{"id":75592,"date":"2019-10-14T05:59:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T09:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=75592"},"modified":"2019-10-14T05:59:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T09:59:53","slug":"cemetery-gets-a-little-help-from-their-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2019\/10\/14\/cemetery-gets-a-little-help-from-their-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Cemetery gets a little help from their friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dan Eiklor and Kyle McDuffee aren\u2019t afraid to get their hands dirty on a Sunday morning, especially when it means getting the village of Waverly\u2019s cemeteries back in shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resetting headstones that have become crooked, have fallen over, or have sunken into the ground \u2014 it\u2019s all part of the work they have been carrying out at the Factoryville Cemetery over the past month on behalf of the non-profit Friends of Waverly Cemetery Preservation Inc., a group formed by resident Ron Keene under McDuffee\u2019s watch as mayor more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the group is hoping that some additional people are willing to dedicate some time each week to help work the village-owned cemeteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/10\/Waverly_Cemetery1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cemetery gets a little help from their friends\" class=\"wp-image-75593\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/10\/Waverly_Cemetery1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/10\/Waverly_Cemetery1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Some of the work done at the Factoryville Cemetery. Provided.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy gosh, we\u2019re getting up there in age and any kind of help would be beneficial,\u201d said Eiklor, a longtime Friends of Waverly Cemetery Preservation board member who recruited McDuffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McDuffee said being able to give back to his community in this way is fulfilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost of those families are long gone now so we\u2019re adopting it, going in and showing that this stuff still matters,\u201d he said. \u201cCemeteries are part of our history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/10\/Waverly_Cemetery2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cemetery gets a little help from their friends\" class=\"wp-image-75594\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/10\/Waverly_Cemetery2-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/10\/Waverly_Cemetery2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Some of the work done at the Factoryville Cemetery. Provided.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For Eiklor, the work they\u2019ve been doing to straighten up Factoryville adds to the aesthetic of the village for those entering from Route 34.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore Kyle and I got involved, you\u2019d see some of the older headstones tipped over or crooked. Now you look at them and, to me, they look good,\u201d said Eiklor. \u201cWe\u2019re improving our community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once work is complete at Factoryville, and weather pending, they hope to move on to one of the village\u2019s other cemeteries before the temperatures get too cold. McDuffee added that those willing to help out only need a pair of gloves, a shovel, and a willing attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/10\/Waverly_Cemetery3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cemetery gets a little help from their friends\" class=\"wp-image-75595\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/10\/Waverly_Cemetery3-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2019\/10\/Waverly_Cemetery3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Some of the work done at the Factoryville Cemetery. Provided.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They are currently working at Factoryville from around 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Sunday, but might add a weekday evening into the work schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those looking for more information can either contact McDuffee at <a href=\"kylemcduffee@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"kylemcduffee@yahoo.com (opens in a new tab)\">kylemcduffee@yahoo.com<\/a>,\u00a0or Keene at (607) 565-9377.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Eiklor and Kyle McDuffee aren\u2019t afraid to get their hands dirty on a Sunday morning, especially when it means getting the village of Waverly\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":75595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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