Published: January 30, 2008 06:03 pm            

In Your View — 01/31/08

No complaints with Rose Hill’s care

I’m writing in response to The Independent’s story on Jan. 29 in which Neva Greene and Marcellia Sharon Lother voiced their complaints with Saber Management LLC.

Many of my loved one are buried in Rose Hill Burial Park, dating as far back as 1949 and as recently as December of 2004. I expect my loved ones graves to be cared for and respected in every way possible.

Whenever I have visited over the years, I have gone to the Rose Hill staff, Skyla Short. I’ve been treated with respect and every concern of min has been resolved to the best of their ability. We all know that it’s only natural for the ground to freeze and thaw in the winter, causing some settling problems. When I find a marker that’s sinking or see the ground settling, I know that once I report the problem it will be taken care of. When returning at a later date, I find the problems corrected.

When I visit my loved ones’ graves — which I do frequently — I sometimes see tracks where a backhoe was close to the marker. However, the next time I visit, I will find that those tracks have been filled, reseeded and covered with straw.

If done correctly, using a backhoe to dig a grave is progress compared to the day when graves were dug by hand.

I’ve found that Damon Mecho of Saber Management to be caring and respectful. I personally know that when you take a problem to him, you can rest assured that he will do exactly what he tells you he will do. He is a man of his word.

Becky VanBibber, Ashland



Cemetery needs some attention

My 15-year-old daughter was buried in the old rugged cross section of Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens in Ashland in 1982.

I live in Columbus now but visit Ashland and her grave often. I have been concerned for some time. The cobblestones are loose and could be repaired with a little cement. I have tripped many times.

I have replaced vases that have been hit with lawn mowers (at a cost of $200). Name plates have been broken. The tracks from the equipment are ankle deep.

I think the hill is slipping on the side my daughter is buried on. That’s why we see the markers standing on their end and graves sinking. If I could afford it, I would move my daughter. The cemetery needs attention.

Naomi Moore, Hilliard, Ohio



Family’s grave sites are well tended

Information wanted on biological dad

I am trying to help Scott Raymond Padgitt find information on his biological dad.

Marshall Grant Combs was born Jan. 21, 1925, in Ashland or in the surrounding area. His son, Scott Raymond Combs (Padgitt is his adpted name), was born Nov. 8, 1952, at St. Anne’s Hospital in Chicago. Marshall Combs was married to Alma Jones on Sept. 29, 1951. I do not have the date of divorce.

Anyone with information on Marshall Combs is asked to telephone (678) 463-2416 or (678) 521-2699 or write to 55 Adrians Lane, Covington, Ga. 30016.

Isabella Padgitt, Covington, Ga.

        

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