Complex sentence: The nearest Catholic priest is too far away for last rites, so he is buried without formal rites at the corner marker of their homestead, a place that is left alone when the territory is later marked out with section lines and roads.
Split into simpler sentences: The nearest Catholic priest is too far away for last rites. He is buried without formal rites at the corner marker of their homestead, a place that is left alone when the territory is later marked out with section lines and roads.