Historian s work on Anderson County cemetery connects woman with family history
A historian spent years restoring a neglected cemetery off Blacks Ferry Road, restoring a family s connection with its history in the process. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 7:19 PM EDT July 3, 2021
ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. In the woods near Blacks Ferry Road, there is a small cemetery with headstones poking out of the brush like small boulders. For years, it was neglected and overgrown. Then, a local historian went to work restoring it.
In the process, he also restored a family s connection with its history. A woman had the chance to visit some of her ancestors on Saturday after Leo York collected many Tennessee Valley Authority records and identified some of the people buried there.
Changes are coming to School District 51âs Adaptive Physical Education program, but district officials say these changes do not mean a reduction in services for special-needs students.
Currently, there are four adaptive PE teachers. They meet with students with certain special needs and disabilities on a semi-regular basis and instruct them on staying active. They might take the students swimming or host track meets for the entire district. By next school year, there will be only three adaptive PE teachers.
The head of the districtâs special-education program says the change was prompted in part because adaptive PE teachers and students donât meet often, so the district wants to ensure students are getting more physical education.
Sharon E. Miller
Sharon E. Rexroad Haught Miller, 83, of Williamstown won her twenty-year battle with Parkinsons disease, when she stood upright and walked unassisted through the gates of Heaven on Tuesday December 8, 2020. She was born in Wood County, WV a daughter of the late William F. and Evelyn N. (Singer) Rexroad.
She retired from Camden Clark Memorial Hospital and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Williamstown, WV. She was a strong Christian and always maintained her faith. She loved raising her family.
She is survived by her husband Joseph P. “Pete” Miller; son Alex F. Haught of Friendly, WV; daughter Sharolyn G. Rinehart (Eric) of Parkersburg, WV; step daughters Christine Joy (Steve) and Teresa Scott (Rob) of Williamstown, WV; grandchildren Alex E. Haught (Kayla), Abigail Barnes (Zach) , and Lauren Rinehart; and several step grandchildren and step great grandchildren.