This was called a shrub near a grave plot. Actually, it is a tree inside a family plot. Bill Perdue is a member of the Cemetery Board of Florala. He is not just a maintenance worker in the cemetery.
People do pay for the upkeep of the grass.
They are sent a bill. Cemetery board members have been made aware of what this tree meant to our family plot since 1997 when our mother was placed there and our father in 1999. Our father already had all arrangements made for his plot before they passed. Our father wanted to be buried in the corner of their plot where the tree would put a shade over him and our mother. We have been able to honor this wish for him until one board member decided to chop on the tree so badly it is ruined.