Benkelman Cemetery board asks Dundy County to consider taking over groundskeeping

May 18, 2026

The Benkelman Cemetery Board told commissioners it lacks funds to hire a replacement sexton after a longtime caretaker retires; the board reported roughly $14,000 in annual tax income and $4,104.44 in insurance costs and asked the county to consider assuming groundskeeping duties.

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The Benkelman Cemetery Board asked Dundy County commissioners on May 18 to consider taking responsibility for groundskeeping after the cemetery's longtime sexton, Bob Willis, steps down at the end of May.

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