The occupants of more than 50 grave plots in South Fulton aren’t being allowed to rest peacefully after their tombstones were vandalized and destroyed, officials said.
Nearby residents told Channel 2 Action News that vandalism at the Red Oak Cemetery on Roosevelt Highway is getting worse. South Fulton Councilwoman Helen Zenobia Willis said she wants whoever is responsible prosecuted.
“I think whoever did this is wicked,” she told Channel 2. “Respect the dead.”
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Willis told the news station that prominent people from as far back as the 1800s are buried at the cemetery, including a superior court judge from the early 1900s.
The Historic Red Oak Cemetery Association, which maintains the cemetery, went to the city in August to complain about repeated vandalism after more than 100 tombstones were toppled in the preceding months.
Since the problem continues, Willis said she wants cameras and a fence installed around the cemetery.
Doug Brown, a member of the association, told Channel 2 his family’s grave site was vandalized this year and last year.
“These people need to be stopped. This is sick,” he said.
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