Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
Oakwood Cemetery Board of Regents Thursday kept officer positions the same as last year and reviewed year-end statistics regarding burials.
Officers are Bob Sandy, president; Lewis Dobbins, vice president; and Ellen Hoffer, secretary. Warren Tatter serves as a member as well as sexton David Shaw and city council representative Jeff Grose.
In 2002 there were 199 burials (212 in 2001 and 209 in 2000) - 107 female and 92 male. Eighty-two were city residents and 117 were non-residents.
According to age group: 20 were infants to 10-year-olds; 1 - 11- to 20-year-olds; 3 - 21 to 30; 4 - 31 to 40; 9 - 41 to 50; 22 - 51 to 60; 24 - 61 to 70; 52 - 71 to 80; 41 - 81 to 90; 22 - 91 to 100; and 1 older than 101 years old.
Revenues for the year were given as $44,205 for burials, $82,485 for lot sales and $19,558 in miscellaneous income, for a total of $146,248.
It was noted 2003 is Tatter's is 20th year as a cemetery board member.
Eleven deeds were signed for burial plots.
