Originally Posted by
howardb53
my family has cemetary plots in a city in ohio where all my family is buried. no one has deed to plots and there are about 12 plots left the cemetary never asked for proof of ownership when we would burie some family member.know their saying we need a deed to open grave.no one knows where deed is my grand mother bought these plots years ago no one else but are family has ever been buryed there what can we do we dont want these plots just to go to waste thank you
The cemetery must have records of who purchased the various plots - or at least I would think they do.
Interesting question.
I have made prepaid arrangements and just pulled out my file. I have a Certificate, signed by the President of the Cemetery and notarized with some sort of official seal on it (not a notarial seal of authority), and it simply states that I have paid $X to purchase plot Y for the interment of my husband and me.
I have no Deed or other ownership papers.
I do note two rather interesting things - if anyone else wants to be buried there they need to obtain my written permission as purchaser AND - my at the moment favorite - I am not allowed to enter the cemetery grounds with firearms OR bows and arrows for ANY purpose. This is not a rural cemetery so I have no idea what problems they've had in the past - but I find that interesting.
Oh, I'm also not allowed to put a windmill on my husband's grave - ?