Cedar is a kind of wood.
Bemused (verb)- to cause (someone) to be confused. Merrian-Webster; disoriented, discombobulated, puzzled, and clueless.
Located on first page “A Rose for Emily” 2nd paragraph; last sentence. And now Miss Emily had gone to join the representatives of those august names where they lay in the cedar-bemused cemetery among the ranked and anonymous graves of Union and Confederate soldiers who fell at the battle of Jefferson.
…..lay in the cedar- (discombobulated) cemetery…..
Emily, was just another dead black in a town full of violent history and deaths; without care or even a proper burial spot, she was amongst the ranked to the anonymous. Would a fair contribution by Emily to Jefferson taxes, change the way she was buried? Remember, Emily never paid any taxes thanks to Colonel Sartorial which died years ago . Emily, had no interest whatsoever about the new Jefferson.
You’ve picked up on a strange compound, “cedar-bemused.” I wonder if you could look through the various definitions to find one that is more helpful to understand the context. What you have written to apply the definition to the context doesn’t help me understand it better. You can edit your post by clicking EDIT on the line below your post title.