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Thank you VFW Post 8254 for putting out the flags for Memorial Day! Thank you for your service to our community now and for your past service to our country.

Other opportunities at Ione Public Cemetery is our new section for Family Plots nestled under the oaks. The new columbarium is a choice for cremains. The mausoleum has been at the cemetery for several decades and still has availability.

Spring is peeking our all over! Won't be long before everything is in bloom. In our newest section - the Natural (or Green) Burial Section we have started the landscaping. Plots are now on sale in this section that has no chemical use in the maintenance or the burials. Check out our progress on this newest section.

Honoring our Veterans!

Continuing the landscaping at the Mausoleum. Before and after pics on all four sides. Come visit!

The Royal Hatters of the Red Hat Ladies Society had their October meeting in a very unique way…they came to Ione Public Cemetery for a Halloween luncheon! At first some of the members thought this idea was a bit strange… who would want to go there for an event? But leader Marilyn Evans kept talking it up, and they all decided to give it a try. Evans contacted Cemetery Office Manager, Carole Meltzer and as Meltzer explained, “Cemeteries are not just for the dead but for the living”. The Cemetery invites groups to hold events there as long as it is respectful. The ladies enjoyed a pizza lunch provided by Paisano’s Pizzeria in Ione. After lunch, Judy Allen, Vice-Chairwoman of the Cemetery Board of Directors, led an historical tour of the more notable people interred at the cemetery. The Ione Public Cemetery has been in operation since 1850, and contains the grave sites of some of the earliest residents of Calaveras/ and Amador Counties. One headstone indicates the remains of the “First white child born in Ione Valley”. A noted actor and comedian, Albert Theodore William Courtright and his wife, Mary Jan “Jennie Lee” Courtright, a well-known actress as well (dating back to the silent films), are also interred here. Visitors may also find the headstone of Elizabeth W. Withington, who moved to Ione Valley in 1852. She won awards for her artistic works, some of which can be seen at the Huntington Library and the Amador County Archives. One might also happen upon the burial site of Nathaniel Cecil (“Nat”), who was born into slavery, but who was able to purchase his freedom three years after arriving in California. Also at the cemetery is William Sutherland, who at age 19 had quite an encounter with Joaquin Murrieta and lived to tell about it! Visitors are always welcome to tour this historic cemetery at 500 S. Church St., Ione with a “Self-Guided Walking Tour”. For more information on The Ione Public Cemetery and services available, or to hold your next event there, call 209-274-0274. The Red Hat Society is a playgroup for women created to connect like-minded women, make new friends and enrich lives through the power of fun and friendship! For more information on The Royal Hatters, call Marilyn Evans at 209-274-4065.

Ione Public Cemetery is your place to rest in peace. Contact us now to make a pre-need appointment and learn of the many options you have right here in Ione.

Come for a visit and see the rich history here at Ione Public Cemetery. Just finished the historical photo wall in the office. Enjoy our self-guided walking tour. We can also help you with any pre-need requests.

Another project completed! We have a front porch on our new (2 years old now) building!!

The Natural Burial section finally has the fence! signage is next. Come visit and see all the new improvements!!

The porch is finally going on to the new building! Joey Randolph is an INCREDIBLE contractor and Meeks was AMAZING! Trying to navigate into our narrow driveway and then setting the trusses was poetry. Still need to do the facing, painting and roofing material. Come by for a visit!

The Ione Public Cemetery is operated under Township #2 Public Cemetery District, a Special District, supported by YOUR tax dollars. If you live or pay property taxes within the Township’s boundaries, you are eligible to be buried at the Ione Public Cemetery. This is YOUR Cemetery. Our newest sections include the Family Plot section - “Allen Hill”, the Natural Burial Section, and a Columbarium. Allen Hill provides an opportunity for the entire family to be interred together and the price includes the curbing. This section also allows for upright memorials. The Natural Section provides a “green” burial experience under the oaks. There are no chemicals used for the burial or for maintenance. The Columbarium offers single or double niches for cremains and prices include all interment services. There is still much availability in the Memorial Lawn for those who wish the traditional single plot, and for above ground burials, the Mausoleum is also available. For pre-planning, call us today for an appointment at 209-274-0274.

Summer "Blooms" at Ione Cemetery

The Mausoleum gets refreshed with new paint! Come by for a visit and see the new improvements at YOUR cemetery, Ione!

Paying respect to those who have served and to those who continue to serve!

The new Columbarium is in and landscaping under way. Niches are now available for purchase. Be the first to lock in the introductory low price! Give us a call.

I had the privilege of meeting the Great-Great-Grandson of Civil War Veteran, Amos Leach who is interred here at Ione Public Cemetery. It was so exciting to talk with him about his family history. Ione Public Cemetery is filled with historical stories such as his. Come pay us a visit!

The new Columbarium!

Continuing the landscaping at the Mausoleum. Before and after pics on all four sides. Come visit!

Ione Public Cemetery is your place to rest in peace. Contact us now to make a pre-need appointment and learn of the many options you have right here in Ione.

Another project completed! We have a front porch on our new (2 years old now) building!!

The porch is finally going on to the new building! Joey Randolph is an INCREDIBLE contractor and Meeks was AMAZING! Trying to navigate into our narrow driveway and then setting the trusses was poetry. Still need to do the facing, painting and roofing material. Come by for a visit!

The Ione Public Cemetery is operated under Township #2 Public Cemetery District, a Special District, supported by YOUR tax dollars. If you live or pay property taxes within the Township’s boundaries, you are eligible to be buried at the Ione Public Cemetery. This is YOUR Cemetery. Our newest sections include the Family Plot section - “Allen Hill”, the Natural Burial Section, and a Columbarium. Allen Hill provides an opportunity for the entire family to be interred together and the price includes the curbing. This section also allows for upright memorials. The Natural Section provides a “green” burial experience under the oaks. There are no chemicals used for the burial or for maintenance. The Columbarium offers single or double niches for cremains and prices include all interment services. There is still much availability in the Memorial Lawn for those who wish the traditional single plot, and for above ground burials, the Mausoleum is also available. For pre-planning, call us today for an appointment at 209-274-0274.