Southern Cemeteries USA

Preserving the Past For The Future

LEGAL CUSTODIAN'S OF NOONDAY CEMETERY

Southern Cemeteries was contact on May 9, 2007 regarding the condition of the two cemeteries that make up Noonday Baptist Church Cemetery and Noonday Baptist Extension Cemetery. Since May 10, 2007, Southern Cemeteries has been documenting and preparing for preservation. During our preparation process vandals were caught in the cemetery. On May 19, 2007 Southern Cemeteries posted their first series of 9 No Trespassing signs, all were removed by an unknown person(s). On May 21, 2007 Southern Cemeteries reposted another 9 signs but higher. All were removed but 4; which were too high to be reached. On May 22, 2007, the patrol of Noonday began. Since then we have successfully caught over 200 people entering onto the posted property. We have continued our patrol since and have made numerous postings around the internet about the property being posted as No Trespassing, and none of the warnings have had much effect and have been met with disputes and bashings.

Preserving a cemetery is an expensive task and CAN NOT be preformed while vandalism is taking place. It is very important for the history of the African American community and Cobb County history to have this location saved and for vandalism to stop.

HISTORY OF NOONDAY

Why this location has gotten a reputation for being haunted?? HAVE NO IDEA!!! If you do a search for "Devil's Turnaround" on the internet, you not only come to this page, but hundreds of others. All mentioning that the cemeteries are haunted by cold spots, unexplained scratches, screaming cats, animal sacrifices, man hung on the property, church burned on the property and millions of other comments about the location. In reality,, all are false.

Began in the mid 1800's, Noonday Baptist Cemetery belongs to Cobb Counties oldest active African American church. Though the cemetery was moved from it's original location, it's burials consists of Maynard Jackson Sr, father of Atlanta's first black mayor and founder of the Georgia Voters League and two well loved servants who were cousins, paid and free black servants during the late 1800's. 

                                                                          History Lesson Folks

This location, knows as Devil's Turnaround, has gained a horrific reputation over the years as a location possessed by an "evil entity" that scratches legs, where a church was burned with occupants inside, the site of a hanging and sacrificial murders from the 1800's into this day and age. All these myths are just myths, urban legends.

We have documented vandalism that is disgraceful to this day and age. From carving on stones to hitting the cemetery sign with a car. Leaving drinking cups, beer cans/ bottles, condoms and needles through out the location. THIS IS VANDALISM, this is not acceptable in our society.

The two locations are strictly OFF LIMITS for all investigations, researches or "ghost hunts". All trespassers will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest the law will allow. There will be no exceptions PERIOD.

We have included some of the damages on this page for those who need proof. We do not maintain a website due to some of our locations getting vandalized from the information given for genealogical research that turned into "ghost hunts". If you have any questions you can e-mail us at Southern_Cemeteries@yahoo.com and we would be more than happy to further explain our actions and answer any other questions.

We have also created a Trespassers page, link above. All trespassers will be listed on this page.. Car photos, plates and facial images will be made public. If you or your parent has any issues with your information being listed on that page, then have your lawyer call us and we will put him in touch with our lawyer who will further explain the laws and the legal actions taken.

 

 

A Special Thank You to The Following Groups For Their Support and Respect

Ghost Hounds - For removing all references and detouring individuals from the property.

About.com - For posted that the property is posted as No Trespassing.

Parapsychology & The Paranormal - For helping patrol the location with our members and clean-up.

Southeast Society For Paranormal Research/ GPI- For helping to detour groups from the location.

 

THIS PROPERTY IS OFF LIMITS TO ALL
PARANORMAL
AND THRILL SEEKERS.
YOU WILL BE ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING.

Trespassers and Online Paranormal Idiots

If you are listed on the following page and don't like it... Have your parent or lawyer call us and we can get him in touch with our lawyer. These are the people who have caused ALL paranormal groups to loose their past and future privileges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAMAGES

Stone Damage                  Stone Damage           Stone Damage        Stone Damage

Stone Damage to Cemetery Entrance Sign      

TRESPASSING SIGNS

Trespassing Sign at Entrance                        Trespassing Sign at Entrance      

Trespassing Signs All Over Cemetery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

GA Code Title 16, Section 16-7-21 states:

A) A person commits the offense of criminal trespass when he or she intentionally damages any property of another without consent of the other person and the damage thereto is $500.00 or less or knowingly and maliciously interferes with the possession or use of the property of another person without consent of that person.
B) A person commits the offense of criminal trespass when he or she knowingly and without authority:
 

  1. Enters upon the land or premises of another person for an unlawful purpose.
       

  2. Enters upon the land or premises of another person after receiving, prior to such entry, notice from the owner, rightful occupant, or upon proper identification without expressed permission from owner, authorized representative of the owner or rightful occupant.
       

  3. Remains upon the land or premises of another person after receiving notice from the owner, rightful occupant or upon proper identification and notification, or is notified by owner, authorized representative of the owner or rightful occupant to depart.

Punishment: Misdemeanor, up to 12 months with fines and damage reimbursement.

GA Code Title 16, Sections 16-11-36 states:

A) A person commits the offense of loitering or prowling when he is in a place at a time or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals under circumstances that warrant a justifiable and reasonable alarm or immediate concern for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity.

GA Code Title 37, Section 37-3-8 states:

Any person who loiters about or trespasses on the property of any state owned or state operated psychiatric hospital or drives or rides over the grounds or roads of such hospital property with horses, automobiles, bicycles, motorcycles or other vehicles, except in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be posted under the authority of the board, commits the offense of criminal trespass.

GA Code Title 51, Section 51-9-4 states:

The person having title, or legal entity acting on their behalf, to lands may bring an action for a trespass thereon.

GA Code Title 51, Section 51-10-3 states:

Any unlawful abuse of or damage done to the personal property of another constitutes a trespass for which damages may be recovered.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noonday Cemetery - Georgia

AKA - Devil's Turnaround

UPDATED NOVEMBER 6, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEORGIA LAWS REGARDING TRESPASSING

If you don't own the property, then you are trespassing, even if it's not posted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GA Code Title 16, Section 16-7-22 States:

A person convicted of the offense of criminal damage to property in the first degree shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years.

Punishment: Felony, 1 to 10 years in prison.

GA Code Title 31, Section 31-21-44 states:

A) It is unlawful for any person wantonly or maliciously to:
    1) Remove the dead body of a human being from any grove or other place of interment or from any vault, tomb, or sepulcher; or
    2) Otherwise disturb the contents of any grave or other place of interment or any vault, tomb, or sepulcher.

GA Code Title 36, Section 36-72-1 states:

A) The care accorded the remains of deceased persons reflects respect and regard for human dignity as well as cultural, spiritual, and religious values. The General Assembly declares that human remains and burial objects are not property to be owned by the person or entity which owns the land or water where the human remains and burial objects are interred or discovered, but human remains and burial object are a part of the finite, irreplaceable, and nonrenewable cultural heritage of the people of Georgia which should be protected.

GA Code Title 36, Section 36-72-16 states:

Any person who knowingly fails to comply with provision of the law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and, upon conviction, shall pay a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for each grave disturbed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEORGIA LAWS REGARDING VANDALISM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Information

Southern Cemeteries
Attn: Nicole Mullennix
P.O. Box 993
Snellville, GA 30078

678-451-4379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those buried in cemeteries and graveyards are the true finding father's of our county. They lived, worked and died as real American's and they have made our country what we have now. Though some have markers of simple fieldstones or no stones and some have elaborate headstones, these individual's, families and those related to them deserve to have the same respect given to a living person.

We understand the importance of paranormal research and we understand that, like cemeteries for us, this research is a passion for others. We are sorry that legitimate investigators/ researchers are also banned from further investigations until further notice. Those who have been caught on the property after the posting of the signs are not permitted onto the property in the future.

Once again, if there are any questions, concerns or statements that need to be addressed please feel free to e-mail us at Southern_Cemeteries@yahoo.com and we would be happy to address those but our policy is firm and will not change due to circumstances and all charges of Trespassing are and will stand. Some of those reading this may take this a threat, but Southern Cemeteries is serious about preserving and protecting cemeteries and for those who come into the bounds to damage historical artifacts or perform acts that are illegal or disrespectful are subject to this kind of action.

On a personal note from the members and volunteers of Southern Cemeteries. Those who perform these acts are extremely immoral and need to step back and look at themselves and how they would feel if someone had done this to their mother, father, sister, brother, child, etc. The violation of these historical markers is what more and more individuals, groups and government are protecting. These individuals may not be still living, but there are those who are living still looking out for their best interests.

Thank you,

Southern Cemeteries

 

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