Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Grave site thefts an act of terrorism
From the Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro, TN)
Alice Sweeney isn't asking for much this Christmas: All she wants is for people to leave the grave sites of her late parents alone.
For several years, family members of those buried at the Coleman Cemetery in the Kittrell community on Old Woodbury Highway have been reporting thefts of everything from cement plant holders to a statue of Jesus.
In spite of complaints made to local authorities, nothing seems to work, and the problem continues, even in this holiday season.
Sweeney, who now lives in Rome, Ga., but visits her brother and her parents' grave sites here regularly, placed Christmas decorations around their headstones Sunday, then returned home.
The fact that this heinous crime has continued unabated for some five years is troubling. It seems someone would have seen something in that time and turned information over to the sheriff's department.
Coleman Cemetery, where Grand Ole Opry star Uncle Dave Macon is buried along the Old Woodbury Highway, is off the beaten path and easy pickings for vandals and thieves.
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The Daily Journal
Alice Sweeney isn't asking for much this Christmas: All she wants is for people to leave the grave sites of her late parents alone.
For several years, family members of those buried at the Coleman Cemetery in the Kittrell community on Old Woodbury Highway have been reporting thefts of everything from cement plant holders to a statue of Jesus.
In spite of complaints made to local authorities, nothing seems to work, and the problem continues, even in this holiday season.
Sweeney, who now lives in Rome, Ga., but visits her brother and her parents' grave sites here regularly, placed Christmas decorations around their headstones Sunday, then returned home.
The fact that this heinous crime has continued unabated for some five years is troubling. It seems someone would have seen something in that time and turned information over to the sheriff's department.
Coleman Cemetery, where Grand Ole Opry star Uncle Dave Macon is buried along the Old Woodbury Highway, is off the beaten path and easy pickings for vandals and thieves.
Read the article
The Daily Journal