Please join us to reject the proposed $800 burial fee, an immediate $450 increase for residents to be buried in the Wimauma Cemetery, located at 6012 Edina Street in Wimauma. This cemetery has been the resting place for generations of African Americans who have lived in this quiet town.
The present burial cost for this cemetery is $350 for current residents and $500 for non-residents. The proposed immediate increase to $800 is financially out of reach for many citizens and will prohibit many current and former residents from being buried in the town they know and love. More importantly, it will prevent those who desire to be buried in the Wimauma Cemetery from being laid to rest with their deceased family members.
We resist the proposed $800 burial fee!
Updates
January 7, 2021
We hit a significant milestone in our fight against this cemetery fee hike today. Post the petition link on your Facebook wall now and email your county representatives to demand they stop this unaffordable increase.
27 Comments
My questions are : why so high. Most people who stay out there can't afford that price and the cost of a funeral and other materials. If, they can't afford this , then what?? Is the price competitive with other cemeteries?? Everyone out there doesn't life insurance. Then,will the community come together and help pay for the grave site and funeral???? I ask all these questions because I've seen some really strange things out there, in the cementery. i.e. : Repositions.... Please, look at the community as a whole, or make the fees as competitive as possible. You're not going to satisfy everyone's needs but it doesn't hurt to try.......
There still isn't a fence, the graves are always unkept and no one excepts reasonability for it. No comes out for cemetery clean up but the few couple of people in the community. Us seniors cant afford that price.
I do understand that an increase may need to take place but what happened to the people coming together to discuss financials and take a look at reports to make decisions?
Some people can't afford that both of you don't have insurance to to be buried decimal Terry been there for years call my mama great bombers mama mamas now y'all want to come in there and change things up just to make some more money off of us
No to the bury fee of $800 if by any chance the family can not pay the $800 there family member can not an will not be laid to rest in Wimauma community Cemetery Per Samuel Badger pastor of First Prospect MB Church. Power, Beauty and Money BEFORE the People!
Heyyyy
Most people cannot afford $850. The price is beyond the amount for the average person in Wimauma community to pay. Why $850.? We do not need that much money to keep the cemetery clean.
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Please join us to reject the proposed $800 burial fee, an immediate $450 increase for residents to be buried in the Wimauma Cemetery, located at 6012 Edina Street in Wimauma. This cemetery has been the resting place for generations of African Americans who have lived in this quiet town.
The present burial cost for this cemetery is $350 for current residents and $500 for non-residents. The proposed immediate increase to $800 is financially out of reach for many citizens and will prohibit many current and former residents from being buried in the town they know and love. More importantly, it will prevent those who desire to be buried in the Wimauma Cemetery from being laid to rest with their deceased family members.
We resist the proposed $800 burial fee!
Updates
January 7, 2021
We hit a significant milestone in our fight against this cemetery fee hike today. Post the petition link on your Facebook wall now and email your county representatives to demand they stop this unaffordable increase.
27 Comments
I disagree, its already hard enough for some people to pay 350 and now you want to increase payment for what!? Its not like the money goes for upkeep or anything as it should.
My questions are : why so high. Most people who stay out there can't afford that price and the cost of a funeral and other materials. If, they can't afford this , then what?? Is the price competitive with other cemeteries?? Everyone out there doesn't life insurance. Then,will the community come together and help pay for the grave site and funeral???? I ask all these questions because I've seen some really strange things out there, in the cementery. i.e. : Repositions.... Please, look at the community as a whole, or make the fees as competitive as possible. You're not going to satisfy everyone's needs but it doesn't hurt to try.......
There still isn't a fence, the graves are always unkept and no one excepts reasonability for it. No comes out for cemetery clean up but the few couple of people in the community. Us seniors cant afford that price.
I do understand that an increase may need to take place but what happened to the people coming together to discuss financials and take a look at reports to make decisions?
Some people can't afford that both of you don't have insurance to to be buried decimal Terry been there for years call my mama great bombers mama mamas now y'all want to come in there and change things up just to make some more money off of us
No to the bury fee of $800 if by any chance the family can not pay the $800 there family member can not an will not be laid to rest in Wimauma community Cemetery Per Samuel Badger pastor of First Prospect MB Church. Power, Beauty and Money BEFORE the People!
Heyyyy
Most people cannot afford $850. The price is beyond the amount for the average person in Wimauma community to pay. Why $850.? We do not need that much money to keep the cemetery clean.
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I disagree, its already hard enough for some people to pay 350 and now you want to increase payment for what!? Its not like the money goes for upkeep or anything as it should.