SAVE St. Mary Cemetery – Activists hope to prevent destruction of local cemetery

Image: Activists and guests who attended the SAVE St. Mary Cemetery rally in Ellis County, Texas pose around a sign hung by the Elmerine Bell Family and supporters on the fence that was added by Creek Land & Cattle Company after the land developer destroyed a preexisting fence line while creating a road thru a portion of St. Mary Cemetery, destroying gravestones in the process that dated back to the 1870s.

Activists and guests who attended the SAVE St. Mary Cemetery rally in Ellis County, Texas pose around a sign hung by the Elmerine Bell Family and supporters on the fence that was added by Creek Land & Cattle Company after the land developer destroyed a preexisting fence line while creating a road thru a portion of St. Mary Cemetery, destroying gravestones in the process that dated back to the 1870s. (Barry Byers)

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