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Marion County judge names three initial members to abandoned-cemetery advisory board
Summary
The presiding judge announced an advisory board to register and maintain abandoned cemeteries; three local landowners—Janice Duffy, Wayne (Owen) Stice and Claudia Gibson Bratton—were named to staggered three-year terms.
The presiding judge announced on April 14 that a petition from Marion County residents has launched an abandoned-cemetery registration board to locate, register and perform light maintenance on abandoned burial sites.
The judge said 10 registered county taxpayers petitioned to create the advisory board and named three initial members who volunteered to serve staggered three-year terms: Janice Duffy, Wayne Stice (referred in the record as Owen/Wayne Stice), and Claudia Gibson Bratton. The body will act in an advisory capacity; the judge clarified that the board need not bring its findings back to the court before beginning registration work and light maintenance.
Court members thanked the petitioners and encouraged the new board’s work. The judge asked staff to allow the advisory board to proceed with identifying abandoned cemeteries in Marion County and to begin small-scale maintenance where appropriate.
The judge’s announcement did not include specific funding for maintenance, timelines for surveys, or a staff contact for the advisory board; those details were not specified in the meeting record.
