During March of 2002, Michael Davies of the Mississippi Stone Guild used the two oldest headstones at the cemetery for a demonstration of stone conservation techniques for a program sponsored by Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile. Conservation consisted of both applying epoxy to weak areas of the stone as well as gentle cleaning.

The granite headstones repaired belong to Elijah Simmons and Julius James and date to the first years of the cemetery's existence.

We are hoping that Mr. Davies will be able to set both stones back in their original positions when he is in Mobile again.

The third meeting of the Friends of Myers Cemetery Board of Directors took place in May in Mobile and in Panama City, Florida. Board members discussed plans to put the recently repaired oldest headstones back in their original places. They also discussed replacement of some slabs and headstones too badly damaged for repair.

With the November 1999 arrival of founder and Board of Directors President Bronya Feldmann in Mobile, the research committee of the Friends of Myers Cemetery intensified efforts to locate information that would shed light on the identities of the many individuals that lie in unmarked graves. Some exciting and fruitful discoveries included:

• Photocopied pages from the Jane McInnis Myers Bible, containing information about David Louis Myers family members buried at Myers. 
  
• Early records from the Whistler Methodist Episcopal Church, with which the D. L. Myers family was closely associated. 
  
• Turn-of-the-century letters from the John Wesley and Rachael Thomas family. 
  

Records from the Whistler Methodist Episcopal Church proved extremely useful since they contained information about previous restoration efforts, including a drawing of the original wrought-iron cemetery fence and gate, and records of a few of the individuals buried at Myers, including many children.