Linda Coppock won the 1st prize (A Model Truck with Collectible Knife) She is pictured (above) with her prize. Roger Soltysik and Theo Coppock won the second and third prizes. (Travel Mug Set and a Digital Thermometer & Rapid Read Fork Set.)

Each year the Union County Cemeteries Association gives certificates of appreciation to several persons we feel have made special efforts toward preserving our cemeteries and the history of our county.

Alco Cox (pictured above) - in recognition of his fund raising work for the care and preservation of Butcher Cemetery.

Don Sanford - for historic Civil War information on the Burnette family of Union County, he contributed to our UCCA website and the placing of Civil War military markers on Burnette graves.

Mary Lynn Gilmore - for the care of the Katy Moyer’s Cemetery and the Peter Stiner Cemetery and her work toward the preservation of the history of Sharps Chapel.

Bonnie Heiskell Peters - for her devotion and service toward the preservation of our Union County Cemeteries through the UCCA and the contributions she has made in the preserving of the history of Union County through her writings and as our County Historian.

UNION COUNTY CEMETERIES ASSOCIATION

Receives

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION

Photo L-R: - Robert B. Ellison; Linda W. Coppock; Gerry Myers; Ollie N. Ellison, Regent Bonny Kate Chapter; Leon Graves, President UCCA; Walter McAfee; Ellen Perry; Barbara Williams.

Since the birth of UCCA in 2000 volunteers of the organization have been supportive of many worthy community activities. With support and cooperation goals can be achieved. Graciously recognizing businesses, people within the community for their contributions and continued upkeep of cemeteries. We do not overlook the support of our elected leaders. Some of those who support financially do not want to be named or recognized, every effort is made to respect their privacy, our appreciation is present. One of the objectives of this UCCA organization is “Historic Preservation”, thru knowledge and care of our ancestors resting place, a written history preserved in stone helps to accomplish this.

Thru accumulating of information written and some placed in various books is also a means of preserving history. Acceptance of the donation of several books by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Library in Washington, D.C. was acknowledged by: Nancy Allen, TSDAR Librarian and Vicky Thresher Zuverink, NSDAR Librarian General. The generous gifting of books from the UCCA to the NSDAR is an example of their support to keep information available throughout the world With pleasure The Bonny Kate Chapter NSDAR recognized the UCCA for their generous contributions of books which helps to insure our history.

Click here to read a most compelling story of Six Burnett Brothers from Union County who fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War!