Ally White, left, and Cindy Stanley are working to upgrade the Town of Marion’s records for Round Hill Cemetery. They hope that by later this year the records will be available to the public through the town’s website.
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Stephanie Porter-Nichols | Smyth County News & Messenger
Ally White is more familiar with the stories of the people buried in Round Hill Cemetery than most people. The Marion Senior High School senior has been keying all the information about the Marion cemetery’s graves into new software that will allow citizens and town officials to quickly find plots and learn more about the lives they represent.
Each square on the map represents eight graves in the Marion cemetery. While burials are still taking place in the cemetery, the oldest graves date back to the late 19th century.
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Ally White, left, and Cindy Stanley are working to upgrade the Town of Marion’s records for Round Hill Cemetery. They hope that by later this year the records will be available to the public through the town’s website.
Stephanie Porter-Nichols/Smyth County News & Messenger
Each square on the map represents eight graves in the Marion cemetery. While burials are still taking place in the cemetery, the oldest graves date back to the late 19th century.
Stephanie Porter-Nichols/Smyth County News & Messenger