CEMETERY REPAIRS

Photo courtesy of Monson Historical Society

The Monson Historical Society recently had extensive repairs made to the Hillside Cemetery thanks to the crew from the Charleston Correctional Facility. Crew boss Leon Gerry and his men worked on 120 headstones, straightening those that were tipping.  The crew also repaired 68 broken stones, many from the 1800s, which were in multiple pieces.

One especially heartwarming stone was found buried under the soil, marking the grave of Frances, age 2,  and the daughter of William and Mary Hughes. With no obvious base the men found a piece of slate in the woods and made a base, setting the headstone on it so the girl  is now known and with her parents.