driveway

The sod taken from the new parking area was dumped, spread, packed, and covered with straw on the southeast corner of the driveway - beyond the curve.

East Side of Driveway

Notice the cleared and now mowable section between the eastern side of the cemetery and the driveway.

Northeast Wooded Area

Stumps removed and weed eating - LOTS of weed eating done all around the cemetery!

Northeast Driveway - Down to the Gate

A thick layer of additional gravel was added to the entire driveway and entrance area.

Metal on the Hill Above the Fence

To Prevent Washouts in the Entrance Area

Metal Under the Fence Along Double Bridges Road

To Prevent Gravel From Washing into the Ditch

6" x 6" Wood Under the Gate

Gate to the Adjacent Field - to Prevent Washouts in Our Entrance Area

Outside the Fence View of Metal

Thank you, Jean Ann, for applying your years of experience planning fences and roads.

All Washouts Repaired in Entrance Area

Oh, and did you notice? Three coats of stain on the wooden fence!

Honoring the 389 Local Folks Buried in This 200+ Year Old Graveyard

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