Saving Graves
"Working together to preserve and protect endangered cemeteries"

Date: May 29, 2000

Cemetery Name: Dripping Springs Cemetery
Street:
City: Tussy
County: Garvin County
State: Oklahoma
Zip: 73488
Land Type: Private
Status: Active
Number of graves: 50
Oldest grave: 1891
Records: Yes
Inventory: Yes
Owner:

Problem's
Cemetery about to be destroyed

Location

The DAR canvass of Garvin County Cemeteries done in the mid 70's. Available at the Nora Sparks Warren Library in Pauls Valley. Listing Also available on the OkGenWeb Garvin County Site

Description

Other Problems

The property owner seems to be using the cemetery enclosure as some sort of cattle pen. It looks as he had built some sort of chute just outside the gate. The earth outside the gate had been trampled badly.

Previous Contacts

Family and friends

Current Status

On going

Submitted by / Contact for additional Information:

name: Brenda Choate
Email: bcchoate@yahoo.com

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