This page is dedicated to publishing current and recent news about Titus County cemeteries as a public service. Please check it for upcoming news about cemeteries where your relatives are buried.
We post news items as a free public service in an effort to create public interest and help promote positive efforts concerning Titus County cemetery preservation and maintenance. If you would like us to post events involving your cemetery, please e-mail us at least 30 days in advance of the scheduled date of your event. If your cemetery association is planning a work day, decoration day, makes improvements, or you have other newsworthy items, please let us know and we will be glad to "tell the world" about your cemetery.
Be sure to include the cemetery name and your contact information, including your name and telephone number (for our internal use to contact you if we have questions). Please put "Cemetery News" in your e-mail subject line.
Decoration Day Calendar
Below is a list of scheduled decoration days that we are aware of. Please e-mail us if your cemetery is not listed, or if the information shown is incorrect.
Barrett - Second Saturday in April at 11:00 a.m. at the cemetery (weather permitting). In case of rain, a short business meeting will be held at the Winfield Fire Department
Bivens (Monticello) - First Friday evening in June 6:00 p.m. at cemetery
Blevins-Cason Cemetery - First Sunday in May
Blodgett Cemetery - Third Sunday in May
Bridges Chapel Cemetery - Fourth Saturday in April before the fifth Sunday each year
Center Grove Cemetery - Third Sunday in April
Damascus Cemetery - Saturday before the first Sunday in May
Green Hill Cemetery - Saturday before the first Sunday in May
Hickory Hill Cemetery - Second Saturday in May
Liberty Hill Cemetery - Fourth Saturday of April at 10:00 a.m.
Nevill's Chapel Cemetery - Saturday before the third Sunday in May
Old Union Cemetery - Saturday before Mother's Day each year
Union Hill Cemetery - Fourth Saturday in April
Winfield - Third Saturday in April at 1:00 p.m.
Woodmen - Second Saturday in May at 11:00 a.m. Covered dish luncheon at cemetery.
Belcher Cemetery replaces fence
Belcher Cemetery, located on Texas FM 71 east of Talco, replaced their fence and cemetery sign in 2006. The old gate and fence that had served the cemetery for years was removed, and the fence was replaced by a new chain link fence. A new sign created from a large granite maker was installed by the gate. The Belcher Cemetery is very clean and well maintained.
Barrett Cemetery needs help to build new fence
Barrett Cemetery Association, with the help of Titus County Commissioner Mike Fields and Texas Utilities, has done an excellent job of cleaning and restoring their cemetery. The last remaining project is to build a new chain link fence around the cemetery. The Cemetery Assocation does not have a trust fund and has accomplished all of its excellent work from donations and volunteer efforts. The cost to build the new fence is more than the Cemetery Assocation now has in its bank account. The Cemetery Association needs help to be able to fence the entire cemetery. People who would like to donate to help build the fence may make a donation to the Barrett Cemetery Association at at Pilgrim Bank, or may mail donations to:
Barrett Cemetery Association
c/o Billy Joe Lindsey, President
3829 Titus County Road 4260
Mt. Pleasant, TX 75455.
Read about their restoration work on our Cemetery Preservation page by clicking "Cemetery Preservation" on the menu on the left side of this page.
Titus County Cemeteries Need Your Help
Several Titus County cemeteries are in danger of being overgrown and lost due to lack of care. Please see our Cemetery Preservation page by clicking "Cemetery Preservation" on the left side of this page. Please contact us if you would like to help preserve Titus County's cemeteries, which are a large part of Titus County history and should be returned to dignified final resting places for our ancestors.
Titus County Commissioners
Help Preserve Endangered Historic Cemeteries
Titus County Commissioners have lent a helping hand to help preserve cemeteries are in danger of damaged. Commissioner Bob Fitch took his crew to Kirby Cemetery on February 23, 2007 and removed two trees that were in danger of falling on the wrought iron fence surrounding the cemetery. They also dug out a grave marker that had fallen and been almost covered over by dirt and used string trimmers to trim the grass.
Commissioner Thomas Hockaday took his crew to Evans Cemetery on February 28, 2007 and repaired the front and back fences to keep livestock from doing further damage to markers in the cemetery.
Commissioner Mike Fields sent Joe Fejeran to begin cleaning Roper-Panther Cemetery on June 4, 2007. This is a major clean-up that will require at least 2 weeks to accomplish. As of June 8, Joe Fejeran's work has improved the cemetery so much that it looks like a different cemetery. High grass has been mowed, low hanging limbs have been trimmed, and the large tree that fell across several monuments has been sawed into sections and will soon be removed.
We appreciate our Commissioners for helping to preserve these cemeteries that do not have perpetual care funds or maintenance committees, and which each contain markers dating back into the 1800's.
Current & Recent Cemetery News
