2024 Animal Stories Magazine

Page 83 2024 Animal Stories Lincoln Daily News February 2024 This cemetery is not very new, as it was established in 2012. The people who established the Forever Home Cemetery, as their website states, “wanted to provide a final resting place for pets and people while contributing to the financial solvency of HSLC.” Wheat showed off a photograph of the people involved, which included herself, Dan Bailey, Judy Conzo, Dennis Schraeder, and Mack Turner. All of the money that the Forever Home Cemetery earns goes back to the HSLC, which, as Wheat stated, is entirely funded by contributions from members of the Logan County community. These funds go to the materials needed, such as food, to take care of the animals that live there. When deciding whether or not to purchase a plot here, there are some things to know. Firstly, each plot is 3’ x 5’ and can contain the remains of up to four people or pets, whose remains must be cremated. Each plot costs $250, with a smaller additional fee for Tom Larson’s work of opening up the plot. A memorial brick can be purchased to honor the person or pet who has passed on. These memorial bricks cost $45 and can be placed in Continued --

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