W.Va. Cemetery Leans on Bill Withers
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Posted: 9:59 PM Jun 14, 2009
W.Va. Cemetery Leans on Bill Withers
If, as Bill Withers famously sang, we all need somebody to lean on, some Beckley natives restoring a prominent cemetery are glad they can count on the Raleigh County native.
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BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - If, as Bill Withers famously sang, we all need somebody to lean on, some Beckley natives restoring a prominent cemetery are glad they can count on the Raleigh County native.

Withers, who was raised in Beckley, has donated $5,000 to help restore Greenwood Memorial Park, where about 3,000 people are buried, including many Civil War veterans.

Doris McCormick, president of a group working to restore the cemetery, hopes others will follow Withers' example. She estimates the work will cost $250,000 for landscaping and a new road.

Withers, a Grammy-winning singer and songwriter, is famous for songs like "Lean On Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine."

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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