PHOTO GALLERY: Family cares for Far West Cemetery

July 17, 2012 | 7:42 p.m. CDT

The Far West Cemetery occupies an acre of land off the main road in Centralia. It was recently vandalized, with headstones being pushed over and broken.

The Far West Cemetery occupies an acre of land off the main road in Centralia, yet is unseen through the foliage. The Smiths have plans to reset the vandalized headstones and fix the broken ones within the next few months. | Carrie Durkee

Fonda Smith stands near her family's graves in the Far West Cemetery on Saturday in Centralia. Smith lives next door to the cemetery and has become the unofficial caretaker of the one acre of land. | Carrie Durkee

The Far West Cemetery in Centralia was recently vandalized, with headstones pushed over and others broken. Many of the headstones date back to the 1800s and include over a century's worth of history, the oldest being from 1820. | Carrie Durkee