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City reports relocation of 72 graves from Billy Woods Cemetery to Suncrest Cemetery
Summary
Assistant City Manager Jeff Wells briefed council on the discovery and relocation of graves from the Billy Woods Cemetery on city property. The city hired a consultant, identified descendants, and completed disinterment and reinterment; 72 graves were removed and reinterred in the same arrangement at Suncrest Cemetery.
Assistant City Manager Jeff Wells told the Monroe City Council that staff completed a relocation of graves discovered at the Billy Woods Cemetery on city‑owned property on North Sutherland Avenue and reinterred remains at Suncrest Cemetery.
Wells said the cemetery dates to 1842, with the most recent known burial in 1935. Initial estimates of roughly 50 graves were revised upward during fieldwork; staff identified and removed 72 graves during a five‑day disinterment in July. The work included an archaeologist and a funeral director for the entire operation, and the remains were reinterred at Suncrest Cemetery in the same…
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