Head Stones Restored
Here we present some monument restorations.
The Leck Family stone is one of the first headstones to be raised. Set flush in the 1960's and badly discoloured, the family arranged for a local monument company to clean the monument and engrave the family name "LECK" on the top of the monument. Although not required for re-erecting monuments, the family wished to have a new granite foundation installed. Cemetery staff removed the marker and base free of charge and installed the new granite foundation.
New Caradoc - 2005
Local monument company (J.B. Newall) donated this monument to replace the original marble one that was set flush decades ago. The cemetery manager had asked the company to clean and reset the original marble stone but it had become too stained and too brittle to be properly restored and set back on the grave. They offered to provide this replacement marker with an identical inscription and similar white marble. The original stone is kept inside and will become part of a display in our new customer service building to commemorate Mountain View Cemetery's first interment.
The B+W photo shows Mrs. Nellie Evans at her son's grave in Mountain View
Cemetery. Caradoc Evans, son of David and Nellie Evans, was the first burial
on the
grounds
of Mountain View Cemetery in 1887. June 1939 CVA Port N173.1
Jones 2- Sept. 1, 2005 during the renovation of this predominantly Asian area of flat markers, one large upright monument had been set flush. It was removed, cleaned, repainted and reinstalled on a foundation.
Crosson raised Sept. 2005
This monument had been set flush decades ago. The family had it removed so they could get a local monument company to refurbish the lettering. When it came back all cleaned and re-lettered the staff noticed the Woodsmen of the World logo carved in the top and did not want to set the monument flush again and hide this nice work so it was set it upright.
Another recent restoration.
The Marsh monument had some of its granite columns stolen so the remaining ones were removed for safe keeping until the recent the restoration.
A couple of American war veterans have had their stones raised and cleaned.
James E. Highland a veteran of the Spanish American War
headstone before | headstone after
George Gardner [Company C, 17th Illinois Cavalry] a Civil War veteran
headstone before | headstone after
John Moffat's headstone was raised in late 2008
The Asprey monument was raised in August 2009. Frank's death was reported in the British Colonist of November 6, 1907. He name was listed as Astrey. He was 39 when he died. Lem White was 25. (George T.L. White) who died in the same accident is buried in Mountain View at Horne1/4/03/017/0012
