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O'Fallon commissioners and families push to preserve Sage Chapel Cemetery, seek funding and volunteers
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At a meeting of O'Fallon's historic preservation commission, commissioners and family members urged continued work to document burials at Sage Chapel Cemetery and across the city, described ongoing outreach challenges, and said the city will keep pursuing grants and a May cleanup with the VFW.
At a meeting of the O'Fallon Historic Preservation Commission, commissioners and residents pressed for continued efforts to preserve Sage Chapel Cemetery and to document veteran burials across O'Fallon, saying more volunteer help and funding are needed.
The commission heard a report from Commissioner Hunt, who said the cemetery subcommittee has recorded 177 veteran burials in O'Fallon and is seeking more information from families and local organizations. “Up until this point, we've, documented a 177 veteran burials in O'Fallon,” Commissioner Hunt said, listing Sage, Mount Zion, Assumption, Stony Point, Fort Zumwalt Park, Welker and Klausmeier among the cemeteries involved. He told the commission the subcommittee has relied on contacts including Dennis Murray,…
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