April 15, 2009
Dear Friends of the Cemetery:
Decoration Day at Bayou Meto Cemetery will be Sunday, May 3, 2009
Volunteers will be present on Saturday, May 2, from 9 am to 5 pm and
Sunday, May 3, from 9am to 5 pm to accept contributions for cemetery
maintenance. If you would prefer to mail a contribution please use
the following address:
Bayou Meto Cemetery Association
% First Arkansas Bank & Trust
Attn: Larry Wilson
P. O. Box 827
Jacksonville, AR 72076
Current Business:
The Directors met on March 23, 2009 and decided to resurface the
south and center driveways. Grass has eaten into edges and eroded
them away. There are also several cracks in the center. This should
preserve the drives for many years.
Pavilion: Please remember the pavilion is available to use for
burial services at no charge. Using the pavilion could possibly be a
savings on funeral expenses.
Fire Ants: Again we must caution everyone about the fire ants. They
mound around and under the tombstones. We have attempted to
eliminate them with little success. Their bite is very painful. We
will look into having professional exterminator services.
Gates: The walk-in gates were installed for your convenience. On
several occasions they have been left open into the north driveway.
This creates a hazard for fence or automobile damage. When using
these gates make sure to close them securely.
Property Owners: If you have transferred lots and you have not
notified the Cemetery, please do so immediately. This will avoid
much confusion should it be necessary to use the property. A copy of
your deed is necessary to prove ownership. If you purchase Cemetery
property from someone other than the Cemetery officials, you should
make sure that it has a clear title. This information should be sent
to David Brannon, 585 Brown Rd, Lonoke, AR 72086 or phone
501-676-5687.
Cemetery Spaces for sale: We have a few spaces available for resale
that have been turned back to the Cemetery. If you are interested in
purchasing a space, contact Vestal Johnson at 501-988-5161. If you
have spaces that you do not intend to use, please consider donating
them back to the Cemetery. Proceeds from resale go toward
improvements, maintenance, and upkeep of the Cemetery.
Lawn Maintenance: We are happy to say that “Southern Landscaping,
Inc.” will be doing our mowing and Cemetery care again this year.
Thanks to Melanie and Brian for the super good job last year.
Grave opening and closing: WJR Service Co does our grave digging. We
wish to recognize them for their outstanding work and the many other
extra things that they do to keep our Cemetery looking nice. Thank
you, William and Paul Rhodes.
Flowers: The Cemetery welcomes the flowers that you place on your
loved one’s graves. It is requested that you place them in such a
manner that they do not impair the mowing and maintenance of the
grounds (vases mounted on the tombstone or saddles on top of the
stone). We have had complaints that flowers are missing from graves.
Wind is the primary reason; the flowers end up along the back fence.
If possible, flowers should be anchored in place. It would also be
helpful if you would put your love one’s name on the flower
arrangement, we could then place it back on the proper grave.
Burial Regulations: Again we must remind everyone of the regulations
in effect for burials after July 1, 2004.
Outer container requirement. (Arrangements made through the funeral
home for the container)
Where a permanent marker (tombstone) is not already in place, a $200
deposit is required by the Cemetery before a burial can be made. A
check is to be made payable to The Bayou Meto Cemetery Monument Fund
and given to the Funeral Home conducting the service. The funeral
home will then forward the check to our Bank.
To all of our loyal contributors, we want you to know that your
contributions are very much appreciated. This is your property and
probably the resting place for your ancestors. We must keep it
looking nice.
The cost of maintenance increases almost every year. The Cemetery
board welcomes your suggestions and comments. We would like to
invite you to get more involved with the Cemetery. The commissioners
all volunteer their time and perform most of the cleanup work.
- Bayou Meto Cemetery Committee
CHAIRMEN:
MR. VESTAL JOHNSON – 14412 PETERS RD, JACKSONVILLE, AR 72076,
501-988-5161
MR. DAVID BRANNON - 585 BROWN RD., LONOKE, AR 72086, 501-676-5687
COMMISSIONERS:
MR. JACK BOYD - 2420 MADDOX RD., JACKSONVILLE, AR 72076,
501-988-2288
MS. LOIS CLIFTON – 4600 LOCKRIDGE RD., NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72116,
501-753-6498
MR. ALBERT DODSON - 26501 HWY 107, JACKSONVILLE, AR 72076,
501-988-2944
MR. JIM DOUGLASS - 3012 CARRINGTON RD., CABOT, AR 72023,
501-982-0447
MR. JOHN DOUGLASS - 4602 DRISKILL DR., CABOT, AR 72023, 501-988-5834
MS. RUBY HUDSON - 600 W. MARTIN ST. JACKSONVILLE, AR 72076, 501-
982-2735
MR. JAMES LAMB - #4 FOXBORO COVE, JACKSONVILLE, AR 72086,
501-447-7293
MR. RALPH RUSSELL- 8226 CENTENNIAL RD, JACKSONVILLE, AR 72086,
501-988-2798
MR. LARRY WILSON - #3 NIXON DR., JACKSONVILLE, AR 72076,
501-982-5859
CONTRACTORS:
OPEN AND CLOSE GRAVES:
WJR SERVICE CO.
WILLIAM RHODES & PAUL RHODES
112 GRANT 167092, SHERIDAN, AR 72150
CELL 501-416-7929
MOWING MAINTENANCE:
SOUTHERN LANDSCAPING INC.
MELANE AND BRYAN FELTS
1006 WALTERS CHAPEL RD
CARLISLE, AR 72024
501-993-8426 OR 501-676-1415
