A Fairview woman visiting her husband's grave walked up on a young couple having sex in broad daylight in a truck parked in the cemetery.

She ordered them to leave. “It’s about showing some simple respect," Stacey Givens said.

Late on the afternoon of Sept. 25, Givens was taking advantage of the nice weather and a few extra minutes in her day to stop by her husband’s gravesite, located in Hudgins Cemetery off Deer Ridge Road.

“When I pulled up to the cemetery, I saw a truck parked with no one around, so I thought that was odd,” said Givens.

The truck was close to her husband’s headstone.

“At first, I didn’t see anyone in the front seat of the truck.” However, within seconds she caught a glimpse of a “bare bottom” in the back seat.

As a trustee of the cemetery, Givens ordered the couple to leave the property. She also called police to report the incident and vehicle tag number. Police located the juvenile driver, but no charges were filed.

Givens said she plans to post “No Loitering” signs to prevent anyone from hanging in and around the cemetery for no good reason. Posting the signs will also allow law enforcement to arrest, ticket or fine violators.

“Obviously, it’s a public place, so we’re not trying to keep people out. But it’s a cemetery, and sex is not appropriate behavior for a cemetery,” Givens said.

The cemetery has seen problems in the past with brass vases stolen, trash discarded, the chapel vandalized and used condoms scattered around. "We've had a lot of things happen, but this happened in broad daylight," Givens said.

"I really just wish people would show some respect, and I hope that parents will teach their children to have more respect for the dead — more respect in general."

With October being a popular month for haunting and mischief, Givens suggested parents sit down and explain cemetery etiquette.

Common cemetery etiquette