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McElhaney Cemetery caretakers pass torch to Springfield family

The Smith family hopes to make taking care of the cemetery a family commitment, and to carry on the work started by Gene Davison and Linda Halford.

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Volunteer caretakers for Springfield cemetery search for new caretaker

Gene Davison and Linda Halford have spent 25 years taking care of the abandoned cemetery, which dates to a few decades after the Civil War.

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