Consequently the freezing and thawing of the ground, with the help of groundhogs and trees growing through the cracks upheaved this original intent of "saving the cemetery" for the ages as you see in the before restoration pictures .  Over 70 years  after the original restoration, Delbert "Junie" Himsel contacted the Bainbridge Township Trustee and showed her these pictures and told her of his idea of honoring those buried there by  cleaning all the debris away, repairing the fence and erecting a stone with all the known names on it.  The township agreed and worker J.P. Stemply cleared the site. 

The fence had grown into the large tree and J.P. cut that section of  the tree out and took it home put it in his fireplace and "burned" that portion of the fence free so that he could rebuild the fence. Himsel contracted a monument company to have the stone made and  erected as you see here in the 2009 pictures of the completed restoration. Note: Restoration was completed in 1992. This cemetery history is provided by Delbert Himsel, who is responsible for the restoration of many cemeteries in Dubois County.