05/21/2026
The cost of upkeep and maintenance can be very expensive for a cemetery. We do not get any funding from local, state or federal governments. 100% of our money comes from people like you. Checks are becoming a thing of the past. Personally, I don't use them anymore either. That makes it difficult to accept donations from the younger generations. We need your help. In order for us to keep the grass mowed, maintenance and upkeep on the road, fence, awning, gates and tombstone repair, we need money. Everything is paid for with donations and one time plot fees. That money does not go very far. Even if you don't have family at this cemetery, you can still donate. All of the board members are volunteers. We donated our time last weekend to work on the road, repair a few tombstones from the 1800's and stand some back up that had fallen over the years. This is a delicate and slow process. Even though our time is donated, we still need supplies. We also have to pay to have the cemetery mowed and w**d eated. That cost has and will continue to increase over the years.
If you can, please donate any amount to help offset the cost of groundskeeping and maintenance. The link below is an app we are using now for nonprofit organizations. There is no cost to donate. There is a spot at the bottom to donate to the app, but they ask that you put 0% in order to give 100% of your donation to Clarks Chapel Cemetery. Thank you and GOD BLESS YOU!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-for-decoration
Here are some pictures from our last Decoration Day. We even had a live band this year. Anyone is welcome to attend. They Should be out there next year as well. I didn't catch everyone's name, but I know one of the band members was Keith Glass. Thank you gentlemen and ladies for coming out and playing for free.
On a separate note, if you are part of a nonprofit organization and would like to use this app to start getting donations, use the link below. Message me if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer them. Churches and cemeteries are all going to have to start using something like this in order to continue to operate.
Have you heard about Zeffy? Zeffy is the only 100% free fundraising software for nonprofits - they even cover transactions fees. It’s incredibly easy to use, offers a full suite of fundraising tools, and they provide unlimited customer support—all for free. Use our referral link to sign up here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/referral?referredByOrganizationId=dd56ecaf-aecc-448c-8588-5abe074f9fff
