OUR SINCERE THANKS...

I'm David Kidd with a BIG THANK YOU! to all of our donors!
In addition to the amount donated on GoFundMe, we collected an additional $1000 donated by a Kidd relative. The initial cleanup has been completed, with much badly needed work done.

Photos sent by Karen Kidd of Maryville show the cemetery to be in very good shape as of March 2023. (See photos below)
The remaining funds collected should carry us through the rest of 2023.

We have made some progress on a permanent solution in that we believe we have determined that the cemetery is owned by the Holsten (East Tennessee) Methodist Conference and we are working to see if they may be willing to take on the responsibility. But things move slowly when you live out of state and can't meet easily with people face to face.
My wife Nina and I plan in June 2023 to go to the annual Kidd Reunion in Maryville and also to meet with two or three organizations including the Methodist Conference Administrator of East TN. Once again, thank you all! Any further updates will posted to this website.