Precious Memories in Oakland Cemetery Echoes from Mulch, Virginia

Just where is Mulch, Virginia? Nestled between Quinton Oak and Rainswood, in Richmond County near the Chesapeake Bay, the Mulch community once bustled with activity. Daily life centered around the post office, general store, school, church, farms, fish factories, sawmills, and of course, the cemetery. The Mulch Post Office no longer exists, but will remain in the precious memories of all the families. With biographies including facts, stories, and many pictures, this book serves as a complete source of relationships and cemetery mapping for Oakland United Methodist Church Cemetery. If your family name is Beazley, Bryant, Burgess, Clark, Davis, Dodson, Douglas, Lewis, or Walker, chances are you have an ancestor buried here. Come travel with us through the hard lives and happy times of our families and neighbors from 1870 to the present.

Charles “CC” and Helen Womac Burgess met and married in Annandale, Virginia, and eventually made their home in Rainswood, Virginia, with their two daughters, Jennifer and Rebekah. CC is a native of Rainswood and a fourth generation member of Oakland United Methodist Church. He graduated from Northumberland County High School and was employed by the Virginia Department of Transportation. Helen is a native of Cleveland, Tennessee. She graduated from Tennessee Technological University, the St. Thomas Hospital School of Medical Technology, and the National Institutes of Health Blood Banking School. Her career was with the Virginia Commonwealth University Heath System. CC and Helen now enjoy their four grandchildren (pictured above), gardening, church, and family history. They are members of the Northumberland County Historical Society and Oakland United Methodist Church in Mulch, Virginia.