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Andrew J. Pemberton

The Williams Cemetery, Memorial Day, 2007

September 6, 2004: Don Pemberton recently visited the Williams Cemetery using the improved access road off Highway 42. This one lane road is now graveled all the way to the cemetery. The new low water bridge is in place and it is very solid. This is a great improvement. Thanks to all who contributed, especially to Todd Steen who was responsible for the actual work on the bridge.

There are still three field gates that need to be opened and closed. Visitors to the cemetery are allowed to go through the gates without asking specific permission. It goes without saying that we should be respectful of the landowner’s private property. These gates may be replaced with cattle guards in the future, which would provide easier access.

The new fence is in place around the cemetery. Grazing cattle had pushed down the old chain link fence in places. The new fence is much stronger. It uses larger metal pipes for posts and smaller metal pipes as cross beams. The fence is painted and it looks good. This promises to be very sturdy, hopefully even stronger than hungry cattle. The cost was $5,000.

There have been discussions about acquiring additional land to enlarge to the cemetery. However, the landowner is not interested at this time.

Here is a map showing the immediate area around the Williams Cemetery. Missouri Route 42 is in the center of the map. Here it runs from east to west between Iberia and Brumley. The yellow line highlights the current the Williams Cemetery Road running south from Route 42. The new roadway is highlighted in yellow. It extends southward from Route 42 to the Williams Cemetery.

Contributions can be sent to:

The Williams Cemetery Access Road Fund

% Verna Pemberton

84 Spring Branch Road

Iberia, MO 65486-9608

Links to other useful information on the Williams Cemetery:

williams_cemetery.html

The above link has a complete listing of the people buried in the Williams Cemetery—from Mahala Williams (4 Aug. 1859) to Sue Cates Steen (23 Feb. 2003). Click on the “Home Page” to see a list of other Miller County cemeteries, newspapers and other useful genealogy information.

http://www.moga.state.mo.us/STATUTES/C214.HTM

The above link takes you to the Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 214, Cemeteries. The Williams Cemetery is surrounded by private property, therefore paragraph 214.132 is applicable.

Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 214, Cemeteries

214.132. Visiting abandoned family or private burying ground surrounded by private property, right of access, when, enforcement by sheriff --court's power to disinter.

214.132. 1. Any person who wishes to visit an abandoned family cemetery or private burying ground which is completely surrounded by privately owned land, for which no public ingress or egress is available, shall have the right to reasonable ingress or egress for the purpose of visiting such cemetery. This right of access to such cemeteries extends only to visitation during reasonable hours and only for purposes usually associated with cemetery visits.

2. The sheriff or chief law enforcement officer of the county in which the abandoned family cemetery or private burying ground is located shall enforce the provisions of subsection 1 of this section.

3. Nothing in section 214.131 and this section shall be construed to limit or modify the power or authority of a court in any action of law or equity to order the disinterment and removal of the remains from a cemetery and interment in a suitable location.

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