ST. MARYS, Ga. – This vacation season, a pair from St. Marys has taken on a singular mission: spreading cheer by visiting native cemeteries and adorning gravesites that seem uncared for.
Whereas strolling via Oak Grove Cemetery, the couple observed damaged headstones from the 1800s and different gravesites that appeared untouched for years. Moved by what they noticed, they determined to step in and make a distinction.
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One web site now incorporates a small synthetic Christmas tree and flowers, whereas one other boasts blue garland, bows, snowmen, and a snow globe.
For Tiffany Hill, this effort is about greater than vacation decorations. “It’s sort of unhappy,” she mentioned. “I really feel like lots of people neglect about their family members, that cemeteries exist. You don’t see lots of people in cemeteries, so I really feel like doing stuff like this could deliver much more folks into cemeteries and possibly assist encourage folks to deal with them.”
The couple plans to proceed adorning gravesites via the week, together with visits on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including that they are going to take away the decorations on New Yr’s Day to forestall the festive shows from turning into litter.
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