Many of the folks buried in the
Glendale cemeteries no longer have relatives living in
the Glendale community. As a result, many of the
graves and the cemeteries in general often lacked care
and upkeep. As a result, in 1994, Martha Crocker
Dearybury, Donnie and Ronnie Ward organized a
Glendale re-union which was held in the old Mill
Store area to raise funds for Cemetery purposes. There
were about 1,000 folks that showed up for the first
reunion, From that beginning, The Glendale Cemetery
Committee was organized and a Fund was set up. Each
year funds are raised through stews, selling videos,
books and solicitation to care for the cemetery. With
these funds, they have been able to change the old
rutty dirt road through the cemetery into a nice,
smooth, paved road. They have placed barrels for waste
collection along the road side and have kept the grass
mowed. Martha died in 2008 and today Donnie and Ronnie
along with other volunteers are carrying the good work
on.
The first Saturday night of February, for
many years, has been set as the time for the Glendale
Graveyard Soup and Stew Supper. This also is a
reunion for folks with ties to Glendale. Last
February, there were about 400 attendees.
The annual Meeting
and Supper for the Glendale Community Graveyard
Commitee for this year, 2011, will be held on Feb.
5, 2011 starting at 5 pm. For more details see Supper Form. This form
can be printed out and mailed with your check or
donation.
We solicit new members of the commitee and welcome
contributions. Reminders of each years event are
usually mailed about 30 days before the date. You may
join or be assured that you will be sent a reminder if
you send your address to:
Glendale Community Cemetery Fund
PO Box 96
Glendale, S.C. 29346
Glendale History Books
Still Available
The wonderful book, GLENDALE,
a Pictorial History, is still available in
a very limited number from the Glendale
Community Cemetery Fund. It is believed
that the committee has all the remaining copies from
Mike Hembree. These books are keepsakes, out of the
two (2) to three (3) thousand or so published by
Mr Hembree and Paul Crocker, there are only about 35
left. Click on this
link to see the book cover.
Books may be ordered, as long as they last, at the
same address, and will be shipped prepaid upon
receiving a Post Office Money Order or bank cashier's
check for $20.00. This is the same price they
were sold them for at the 1994 Glendale Reunion, first
day they were for sale. If the supply is exhausted,
any order payments will be promptly returned to the
sender.
