The Friends of Morningside Cemetery

05/31/2021

09/16/2020

We have a great Morningside Cemetery Committee that are constantly working to clean and improving the cemetery grounds. John McDonald has been overseeing our grass cutting crew, Issac McKinney and Marvin Sutton. John also stays busy spraying and w**d eating grass around graves, inside curbing, and along the perimeter fence line. When possible, John and his crew trims the grass before a funeral in honor of the one that has passed.

The Elaeagnus blind planted along Priscilla Club is looking good and growing healthy. Mark Harden is still repairing headstones periodically. Several nuisance trees have been removed, all the old storm damaged trees and underbrush have been removed. Several recent photos have been uploaded for your viewing.

Please keep you donations coming as this is an ongoing upkeep year around. Thank You to our awesome committee!

Photo credit: Jack Laster

11/20/2019

Friends of the Morningside Committee met this morning at the Rochelle City Hall at 10:00. Attached are the minutes from the Sept. 25 and Oct. 30, 2019 meetings to let you know what is going on at the cemetery. Please consider making donations when love ones pass or donations in memory of loved ones so we may continue to keep our cemetery clean and beautiful .

05/11/2019

It has been brought to my attention that flowers were put on a grave yesterday afternoon and they were gone this morning. Please ride through the cemetery and report anything that looks out of the ordinary!!!

05/03/2019

Since Morningside is not a perpetual care cemetery and the city is limited in funding, grave site owners or their descendants are responsible for maintaining their plots and the cemetery. Please help with your donation to maintain and improve the integrity and beauty of the cemetery. In addition, a memorial gift to the Morningside Cemetery would be a meaningful way to honor a deceased family member or friend. Thank you for your support!!! Mail contributions to:

FRIENDS OF MORNINGSIDE CEMETERY, P. O. BOX 156, ROCHELLE, GA. 31079

Or call 229-365-7566, Ann Ann Braziel Titshaw, Treasurer

05/03/2019

Now for a ride on the east side.

05/03/2019

Take a look at how beautiful our cemetery looks!

05/03/2019

We have installed 150 ft privacy fence along the southwest border($1750), repaired several broken headstones and graves ($630), treated lots with curbing and gravel for grass control ($1100), treated perimeter fence for grass and w**d control ($700), removed broken trees and clutter created by storms (Volunteers), trimmed and removed unsightly shrubbery and trees (Volunteers).

05/02/2019

Much has been accomplished since our Spring 2018 report. Many visitors to the cemetery say that the appearance of Morningside is as good as they can remember. Please drive through and see for yourself. thanks to all who have volunteered, contributed and donated materials. the proper upkeep, maintenance and improvement of out beautiful and historic Morningside Cemetery is a testament to our community and family orientated culture in Rochelle.

03/25/2019

Friends of the Morningside Cemetery Committee meets this Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at 10 a.m., at Rochelle City Hall in the conference room. The public is invited to attend and be apart of this community project.