Groundskeepers at Fairmount Memorial Association care about your loved ones long after death

Set back from the busy street on which it resides and shaded by towering trees, Greenwood Memorial Terrace is peaceful in the chilly autumn mornings.

A breeze rustles through the yellowing leaves above and weaves its way around the resolute concrete headstones below. Save the occasional car driving down Government Way; it’s silent amid the hundred-year-old plots.

The grass is damp with morning dew, and soon, parts of it will be excavated to welcome the cemetery’s newest resident…

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