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‘They failed us’: Family says stranger buried in their family plot instead of their sister
Read full article: ‘They failed us’: Family says stranger buried in their family plot instead of their sisterThe Gamble family mourns the death of their sister Willie Jean Gamble. The former North Forest ISD educator died earlier this month after a long battle with cancer.
Man from Humble area says cemetery made his grief worse after putting his grandmother’s headstone on the wrong grave
Read full article: Man from Humble area says cemetery made his grief worse after putting his grandmother’s headstone on the wrong graveThe man told KPRC 2′s Deven Clarke that not only did Rosewood Memorial Park put his grandmother’s headstone on the wrong plot but he also said that when they moved it to the right plot, they put it at her feet instead of her head.
‘I went ballistic’: Woman fearful west Houston cemetery will make unwanted changes to grandfather’s gravesite
Read full article: ‘I went ballistic’: Woman fearful west Houston cemetery will make unwanted changes to grandfather’s gravesiteSusan Wolf may have never met her grandfather but his gravesite and the additional plaque with a poem next to his headstone mean the world to her.
KPRC 2 Investigates: Grave markers placed upside down
Read full article: KPRC 2 Investigates: Grave markers placed upside downA Houston woman says she will not rest until she gets something done about the placement of her long-time partner’s grave marker. She says it’s not just wrong, it’s disrespectful.
CEO offers reward for return of stolen vases from Rosenberg cemetery believed to have been taken by registered sex offender
Read full article: CEO offers reward for return of stolen vases from Rosenberg cemetery believed to have been taken by registered sex offenderA 63-year-old man has been arrested and charged after police said he stole multiple bronze vases from a cemetery located in the Rosenberg area.
Historic African American cemetery restored in Conroe after 128 years
Read full article: Historic African American cemetery restored in Conroe after 128 yearsCONROE – It has been over a century since an African American cemetery has been lost in Conroe. Over the past several years, The Conroe Community Cemetery Restoration Project has been working to clean up, restore and preserve the cemetery. It was simply known as the Conroe Cemetery, No-Name Cemetery or the Community Cemetery, among the older African Americans in Conroe. John Meredith, the treasure for the Conroe Community Cemetery Restoration Project, says they’ve discovered 38 marked graves and 111 unknown graves so far. To learn more about The Conroe Community Cemetery Restoration Project, visit here.