Cemetery Project

Lawrence Dugan
Professor Keith Carreio
Humanities 172
10/30/31

                                                         Cemetery Project
                                                       Oak Knoll Cemetery  
The Oak Knoll Cemetery,aka Brigg Corner Cemetery, is located on Tremont and Park St.,Route
  118,Rehobath, Ma. the Northwest part town approximately 3 miles from the center of Attleboro. This Cemetery has two parts, the old or free part and the new, both parts are  fairly well kept up. The new part open approximately forty five years ago. Some of the graves are more than one hundred years old. Some of the oldest graves are names like Samuel Macomber, who died in 1771 at the aged of 53; Remember Kent, who died in 1773, aged 28;  Jacobs Kent who died in 1780 Both parts of the cemetery are fairly well kept up, but with out funds for the perpetual care. There is a holding tomb in this cemetery.The tomb holds 20 caskets. In 1978 during the snow storm 30 caskets was stored inside the holding tomb.When the ground is to hard with ice they have to place the caskets in the holding tomb. They haven't had any vandalism and there is a restriction for planting.   There is a marble monument to the memory of Rev. Thomas Perry who died Aug.29 1852 at aged 70.  


 One of the Largest Family plots there are the Perry family, which consist of approximately forty graves. There are children plots also, however they are in the family plot area. Veterans are there also approx.1500 veterans plots  The care taker's name is Raymond Obeng age 83. his wife Margie is the secretary of books. Mr Obeng said, they will be opening another large parcel of land in the near future. This was a awaking experience, and from reading the sacred art of dying Chapter5 Tibetan Attitudes Towards Death I have been enlighten concerning death and how we can choose to die.

  

          

  Death of Evangelist Alma L. Dickerson

It was the winter of 1978. I went away to an alcohol and drug treatment program called Christ Is The Answer (CITA) in Lawrence Massachusetts.   For approximately 3 months I would study the bible, and learn about living life without alcohol and drugs. This was a new experience for me, but finally I was learning to live life on life terms’ I would pray a lot, thinking about my mother all the time. Thinking about how she prayed every day at 12 noon, she wouldn’t mis a day The Director of the program Rev. Daniel Reason told me to go to his office.  First he asked me how I was doing, I said that I am doing fine. Then I asked him, why was I here?  I thought maybe I was in trouble. He said Larry your Mother is sick. My first thoughts were she is sick, but God is going to heal her. I was granted a pass to visit her in Beth Israel Hospital. I walked into her room she appeared to be very sick. I have seen her sick many times before. I wanted to cry, but I couldn’t cry, she looked at me and smiled, I was standing in front of her holding her hand clean and sober, she looked at me and said “only what you do for Christ will last” I left the hospital not knowing those words she spoke to me would be the last words I would hear her speak.   This was my mother she will never die.” She is super woman” She Love God too much. A very spiritual woman, a God fearing women. She would do things I thought only Jesus would do. Evangelist Alma Dickerson would go out to feed the homeless, talk to women and women about that were alcoholic and drug addicts. People with mental Illness. I would go with her to difference towns and cities, and there she would preach the gospel. Most of the time it would be in churches. A mother at home, she wanted me to stay around the house so I wouldn’t get into trouble. She allowed me to turn our basement into a teen center. I would have my band practice down there. A down to earth woman, she really knew how to have fun, she was hilarious. She would tell jokes and people would be falling out of their chairs. In reading the book tuesdays with Morrie, I began to think of my mother, how she was a woman of God, but at the same time she knew how to enjoy life. Now going back to Lawrence Mass. I started thinking and praying at the same time. What if she dies? Well I know she will be going home to be with the Lord. No God will heal her just like all those times before. Then I can remember hearing her say one of these day she is going to leave here and never return. The weekend was here I ask for a pass to go home. I heard my mother was discharged from the hospital      

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