Photo feature: Telling their stories

Published 12:01 am Friday, November 7, 2014

A crowd gathers to watch bagpiper Darrin Parkhill play during the first night of Angels on the Bluff at the Natchez City Cemetery Thursday. The annual event that runs through Saturday features actors portraying people buried in the cemetery. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

A crowd gathers to watch bagpiper Darrin Parkhill play during the first night of Angels on the Bluff at the Natchez City Cemetery Thursday. The annual event that runs through Saturday features actors portraying people buried in the cemetery. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

 

A crowd listens to one of the actors during the first night of the event. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

A crowd listens to one of the actors during the first night of the event. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

 

Melrose park ranger Barney Schoby Jr. portrays George Grimes during the event. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

Melrose park ranger Barney Schoby Jr. portrays George Grimes during the event. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)