Spottsville Ridgewood Cemetery and Church Association

05/18/2026

Thank you James for all your help!

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05/17/2026

Thanks everyone for helping the Ridgewood Cemetery maintenance today. Several stones were straightened, stood up, and some were glued back together. Thanks James, John, and Steve.
Leigh Ann and Deana C. cleaned many stones (and yes, I did a few too!) Took a few pictures too.
Here’s a poem I wrote years ago inspired by our little cemetery.

Woman in a Cemetery

Her shoulders rolled slightly forward and hands in her pockets
A self-conscious attempt to keep from hugging herself
How often does she come to stand and watch the stone
Carefully counting the years and the memories.

To me cemeteries are living histories
To explore
Like my children looking for the earliest dates
When we visited.

Faded stones tell the story.
A new child born each year only to be lost
A year or two later.
Eight small eroded markers trace the lives of a family.

Our family plots
(How I hate that unserene harsh word)
Are scattered across the rolling hills
Marked by a rusting iron fence
Or tall old cedar trees at each corner
Or by the polished granite that tells of
My father’s life of 1906 to 1986.

The back of the headstone,
At my mother’s insistence,
And one sister’s dismay,
Lists the names of his children
For wanderers in a hundred years
To know my family
Like I know about the infants under the trees
In the oldest section.

Look for announcements of our scheduled September cleaning day.

05/17/2026

A great big thanks to everyone who was able to come and help out today. Here are a couple of before and after photos. The one on the left was today after the 2nd cleaning. The one on the right was last July after the first cleaning.

04/18/2026

Headstone cleaning is postponed due to weather. We will advise when we have a new date.

04/17/2025

SPOTTSVILLE RIDGWOOD CEMETERY AND CHURCH ASSOCIATION
APRIL 2025 NEWSLETTER

Greetings, Faithful Friends of Ridgewood! Spring has finally arrived, which brings us to another mowing season. However, we have had a lot of rain, which has allowed us to start mowing a little later than usual, but with a lot of rain comes more mowings.

The year 2024 was very kind to us in that we had no major storm damage, but keeping the small limbs and debris cleared is ongoing. Thankfully, Tim Darnell volunteers to do that.

Jana Busby and Marsha Davis submitted a letter of resignation as Co-Treasurers, but they will remain Active Members of the Association. Thank you, Jana and Marsha, for your years of faithful service and dedication to Ridgewood and your willingness to continue to stay involved. Leigh Ann Boucher has been appointed Treasurer. All other Board members remain the same.

We have rented a Post Office box for Ridgewood donations and correspondence, so the address will not change every time the treasurer changes. You may send your donations to:

RIDGEWOOD CEMETERY
P.O. BOX 53
HENDERSON, KY 42419

As always, we are so grateful for your continued support. Ridgewood is a special place for all of us and we are pleased that, with your continued support, we can keep it maintained.

If you have any questions, suggestions or know of anyone who would like to join us, please send a PM.

03/30/2022

SPOTTSVILLE RIDGEWOOD CEMETERY AND CHURCH ASSOCIATION

NEWSLETTER MARCH 2022

Dear Friends of Ridgewood,

Regretfully, this will be the last time I write the Newsletter. I have moved to Mesa, AZ to live with my daughter, Leigh Ann Boucher, and due to age and distance I had to resign as Board Chair. Due to health reasons, Pam Haire has also resigned the Treasurer position. Pam has devoted 22 years to Ridgewood and more than ten years she handled it all alone. She will be greatly missed and we thank her for carrying all the duties before we incorporated and formed the Association. Rest assured that the cemetery is in good hands as Marsha Davis will act as Chair and Treasurer, Jana Busby will continue as Secretary and Bob Ferguson will continue to serve until the next meeting when we expect to have some new members who have expressed a desire to join the Board. We also would welcome you to join us, as we desperately need more active members.

Mowing season has started and once again we are asking for your continued support. Pam has agreed for us to use her post office box again this year, so you may address your donations to Pam Haire or Ridgewood Cemetery, P. O. Box 1612, Henderson, KY 42419.

If you have any suggestions or questions, contact us via Facebook.

With best regards and wishes that Ridgewood will continue to be cared for all the years ahead.

Sally Green Carter