Grandma in unmarked grave 3yrs

Chances are, the title of this campaign invoked some sort of emotion in you. By definition, in order to be human, we must be capable of feeling; of sorting through our emotions and making sense of them. I struggled with my emotions immensely this past Memorial day weekend. My family and I decided to pay our repects to all of our loved ones who had passed. We visited lost grandfathers, grandmothers, uncles, and my father. All had fallen far too soon. These visits brought forth memories from the past. Some happy, some sad, but all welcomed because they made us feel somehow closer to those we lost.  A different type of emotion surfaced when we visited the graves of my grandparents; James E. Hill and Anna M. Hill. I'm embarrassed to admit that it has been nearly 3 years since we had been to their grave sites. My grandfather James passed away in 2006. My grandmother Anna passed in 2013 and we haven't visited their graves since her funeral. Although we live out of state and have busy lives, I know this is a terrible excuse that I'm sure many of you can relate to. Perhaps the same excuse many of us use to justify not visiting those family members who are still with us. Anyway, when we arrived at the cemetery we located my grandfathers grave. He has a beautiful gravestone that was donated by the V. A. for his service in the Korean war. My grandmother who is barried next to him has absolutely nothing. There is no grave marker, headstone, wooden cross, or any other marker indicating that anyone is even barried there. After checking with the administration of the cemetery, we realized that no headstone had ever been ordered. This is the part where those emotions flooded in. First was disbelief, then sadness, and lastly anger. How could the person planning this funeral neglect to order a headstone? How could this go unnoticed for three years? There are many questions that need answered, and many more that need asked, but the most important thing is that we right this wrong immediately. My grandmother deserves to be recognized. We are asking your help to raise the funds needed to purchase a headstone. We have estimated the cost to be roughly $850 dollars (this includes all shipping, fees, installation etc.). My Grandmother Anna Hill, Grandfather James Hill and Father John Jones died from heart attack/ failure. For this reason, any amount of money raised beyond the cost of the headstone will be donated in their names to the American Heart association. I have included links below to the American Heart association's website, Anna Hill's obituary, and the website for Legacy Headstones; where we plan to order the headstone from. 

We thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts for every penny you donate. The loved ones we lose live on in the hearts of the ones they leave behind. It's up to us to keep their memories alive and share those memories. Don't let the memory of this amazing woman fade away. Help us remember always, the love of Anna Hill. 

Thanks, and God Bless

http://www.middendorfbullock.com/sitemaker/sites/midden0/memsol.cgi?user_id=1168245

http://legacyheadstones.com/

http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/