A resolution to notify those who have not used a right to a burial plot after 60 years, that they must express interest in using the site or their rights will be terminated.
WHEREAS, Utah State Code 8-5-6 authorizes Huntington City to adopt a resolution related to unused burial lots, sites, or portions of a cemetery to encourage orderly operation and maintenance of the city cemetery;
WHEREAS, If the owner cannot be personally served with this resolution, then the City Recorder shall publish this resolution on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601 for three weeks; and mail a copy of the resolution within 14-days after the publication to the owner’s last known address, if available.
WHEREAS, any of those claiming the plots must file with the city recorder notice of any claim to the lot, site, or portion of the cemetery within 30 days after service of this resolution, and express interest in the cemetery lot, site, or portion of the cemetery and submit satisfactory evidence of an intention to use the lot, site, or portion of the cemetery for a burial.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to City records the following individuals or entities have rights to lots, sites, or a portion of the Huntington City Cemetery, which has been unused for burial purposes for more than 60 years:
OWNER PURCHASED DATE OWNER PURCHASED DATE
GEORGE W HINDSON 1915 DISERENE LEMMON 1907
GEORGE MAX BAILEY 1937 JESSE BRINKERHOFF 1908
SAMUEL HAINSWORTH 1920 EDWARD BUCHSPICE 1919
JENS PETER JENSEN 1921 ELMER LYMAN SHERMAN 1914
DOW YOUNG 1913 ALBEY SHERMAN 1918
LEROY WHEELER YOUNG 1911 ESTHER JUSTICE
THOMAS WILLIAMS 1911 BERRY NORTON 1899
CHRIS ANDERSON 1899 OLOF NIELSON 1901
SAMUEL S GRANGE 1901 ABEL NIELSEN 1906
Resolution passed 4/19/2022
Anyone claiming these plots must bring documentation proving ownership to Huntington City no later than June 10, 2022. Huntington City Hall is located at 20 S Main, Huntington, Utah.
Jenene Hansen
Huntington City Recorder
Resolution 5-2022 Published on the State of Utah’s Public Meeting Notice Website – www.utah.gov/pmn on 04/20/2022.
Published in the ETV Newspaper April 27, 2022.