Fannin County, Texas -- Recently some individual decided that the best place to "dispose" of about two weeks of household trash was to drive to an historic Fannin County cemetery, the Bledsoe Cemetery in far southeast Fannin County, and dump it there.
The Bledsoe Cemetery is the final resting place of some of the earliest Fannin County settlers, including those from the Bledsoe family, the Lyday family and the Crowson family. These families came to Fannin County during the Republic of Texas days. Moses Bledsoe served as Sheriff of Fannin County from 1869 to 1872.
This historic cemetery is one of the historic cemeteries that is actually maintained and cared for by local residents. It will be cleaned up.
The incident has been turned over to local law enforcement, and it is likely the person who did it will be located because numerous pieces of identifying information (mail etc.) was part of the trash.
Richard Glaser, Fannin County District Attorney, said that he will vigorously pursue remedies against anyone who desecrates a Fannin County cemetery.
If you are aware of any such incident, please report it to local law enforcement, the Fannin County Historical Commission or Criminal District Attorney Richard Glaser.