2010-04-04 15:24
A sand and gravel base is tamped and leveled and the bedstead is reassembled.Soil is added to hide the sand and gravel and to provide stability to the side and foot rails.After re-setting th… Read More
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2010-02-12 22:50
Holes are drilled in the concrete to facilitate its removal. Since drilling the holes I'm not so sure that it's concrete. Its light color and texture suggests it may be something else. Whate… Read More
2010-02-06 19:04
Excavation of the bedstead is begun in order to raise and level the rails and base.The base has been set aside so that we can remove the concrete in the mortise.After removal the bedstead wi… Read More
2010-02-01 20:07
Charlieson ofJ. K. & Fannie HallBORNMay 13, 1863DIEDJune 18, 1864Charlie Hall, son of Dr. James King and Fannie M. Hall, is one of approximately 83 children under the age of 15 buried in… Read More
2009-12-21 16:20
Seymour P. Houston1848-May 17, 1873 This is an example of an earlier repair using metal straps to hold the stone together.Holes were drilled and the metal straps were attached to both sides… Read More
2009-12-21 15:09
The headstones were pinned, set, and allowed to dry.The void between the mid-base and the headstones was in filledThis plot is complete Read More
2009-11-24 21:20
Once the bedstead leveling and re-setting was complete, it was time to mount the headstones to the mid-base.The pin location on the headstones were marked and drilled for insertion of the pi… Read More
2009-11-08 14:44
The lower base, side rails, and foot stones were positioned and leveled. The mid-base of this bedstead was missing. It had probably become broken and was the reason the headstones were out a… Read More
2009-11-08 14:40
The bedstead of David (Oct. 31, 1797-Sept. 11, 1875) and Jane Scott (Jan. 29, 1809-July 15, 1880) was in pretty bad shape. The side rails were tilted and sunken with one broke, the mid base… Read More
2009-09-05 16:28
A few weeks ago, the Old Presbyterian Cemetery had the misfortune of having some vandals visit the cemetery.We were lucky. Only one stone was damaged.The sad part was this stone had already… Read More
2009-08-26 02:09
We took a road trip down to Salisbury, N.C. today to visit with Sonny and Janie Allen of the Old Lutheran Cemetery to discuss some stone repair.A very beautiful and well kept cemetery (thank… Read More
2009-08-12 17:14
When the paint dried, the plastic covering was removed from the headstones and monuments, the holes where the posts were dug out was backfilled with soil and leveled......... the inside of t… Read More
2009-08-12 16:56
Once the paint was stripped and the fence prepped, the stones and monuments were covered in plastic and it was time to paint. Danny Thomas of Thomas Painting is shown here spraying the fence… Read More
2009-07-27 14:28
Seegars Fence Company from Greensboro, N.C. was contracted to do the raising, leveling, repair, and painting of the fence.Bobby and his crew did an outstanding job.Here the crew is shown rai… Read More
2009-07-27 13:18
The Dogwood tree and the stump have been removed. The gate will now open and shut.We can turn our attention to the Walker bedstead.The bedstead is in pretty good shape. It is sunken and has… Read More
2009-07-15 21:29
In this photo, the fence panels and the poles have been excavated to aid in raising and leveling the fence. While we wait on the fence company, we are going to remove the Dogwood tree that i… Read More
2009-07-11 17:24
Here, Steve is removing the final pieces of the stump in order to remove the fence panel.There is no easy way to do this since the stump is intertwined with the fence. Pieces have to be chis… Read More
2009-07-11 16:47
The Morehead plot is a 10 ft. x 38 ft. fenced enclosure that contains four graves.John Motley Morehead (July 4, 1796-Aug. 27, 1866) Governor of North Carolina from 1841-1845, his wife Ann El… Read More
2009-07-11 16:44
After several months and a lot of hard work, the fence is almost free of the stump.The fence post in this photo was completely encased by the stump along with much of the two fence panels.Sa… Read More
2009-07-06 03:42
Once the tree was gone and the stump ground, we leveled the area with sand and gravel. We then moved the headstone back into position, leveled it, and reassembledthe side rails and foot ston… Read More
2009-07-04 03:45
With the tree removal completed, it was time to turn our attention to the stump.A grinder that Mr. Scott had recommended was hired to do the job and was there bright and early the next day.S… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Deep River Friends Cemetery Project is underway. Mahala Beard 1816-1903 became the first stone reset. The photo on the right shows the condition of the stone before repairs were made. T… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Deep River Friends Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Guilford county.Deep River is unique in that only two meeting houses have been built in more than 250 years of its history. Fou… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Stone Setters has been selected to re-set 48 "urgent" and"in need of" stones in the Deep River Friends Cemetery. This will be a two phase project with the urgent stones being repaired in Pha… Read More
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