History of Oakwood Cemetery | Richmond VA

New Alert....What is going On at Oakwood Confederate Section Gentlemen, It is with great grieve I inform you of more SCV monies wasted by The Virginia Division's Oakwood Restoration Committee. The Chairman, Mike Pullen has announced spending $50,000 on the Gate(100% owned by the city of Richmond) entering the Confederate Section of Oakwood Cemetery. Despite the fact that this gate has its own monies set aside by The City of Richmond; specifically to make repairs on their Gate. Mike Pullen & his Committee insist on spending our SCV donations to repair this Gate that has nothing to do with our buried soldiers there at Oakwood Cemetery. WHY? Please call the Chairman Pullen and ask him, WHY? jmpullen1234@aol.com, or (757)-538-8717. That money could be used to buy and set Markers for our Honored Dead there, isn't that what we are giving our donation for? Who has given these people the go ahead to spend this hugeamount of Our SCV monies, not Our Virginia Division Constitution! From Pullen's own email: "As with all work done at Oakwood we will follow the guidelines of the Department of Historic Resources. We will also be replacing the entrance gates and pillars which are in danger of falling off their bases. These pillars were built in the early 1900’s and can no longer handle the width of autos or buses of today. The gates, which were installed as a Memorial to the Confederate soldiers, were so badly damaged from autos and buses running into them that they have been removed and are now missing. Again, we have estimates to replicate and replace these Memorial gates... Donation to the Fence and Gate of the Oakwood Cemetery Confederate Section The Oakwood Restoration Committee is currently raising funds to replace the worn and ill-place fence and the damaged pillars and missing Memorial Gates to the Oakwood Cemetery Confederate Section, Richmond, VA. We currently have $50,000 but need to raise another $125,000 to start and complete our project. We appreciate your consideration to contributing to these final capital improvements. Please fill out the information below and return this page to: Ms. Cathy Bowling, 2720 Rettig Road, Richmond, VA 23225 ( 1-804-339-4242)" Gentlemen, more questions to be asked; but one leaps to mind? Who is "Ms Cathy Bowling"? And why is this Non-SCV member dealing with our SCV monies?