Cemetery Board
Regular MeetingRoswell, NM · June 15, 2021
Minutes
Minutes of the Cemetery Board Meeting
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
REGULAR MEETING 4:00 P.M
Committee Member Present: Jack Ferguson, President
Jim Bloodhart, Vice President
Jeremy Hurley, Secretary
Danny Fulkerson, Member
Juan Oropesa, Liaison
Staff Present: Ruben Esquivel, Cemetery Superintendent
Daisy Diaz, Cemetery Administrative Assistant
Call to Order
President, Jack Ferguson, called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Committee members present Hurley,
Bloodhart, and Fulkerson.
Approval of Agenda
Mr. Hurley moved to approve the agenda as presented. Mr. Fulkerson seconded. A voice vote was
unanimous and the motion carried, the June 15, 2021 agenda was approved.
Approval of Minutes
Mr. Fulkerson made a motion, seconded by Mr. Bloodhart to approve the minutes of the May 18, 2021
meeting. A voice vote was unanimous and the motion carried.
Non-Action Items
2. Sexton’s Report-
Superintendent Ruben Esquivel reported 31 services for May for both South Park Cemetery and General
Douglas McBride Veteran’s Cemetery. As of June 15, 2021, 13 funerals had taken place. Mr. Esquivel
stated that due to the weather the Memorial Day Celebration had been canceled. Mr. Esquivel reported
that due to the amount of rain many of the graves did sink in, he also stated that staff was still working
on getting those graves leveled.
3. Bookkeeper’s Report-
Mrs. Diaz reported two transfers, 7 lot sales, 2 pay offs and two new contracts for May. As of June 15,
2021, totals were one pay off, one lot sale, and one new contract.
4. Discussion on Columbarium-
Mr. Esquivel stated that there were no new updates and would keep pushing to get the columbarium
proposal going again.
Public Comments
None
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
Next Meeting Date
Next meeting to be held July 20, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.
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