We have a lovely old graveyard in Central Victoria (Aus.) with picnic tables in it and a little school next door. The living and the dead are part of the community. One of the teachers who is buried there taught children about the Australian wildflowers for over 50 years. Now she sleeps beside the playground in a grave covered with native flowers.
If you find yourself, anyone, in the South-east part of Australia I'd love for you to visit and see our graveyards. They aren't as old as yours, of course, but some are very special.