The Stafford Family Cemetery LLC is the current iteration in a long history of the stewardship of our cemetery. We have at times also been known as (a.k.a.): Stafford Cemetery, Stafford Hill Cemetery, and Stafford-Wood Cemetery. We have also been misidentified as being located in the Town of Beekmantown, NY instead of the Town of Plattsburgh. This is understandable since the line between the two townships runs down the middle of Butler Road, where we are located.
We wish to emphasize the concept of stewardship, as we are a private family cemetery, and do not offer perpetual care. Candidly, the cost of burial in our cemetery is low because we are generally a poor community. Annual burials have been insufficient to cover even the basest of care for at least fifty years. While we recognize that those living who have loved ones interred hope to see impeccable grounds, maintained as if by perpetual allotment, the simple truth is: No such fund exists. Nor has that level of care ever been promised. We maintain the cemetery as a true labor of love. We outsized financial stake that we do not expect the cemetery could ever repay. As such, we ask that those wishing to be interred, or have their loved ones or friends interred, do not attempt to haggle or barter.
We wish to emphasize the concept of stewardship, as we are a private family cemetery, and do not offer perpetual care. Candidly, the cost of burial in our cemetery is low because we are generally a poor community. Annual burials have been insufficient to cover even the basest of care for at least fifty years. While we recognize that those living who have loved ones interred hope to see impeccable grounds, maintained as if by perpetual allotment, the simple truth is: No such fund exists. Nor has that level of care ever been promised. We maintain the cemetery as a true labor of love. We outsized financial stake that we do not expect the cemetery could ever repay. As such, we ask that those wishing to be interred, or have their loved ones or friends interred, do not attempt to haggle or barter.
