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Cemetery maintenance training offered Saturday

By Lightning Reports, Published: October 19, 2023

EDNEYVILLE — The Henderson County Cemetery Advisory Committee will host cemetery maintenance training on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Kings Grove Church Cemetery, 2798 Pace Road. Hands-on training in cleaning and straightening tombstones begins at 9 a.m.


The training covers landscaping care around stones and markers, how to safely clean gravestones (marble, sandstone, granite and historic masonry) and how to properly raising and level gravestones. The instructor is Warren Scott, a gravestone conservator. For more information or to register contact Toby Linville at 828-694-6627 or tlinville@hendersoncountync.gov. Attendees are advised to register soon, as class size is limited.