It would mean that her sister Margaret Simmons, who has undergone a kidney transplant and surgery on both legs, would once again be able to visit their mother's grave. For 11 years, Simmons went without visiting the grave - without raking it on weekends and putting flowers on it for Mother's Day. Then she read in the paper that a couple had bought 10 acres of the Scanlonville property with hopes of building a house on it. That would mean moving graves. Simmons and her siblings were undone.
Burial sites are sacred resting places.
Their mother had suffered a painful death from pancreatic cancer. She deserved to rest right where she lay. That's when the Rogerses will describe their plans for the graves and hear from concerned families. Simmons and Booth also started some research of their own by visiting the site Wednesday. Simmons was stopped short.