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in the preservation of the resting place of its ancestors. The grounds are well-kept; hedges and trees have been planted; benches are placed throughout for the benefit of those who visit. It is an inviting place for researchers and families alike.

The Methodist Cemetery is located on the Central Road three kilometers north of the United Church on the grounds of the former St. james Methodist Church. The monument honouring veterans who served our country in the two World Wars and the Korean Conflict is located in the north- eastern corner of the cemetery. On it are engraved the names of those who lost their lives in service for their coun- try. In addition to the cenotaph are sixty-two headstones

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marking single or family plots. Several stones name those who are still living and, as in all old cemeteries, many infants, both named and unnamed, are remembered. The oldest recorded graves are those of Samuel Yeo who died in 1874 and “Baby” Clarke who died the same year. Only twenty of the sixty-two headstones indicate those remem- bered were deceased before Church Union in 1925. The St. James Cemetery shows the care taken in its upkeep and is currently used by several traditionally Methodist families.

Darrell Lyle has been on the Cemetery Committee since 1960 and has chaired it since 1965. He was joined by Eddie Clark in 1973 and by Hazen Ramsay in 1998. The United and Methodist Cemeteries merged and have been managed under one committee since 2000. Wendell Yeo and Ronnie Yeo now complete the Cemetery Committee responsible for both properties.

CHURCH PROPERTY: PAST AND PRESENT