Perplexed knowing what this might lead to.... 

YES indeed you are correct.  Vivian Moon opened everyone's eyes about the cemetery and she cleaned it up and planted flowers, even took her case to the State of Ohio, so on.. However she was not the only person in the last 20 to 25 years that had a hand in the restoration of this cemetery.

The condition of this cemetery was brought to the attention of the City of Middletown and citizens in the spring of 1995 years and years after the city acquired this cemetery that it was in need of a good cleaning and that is what Boy Scout Troop 810 from Breiel Blvd Church of God (which at that time my son was in), and area veterans groups spent days in the cemetery raking, picking up trash and cleaning, and Kenneth Wills and Dana Pruitt and myself replaced worn military markers with the help of Buck Swanson who worked at Dodd's Monuments then, only to have the mowing crews chip and scrape them up with the mowers.   As I said, and have said all along,  Great Job by everyone that was involved and that does include Ms Moon,  in the restoration of this Cemetery who are far to many to mention or put on a plaque.

Now on to other projects for this Cemetery,  because,  WE ARE NOT FINISHED YET!

If you Feel as strongly about this cemetery as others have please make a donation to the Cemetery fund to help us raise funds to start the inside of the vault.  you can send your tax deductible donations to...

Middletown Cemetery Fund

City of Middletown Finance Department

One Donham Plaza

Middletown Ohio 45042

Thank you!!