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Anger over plans to turf over graves at Iwade cemetery

Families are angry they were not made aware of plans to turf over graves when they first chose to bury their loved ones at a cemetery.

Calallen resident rediscovers Wade Cemetery, cleans it up with volunteers – Alice Echo News Journal

Bennington soldier laid to rest with military honors

A Bennington man who died during National Guard duty was laid to rest at Wade Cemetery with full military honors.

Bluegrass Treasures: A trio of excerpts from Into the Bluegrass: Art and Artistry of Kentucky's Historic Icons

Bluegrass Treasures: A trio of excerpts from Into the Bluegrass: Art and Artistry of Kentucky’s Historic Icons Mel Stewart Hankla Stitches of Sorrow – The Graveyard Quilt Fig. 2. Mourning quilt by Elizabeth Roseberry Mitchell (1799–1857) and her two daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth, Lewis County, Kentucky, 1843. Cotton and paper, 85 by 81 inches. Widely known as the “Graveyard Quilt,” it is made of fabrics dyed brown using walnut hulls. The center depicts a graveyard containing several named coffins surrounded by a picket fence, with a trellis of climbing roses and sculpted columns at the corners. The border of the quilt is another picket fence with more coffins; many of the coffins retain scraps of paper inscribed with the names of family members.