CEMETERY RULES & REGULATIONS
The Leonard Cemetery Association has adopted rules and regulations for the cemetery to maintain consistency across the plots and to allow for less costly plot maintenance. You can download a copy for your review:
Cemetery News
Drainage improvements to road south of railroad tracks
August 2024 - Grateful thanks to Lloyd Flanagan, Randy Davis, Gary Jones, and Robert Stephens for the work to remove damaged culverts, install new culverts, spread gravel, and regrade the road.
Phase One of the Columbarium Complete
Feb 2022 - Members of the Leonard Cemetery Association and Garner Construction recently toured the completed pavilion and phase one of the columbarium. Pictured L to R - Scott Blackerby (LCA President), Lloyd Flanagan (LCA Board Member), Charlotte Garner (Owner, Garner Construction), and Betsy Blevins (LCA Secretary). The columbarium currently has 192 niche spaces. Upon completion of all installation phases, a total niche space capacity will be 1152.
Historic Texas cemetery
Oct 2021 - The Texas Historical Commission recently recognized the Leonard Cemetery as a “Historic Texas Cemetery”. This effort identifies and preserves the boundaries of the cemetery along with documents the historical features, monuments, and individuals interred in the cemetery.
Cemetery Pavilion Construction
Oct 2021 - The construction of the pavilion to house the columbarium is essentially complete. The public is welcome to drive out and have a look.
LEONARD CEMETERY MAPS
Click on the buttons below to download PDF images of the Leonard Cemetery Section Maps. These maps divide the cemetery into sections, columns, and rows. This will aid in the location of a certain interment when used with the information on the Fannin County GenWeb.
FANNIN COUNTY GENWEB
Fannin County Genweb has a very nice website on the history of Fannin County. This includes information on a lot of cemeteries in the area. The link below will take you to the Leonard Cemetery portion of the website. Each known burial has a record that can be viewed that includes any available information (picture of grave marker, obituary, military service, etc). If you have information or pictures to make one of these records more complete or notice a veteran that is not recognized, please email leonardcemeteryassn@gmail.com.
PURCHASE PLOTS / PLOT INQUIRY
For inquiries concerning the purchase of plots or plot ownership, you can contact the Association via email (leonardcemeteryassn@gmail.com).
Current cemetery pricing is:
Burial Plot: $600 per 10ft x 5ft space
Columbarium Niche: $750 per niche.
This includes engraving of faceplate, aluminum cremain cylinder, and locking niche door.
Cemetery Fees at the time of interment:
Full Casket Burial: $150.00
Cremain Interment: $100.00
Donations (Blue) vs. Expenses (Red)
2013 - 2024
Year by year comparison
The goal of the Leonard Cemetery Association is to reach a point where the value of assets on deposit yields an annual income that will support the maintenance and expenses of the Leonard Cemetery. In our current situation, an annual income from investments of $25,000 is estimated to be adequate to support the needs of the of the cemetery operations into the future. Interest rates for cemetery principal investments have been extremely low previous to 2023 but have picked up in recent years. The association has focused on reducing expenses and only spending where needed. This shows in the graph and has been aided by increased levels of donation for which the association is extremely grateful. The 2021 and 2024 donation cycles were greatly boosted from very generous gifts of estate which shows an elevation above the normal trend.
With expenses that are climbing higher per year, the association relies heavily on donations. The past seven years have yielded income from donations of just over $83,000 total. Conversely, the non-capital expenses for the same period were just over $74,000. The trend over the last five years is a positive one of increased donations and decreased expenses. We have reached a point where we are able to take care of larger issues at the cemetery. Even so, donations are still needed as we work to secure the future of the Leonard Cemetery. Please contact the Association (leonardcemeteryassn@gmail.com) if you are interested in providing a bequest through your estate. The Leonard Cemetery Association is very grateful for any amount you can give; but we do ask that you please give.