PROJECT PLAN #1

Initial Information:
STANLEY FAMILY MONUMENT
SECTION: 33 NAME: STANLEY FAMILY PLOT
AGE OF BURIAL: 133 YEARS
 
COPING WALL OR STONE BORDER: NONE

MONUMENT STONE MAKE: PEDESTAL GRANITE

BASE MATERIAL: GRANITE

MONUMENT: OVER ALL 8.5”

1ST BASE: 2.5’ SQUARE

2ND BASE: 2’ SQUARE

NAME SECTION:1.5’X 1.5’X 4.5’

FINALE URN TOP

CONDITION OF MONUMENT OR BASE: MONUMENT HAS PIECE MISSING ON CORNER EAST CORNER. BASES ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
 
 PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON ALL SIDES AND EXITING DAMAGE. THE MONUMENT IS A STACKED GRANITE. THERE ARE 4 PIECES CONSISTING OF TWO LOWER PITHS, THE NAME SECTION AS WELL AS THE TOP URN SHAPED FINALE.

 THERE APPEARS TO BE NO UNDERGROUND BASE. BASE CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUAL STONES AND GRAVEL. 3. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF ANIMAL EXCAVATION WHICH WILL CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE IS NOT REMOVED

THE MONUMENT IS LEANING AT A 30% ANGLE OFF CENTER.

 MONUMENT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN APART TO ALLOW THE BASE TO BE REBUILT.
CONTRACTED WITH ROCKY MOUNTAIN MEMORIALS FOR MOVING THE MONUMENT.
 

Family Names: Charley J. and Bertha M. on East Side
John Stanley Jr. on North Side
BLANK West Side
BLACK South Side
“STANLEY” name on 2nd Tier West Side
 
Family plot also consists of 4 footstones located approximately 5” to the
east of main stone.
Initials on footstones are from Left to Right
J.S. JR (1) C.J.S. (2) B.M.S. (3) AND J.E.S. (4)

FOOTSTONES: stone 1 and 2 need to be raised and leveled. Footstone 3 needs
to be raised.   

Description of location: The Stanley family monument and footstones are located in section 33 in lot 18 in spaces 1 through 5. It is located at the edge of a small knoll on the eastern half of the section.

Resources needed: Trowel, gloves, tape measure, camera, gloves, water, bucket, natural bristle brush, tamper, pea gravel, sand, assistance by cemetery stone company for dismantle and re assembly.

Project Plan Details

1. Photograph entire area before work on dismantling the stone begins. Take measurements of stones and of their approx. location.
2. Contact Rocky Mountain Stone and have them formally dismantle the stone structure for Bertha, Charlie, and John. Document the location of the base before it was dismantled.          
3. If small stones are found under the first pedestal, remove carefully and set them to the side. Determine where the animal burrow is. Photograph  
4. Determine how far the dirt needs to be excavated and how the burrow will be filled. Dirt at base needs to be level and packed after excavation has been completed. Sand and pea gravel will be added as the top layer for good drainage. This level is not to exceed ground level so the stone base is not raised above the ground. Check level. Photograph
5. Contact Rocky Mountain Stone again and coordinate a time to reassemble the monument. Make sure the monument is placed back in the position before it was dismantled unless an earlier picture defines otherwise. Photograph                                                              July 9, 2008 Contracted with Rocky Mountain Memorial to disassemble Stanley.
               
6. Footstones (J.S. Jr. and C.J.S.) need to be reset to a straight and level position. They do not need to be raised. Excavate approx. 1’ to 1 ½’ down below surface approx. 2” around the east and south sides of each stone. Keep all grass patched intact and to the side. If they are not used within the hour, the grass needs to be kept moist. The stones can then be pushed into place. If more excavation is needed, it can be done in small increments till the stones are correct. Take the dirt and fill in the areas now exposed on the north and west sides of the stones. Pack it down by hand and add a small amount of water. Carefully replace the grass over the exposed dirt and add water. Photograph

History: The area actually houses 5 burials of the Stanley family

Bertha M. Stanley  02-09-1875      space 5

Jane Stanley           10-06-1877      space 1

John Stanley          12-25-1884      space 2

Charles J. Stanley  03-07-1885      space 4

John E. Stanley      12-17-1887      space 3