- December 5, 2025
Melissa and Isaiah Crews round up large piles of debris off of their distant relatives' grave site. Photo by Jeff Dawsey
Judge Dennis Craig and his daughters Summer and Ashton help clean up the cemetery after visiting and cleaning his daughter, Natasha' s, grave. Photo by Jeff Dawsey
Ashton Craig lays a rose at her deceased sister' s burial site. Photo by Jeff Dawsey
Cullen Craig gets in on the cleanup, although his handful gradually shrinks by the time he unloads it in a trash bag. Photo by Jeff Dawsey
Ray Mercer, 91, a cemetery board member, is related to most of the people buried at Espanola, whether by blood or marriage. Photo by Jeff Dawsey
Scott Crews picked up the heavy-duty debris with his tractor. Photo by Jeff Dawsey
Community volunteers and family members stopped by and helped clean up the Espanola Family Cemetery Saturday, April 1, in Bunnell.
A cleanup day was warranted at the 17-acre burial facility, due to the Hurricane Matthew chaos and the daily wind blowing that tends to knock down tree limbs and blow in debris.
"Some of the cleanup had been done before today, and there will be a little more after this," said Melanie Crews, the contact person for the event. "But the people have just been wonderful. They didn't have to have a connection to anyone buried. It was open to whomever was willing, because the cleaning is hard work. So, the more the merrier."
