Lakey Methodist Cemetery
Macon Co., NC

Surveyed March 7, 2005

Directions: From the corner of W. Main St. and Bryson City Road in downtown Franklin, take Hwy. 28 (Bryson City Rd.) toward Swain County. Go 9.8 miles. Turn right onto Oak Grove Church Road. Go 4/10 mile. Turn right onto Lakey Creek Road. Go 1.3 miles. Turn left onto a narrow gravel drive which is directly opposite the entrance to Clark Road (on the right side of Lakey Creek Rd.). You'll see the sign: Lakey Methodist Cemetery.

Also buried here:
Frederick Burnett, born May 11, 1770 Meherrin Parish, Brunswick Co., VA, died July 9, 1854 Macon Co., NC, husband of Margaret "Peggy" Null (1780 - 1875 buried Buncombe Co., NC); submitted by Roger Burnett.

The following record reflects the actual writing on the tombstone. The graves were laid out and surveyed as follows:

                                    22 23 24    25 26 27 28 29
                              20 21
               13 14    15    16 17    18    19
      07 08 09 10    11    12
            03    04    05    06
01    02


                   [-----Lakey Creek Road-----]


[01]
James Jackson Houston  Mar. 27, 1951 - June 5, 1998  In loving 
     memory; footstone: James Jackson Houston  SP4 US Army Vietnam
     Mar. 27, 1951  Jun. 5, 1998

[02]
Double stone, Houston, In loving memory:
Elbert  Mar. 11, 1918  Oct. 10, 1999; footstone: Elbert Houston  
     TEC5 US Army World War II  Mar. 11, 1918  Oct. 10, 1999 Purple
     Heart
Eva Nell Clark  Oct. 11, 1927  May 7, 1999; footstone: Mama

[18]
J. B. Lakey  Born Mar. 10, 1818  Died Aug. 26, 1894  Blessed are the
     dead which die in the Lord; footstone: JBL

[19]
Elizabeth Lakey  Born May 25, 1832  Died June 7, 1904  Faithful to 
     her trust even unto death; footstone: EL


[Note: the other 25 graves were marked only with small concrete 
markers.]