REPORTS ON WORK DONE AT THE CEMETERY
February 21, 2003
Hoyt worked at the cemetery 13 days from January 7 to February 20. Three workers were hired each day to help with the cutting and poisoning of briars, brush and stumps. The method they used was cut one, poison one, cut one, poison one. Collin County helped us immencely by hauling off the brush and cuttings. About 90% of the Murchison and Honaker Cemeteries have been cleared of briar, sprouts, brush, trees. Hoyt met with Assistant County Agent Landry Luckett (horticulturist) and discussed several matters and procedures to help the cemetery.
Work that still need to be done:
- Varmints need to be erradicated, varmint holes need to be filled
- Monuments leveled, monuments repaired
- Fence to be repaired or rebuilt
- Concrete bases to be poured
November 30, 2002
Tammy Huffman and her mother worked cutting trimming and poisoning. Hoyt and Leslie Berryman worked cutting, trimming, and mowing.
Wednesday, May 16, 2001
Lee Roy Berryman, assisted by John & Mary Jane Cagle and Jackie Berryman, put up a sign designating the Twin Cemetery - Honaker and Murchison. Lee Roy built the sign and Lee Anne Berryman Whitton did the lettering! Thanks a bunch!
Saturday, April 28, 2001
Hoyt Berryman, Ariel Mendez, Jimmy and Jean Rowe went to Farmersville and worked on the cemetery. They mowed and trimmed. The cemetery looked the best it has in a long time! Elbridge Pendleton visited the cemetery for the first time in several years. He and his aunt, Elizabeth Pendleton, copied the cemetery January 20, 1976
Monday & Tuesday, April 17 & 18, 2001
County Inmates worked at the cemeteries! We went to the cemetery on Tuesday afternoon and were surprised to see that the inmates had been there working for two days.
Thursday, April 12 through Saturday, April 14, 2001
What a disappointment - it rained again! I walked into the cemetery on Saturday but it was too wet to do anything. - Hoyt
Saturday, January 6, 2001
CLEAN-UP REPORT - Three of us were able to go to the cemetery on January 6. Some limbs were cut and dragged to a pile. Also there were quite a few limbs down from the ice storm - some of these were cleaned up. We cut briars and poisoned them - cleaning out an area of the Murchison Cemetery. Hoyt transplanted some of the Vinca to some other spots - trying to get this ground cover to take hold. We hope to go back soon but so far the weather has been a deterent for working!
A very special thanks to the Farmersville Times for the publicity that they have given us in their very fine newspaper!
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