COLUMBIA —When Fonda and Paul Smith moved to a house near Centralia in the winter of 1988, they were looking forward to living in a place with more trees than people. That first spring in their new home, they walked along a small trail behind the house and discovered they had more company than they'd realized.
Woman cares for Far West cemetery, preserves 19th century history
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 | 8:12 p.m. CDT;
updated 10:17 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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