Abandoned Cemetery Tour In The Hills Of Kentucky

Today’s cemetery tour takes us to Paintsville Kentucky, where we visit an abandoned cemetery.
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[@lindaliddell5349]

I googled some of the things in the video and found Corporal Raymond Tackett. He was killed in combat in North Korea in the battle of heartbreak ridge. He had a Purple Heart commendation. It states he is buried in Old Town cemetery. What I found was pretty interesting. There also was photos of him. Nice looking guy.

[@Whittdocs]

That is very interesting. I really appreciate you sharing that with us. Thank you very much.

[@cherylrios4230]

I have Tackett ancestry on my maternal side...Floyd Co. I believe or Knott probably. I'd have to look at my documents.

[@joyceadkins8683]

Raymond Tackett was my great uncle

[@phyllissparks6655]

I was born in Paintsville. My niece and I used to go Cemetery Hunting as we did our Genealogy research. The older ones held the most interest for us. She has since passed and I am too old to do it now but we enjoyed it. It was a pleasure to see your video. Keep up the good work.

[@meloniemurillo2885]

The town should come together to clean up this cemetary. It's always so sad to see a cemetary forgotten. So glad you filmed it. Maybe now there is some recognition of those buried there.

[@Whittdocs]

That’s such a good idea. Thanks so much for watching.

[@carolynpurser7469]

Beautiful and sad at the same time. Thank you for all you do to honor and keep alive the memories of those who otherwise may have been forgotten.

[@cozycherry1790]

May the lost rest in peace.

[@Whittdocs]

Thank you for this comment.

[@mimiene6535]

Fascinating, I love the cemetery tours our history and ancestors are who we are. Thanks for all you do.

[@Whittdocs]

I really appreciate that. I’m so glad that you’re enjoying the videos.

[@Tiffany-vj1tv]

Wow this is so sad that it has turned into a lost and forgotten resting place... you need to be careful you don't step in a sink hole!!!!! Especially being on a hillside like that you had me holding my breath 😳😊... once again though it was beautiful. I say shame on that town for not taking care of it and taking pride in the history of the people before them.... there is no excuse for that!!! Thank you for another great video appreciate all you do, hope you have a good rest of your weekend 🙏❤️🍻please stay safe and healthy!

[@Whittdocs]

I appreciate all of your comments. Thanks so much for your insight and for watching!

[@theresakerins4563]

Thank you. This cemetary is beautiful as well as sad.

[@Whittdocs]

I appreciate you watching. Thank you so much.

[@karolinesmail489]

So sad my mom always said a neglected grave is a disgrace i agree i kno many family not left but the towns people should come together at least a couple times a year n cut n clear lots of history here RIP TO ALL HERE ..🙏✌

[@Whittdocs]

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[@NinaWasamata]

You find lost cemeteries for the same reason I LOVE to work on genealogy. I especially love finding a memorial that has no information on the person's family, and bringing the family together, if only in records.

[@johnl3128]

Once again, Chris, you've outdone yourself. These journeys are poignant, and you give them so much meaning.... I have such a high level of respect for you, and for these journeys you let us take with you... I am forever grateful....

[@Whittdocs]

That is such a kind comment. I really appreciate it. Thank you so very much.

[@beverlyrabinowitz7199]

You did a great job

[@Whittdocs]

Thank you so much.

[@conniesams6061]

I would love to see more abandon cemeteries in Kentucky 😊 thanks for sharing this you are doing a good job honoring these abandoned celebrities

[@Carolbearce]

Beautiful old cemetery. So sad it has been ignored except by you! Thank you.

[@Whittdocs]

I really appreciate that comment. Thank you so much.

[@philknerr4587]

Interesting , thank you for remembering these folks

[@scottrider641]

Sad yet informative. Thanks for another wonderful video

[@joyceleady3691]

I am from Illinois My dad was born in Pineville his dad was a coal miner so I visited there 3 yrs ago to do some researching and found my great grandparents cemetery way up in the weeded hill buried in the woods. Luckily a lady I met while there took me up on that hill and she takes care of the little cemetery. No relation but she still takes care of it by weeding it and taking out the debris, I am hoping to get back down there and do some more researching. I was mainly looking for my grandmothers side and lo and behold I met some relation by just riding around and talking to people while visiting the cemeteries. . Thank you for sharing your video so much appreciated . Hopefully someone may recognize a name on one of the markers they may be related to.

[@stevenbailey1719]

Very beautiful. Love seeing these old abandoned cemeteries.

[@Whittdocs]

So do I. I really enjoy it.

[@truckabob]

My father passed away in April 2023. He was born in Kentucky like most of my Marshall side of family. He wanted to be laid to rest in Martin Kentucky next to his grandmother it took alot to get it done because it became private property but the small town of Martin helped and we were able to fulfill his wishes. But it was a chore to get to. But god bless you dad your'e at peace. Forever love to you❤❤❤

[@stephenogley9655]

wow very interesting cemetery tour Chris, shame and sad its abandoned except for the odd graves, bless them all who rest there, thank you again for sharing this beautiful spot, really enjoyed the tour and seems to be alot of your cemeteries on hills from across the pond in UK

[@Whittdocs]

Thank you so much, Stephen. A lot of cemetery history in my area seems to be on a hill somewhere. I appreciate you watching.

[@giggles8458]

Thanks for the tour!

[@hillbillydan4721]

Anytime I see something about Paintsville Kentucky I'll watch because I'm from Johnson county and my first job was digging graves with Alvis Kestner for Jones and Preston funeral home !!! I have worked with Mike Preston as well, worked with Bill Phelps when he was still at Jones and Preston !! My Aunt Barb and Uncle Charlie Arms lived up on the south side. I remember going Southside Freewill Baptist church with Pastor Eddie Young ! We lived up Asa creek !! Thank you for educational video from home, I've been gone almost 40 years now, I come home Easter and Thanksgiving and the occasional funerals of family !

[@garymansell8756]

Another brilliant vid chris thank you.

[@Whittdocs]

Thanks for watching my videos!

[@mariannebuckley3841]

You show so much respect to all you visit. I love walking thru cemeteries as well

[@Whittdocs]

I really appreciate that. Thank you so much.

[@bobjones6897]

This one is good, but there is an older cemetery in Thelma, KY, just out of Paintsville (Preston Cemetery). My dad was the last person buried there in 1973 and there are graves there as early as 1700's.

[@SINDEEMORGAN]

Thank you, I enjoy watching you go through the cemeteries. My people are from this area. Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe, and Menifee counties. I am always looking for Nickell, Ramey, Salyer, LeMaster, Pieratt, and McGuire. Thanks

[@AmberRichards-uc7er]

Love these old cemeteries

[@timdaugherty5921]

Oh Chris, how awesome! I love old graveyards like this!! I always wonder when the last family visitor was to see their loved ones. Paintsville is a great town! I have been there many times. Enjoy your posts my friend!! God bless you

[@Whittdocs]

I appreciate you watching. Thanks for all the support, Tim. I hope that the video wasn’t too shaky.

[@timdaugherty5921]

@@Whittdocs brother I don’t see any shaking. You did great!

[@jackiewarren2002]

I love this video Thank you so much for your work 💙✌️🙏

[@Whittdocs]

I appreciate that. Thank you so much.

[@patmccamy4126]

Very interesting!!!! Thanks for sharing! Pat

[@Whittdocs]

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[@lindagibson9528]

I do think it sad, so many forgotten. Nature tho has made it beautiful in it's own way. Thanks for sharing and thanks for being so respectful to those buried there. God Bless and stay safe.

[@Whittdocs]

I appreciate that comment. Thank you so much for it.

[@user-vz2vv4qs8t]

Rev. Henry Dixon was my 4th great grandfather. I visited his grave last summer. I never knew anything about him until I started researching bout four years ago. One of his sons was William. William was my 3rd great grandfather, his son James Henry was my 2nd great grandfather, and his daughter Nancy Ann Dixon Branham was my great grandmother.

[@laurabrooks7655]

There are small family cemeteries all over the hills of eastern KY. They are private cemeteries that the family maintains until there is no one left able or willing to take care of them. If they were public cemeteries, the town or county would probably maintain them, but these small cemeteries are everywhere. My aunt had several family members buried in her backyard, even though we had a family cemetery as well.

[@sharonbartlett4307]

I am a new subscriber. I like looking through all cemeteries but I especially love the older ones whether they are forgotten or not. Thank you for sharing. Stay safe and God bless you.

[@Whittdocs]

Welcome aboard! I’m so glad to have you.

[@elizabethgieringer5455]

So cool, so informational!!

[@Whittdocs]

Thank you so much for watching.

[@vickihough6060]

Just recently found your channel and it's awesome, interesting and very respectfully done. ❤

[@Whittdocs]

Welcome aboard! I’m so glad that you’re enjoying. Thank you so much.

[@elizabemagnaye1874]

It's so sad when you see this kind of place , forgotten completely . No remaining families to look after the cemetery..

[@cridgeway666]

I believe those spiky looking plants may be yucca. They are beautiful whether they are in bloom or not. This place while abandoned, still gives me the feeling that the people who are buried are still loved & respected. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us. Your channel is one of my favorites & I love seeing a new video every time you upload one.

[@Whittdocs]

That means so much to me. Thank you so much.

[@neitajames6029]

Gratitude. Lot of times old churches had land they buried thier pastors and church members on. They get over grown when famlies die or or move away. It is sad to be forgotten. Lot time if the cemetery is old History Society take over clean it up and put the names on register and keep a record That's one reason I try to make sure my mothers family cemetery is kept clean. More and more I see houses being builed.though family members are still being buried there. It's still mean a lot to me. My oldest brother has a bussiness that cut trees and clean properties. He even go to parts of Florida and do work there. Though my mother is not buried in the family cemetery, her mother, my maternal grandmother is. She in a vault as well has has a marker. Again thank you for showing us this. You right about snakes. Becareful take care. What you do is very much apperciated. As you say, they were people too.👍💯💜🙏🙏🌷🌻🦋🌠✨🙂👋. Neita james.

[@Whittdocs]

Thank you so much for this wonderful comment. I greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much for all of your support.

[@jodylehman920]

Maybe the community can get together and take a day and clean this beautiful property!!!

[@Whittdocs]

That would be great.

[@jackiewarren2002]

Love your work 🙏❤️

[@jerrysullivan4636]

Chris, such a great task for a history class from a local high school to clean this area up. Lots of history and memories could be made by the kids involved. The same thing was done by the history class from my high school. Picking up limbs, taking dead limb filling old holes, and with assistance uprighting overturned stones. Recovering History!!

[@Whittdocs]

You are exactly right. That’s a great idea.

[@dawnhall3886]

I find it very sad about the forgotten cemetery. That hill looks treacherous to mow. Thank you for sharing.

[@Whittdocs]

Thank you so much for watching.

[@margieostrander4637]

You are a caring and compassionate person hopefully someone can get a volunteer group going and clean it up I remember that ice storm you had I came to Kentucky to help our warehouse out for 2 weeks

[@Whittdocs]

I really appreciate that. I’ve heard that this has been cleaned up.

[@marcieconant5559]

It should be a community project to clean up this cemetery and show the people buried there some respect.

[@janicepounds9934]

To speak their name is for them to live again, if only for those seconds it take to say it.Thank you

[@Whittdocs]

Such a great comment. Thank you.

[@ronnielewis4876]

I hope the local citizens come together to clean this place of rest

[@theroldfranklin8817]

Thanks Doc For The Video It Is Sad There Is A Few Old Cemetery' s In Lawrence County Ala That I Visited Hope To Talk To You Some Day In Person Catch On ok The Rebound.

[@nancystrand1920]

Good morning great cemetery video thank you, it's to bad the upper part of the cemetery is not taken care .I enjoy watching your cemetery videos from Wasagaa Beach, Ontario,canada

[@Whittdocs]

I appreciate you watching very much. Thank you.

[@rezaardiansyah9144]

Great tour.. 👍👍

[@Whittdocs]

Thank you for watching. I really appreciate it.

[@dorotheawalker7985]

Watching you on tv so came in to click like button.😂😂

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That’s great! Haha thank you so much. Those likes help!

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[@twanahess5838]

Interesting Chris! You always have great videos. It is sad that there are so many forgotten graves in Kentucky. I myself know of 2 graveyards in Bath County. Unfortunately, they are so overgrown that the only time to visit would be winter when it is safe from snakes. I know one of them is up a holler and has my grandmother's aunts buried there. The second is on private property.

[@Whittdocs]

I would guess there are a lot of forgotten graves that nobody knows anything about. Thanks for watching.

[@jillhuddle7379]

Thank you for sharing..

[@Whittdocs]

Thank you for watching.

[@kevinlowery3107]

Very cool Chris I enjoyed it

[@Whittdocs]

Thanks so much, Kevin!

[@kevinlowery3107]

With all the snakes there you are brave to meander through the weeds

[@Whittdocs]

Brave or dumb. Lol. Not sure which.

[@dsinavich5141]

Hi! Beautiful old cemetery! Too bad it's been forgotten . Maybe your video will bring some attention to it and someone will clean it up. Great vlog as always ! Thanks again for your video's! Stay safe ! Deborah. Winnipeg, Canada

[@Whittdocs]

Thanks for the comment. I appreciate all of your support.

[@pattydoane1284]

Love your videos!!! The only problem I have is that they are to short!!!! Thanks for what you do....

[@Whittdocs]

Glad you like them!

[@rosiemcnaughton9933]

I looked up Rev Henry Tackett on Find a Grave and found he was the uncle of one of my acquaintances on that site. She has a lot of relatives in that cemetery. Sad about it being abandoned.

[@mfar3016]

Very respectful. I’d like if you could focus a bit longer on each stone, so we could take in not just the names, but the dates. In my town, there’s a group called “friends of abandoned cemeteries” that get together every so often to pull weeds, tend to the grounds & keep peoples gravesite’s presentable. I’d never realized what a noble cause that is.

[@darlenerobinson4769]

Enjoying your videos. I grew up in Muhlenberg County and you should check out some of the cemeteries that are way back in the country.

[@Whittdocs]

I really appreciate that. Thanks you for watching.

[@sherronbell4961]

Just amazing video and cemetery

[@Whittdocs]

I really appreciate that. Thank you.

[@JudyKAllen]

Thank you.

[@krisbulkley6926]

Have you ever found any abandoned graveyards in Simpson, Franklin, or Muhlenberg counties? I have been searching for some lost ancestors that were probably buried in family cemeteries in the 1800s. I am at my wits end trying to locate these folks. Thank you for what you do!!! Watching from Central Utah...

[@mikemc7704]

This may have been a Church cemetery. Because of having more then one pastor. The church may no longer be there.

[@Whittdocs]

Very good theory. That could very well be true. Thanks for watching.

[@joannedarling6077]

I'm in the UK.i think its very sad wen graves are forgotten n left to break up, the graveyards in uk , are left to break up ,n return to the mother earth ,I've noticed once folk are buried thats it they get forgotten

[@Whittdocs]

I appreciate your comment. Thank you.

[@Xsilif]

It’s a shame it’s not maintained. Any idea who owns it? -Meg

[@Whittdocs]

I have no idea, honestly. I found it to be sad. I’m afraid there are a lot of cemeteries like those in the hills of Kentucky.

[@michaelmunson4644]

In my area (CT) most cemeteries are run by associations, the associations are made up of the plot owners. What happens when all the plots are sold and there is no longer any steady income, is that they run out of money to care for the cemetery. That is happening at the cemetery I help with. In CT if the the cemetery is turned over to the town, they can deem it an historical site and not perform any more burials.

[@Whittdocs]

That’s very good insight. Thank you for that.

[@matthewsweeney3553]

Chris: That county Judges should make offenders be sentenced to Community Service and clean the place up. Someone could survey the sites. Nothing could make it as good a new but at least have cleaned up. Cemetaries in movies look in better shape. Very sad.

[@matthewwhitt9398]

I do love this video. In fact, I’m going to head over to Smith Cemetery in Cash Point, Lincoln County, Tennessee. My great-great grandfather Simeon Whitt is buried there along with many other Whitt’s that came to the area and from what I can see online, the place is definitely abandoned. A little over 10 years ago my brother and I tried to go there but the landowner was not home and we didn’t want to trespass.

[@Whittdocs]

I would love to see that. I’m sure that we are related.

[@sheiladaniel9348]

My husband has family buried in that area. Arby Daniel, Etta May Daniel,(his grandparents), his uncle Bruce Daniel who was a traveling Baptist preacher. There may be more but not aware of their names.

[@davidmckinney6577]

Hello buddy 👋 I like to go around and work on cemeteries filling in graves and setting up headstones and mowing and weedeating but I'm just able as I once was to do as much as I used to but I still get out and work on some when I feel up to it and have the time seems like anymore always something going on you know take care of yourself buddy and God bless you happy travels as Steve always say

[@Whittdocs]

I appreciate that comment. Thank you for watching. Hope everything is going good for you, David.

[@mydaddysgreeneyes]

I kept wondering why there isn't a Paintsville Cemetery Society that does upkeep. Every person buried there deserves the same respect as the founder. They were all a part of the history of the area. Soon, their headstones will be gobbled up by the plants and people won't even be aware of them. It is such a shame that this has been let go so badly.

[@Whittdocs]

I appreciate this comment. Thank you so much. It does make you wonder.

[@DuaneWiseChristianC]

Very good video really enjoyed it. I do think most cemeteries by definition are going to become degraded and abandoned over time. The elements are harsh on the tombstones, sad but it is reality. One thing is for sure, as a man of faith and a minister I know Our Lord Jesus has not forgotten one soul, including these in this video! May they all Rest In Eternal Peace. 🙏✝️

[@denisehubbard6891]

Most cemeteries down there are family cemeteries. In offutt KY. A small town outside paintsville my aunt is buried in the old ward cemetery. Watch for snakes.

[@patreich8690]

Your video was just fine but heartbreaking! I have always thought that small town USA banded together and took care of what was theirs! Maybe they don’t remember or realize there are graves back there! Hoping someone sees this and decides something needs to be done! I was surprised to see that the founder’s marker looked fairly new!

[@Whittdocs]

Thanks to much for watching. I really think that it’s just kind of forgotten. Not really sure.

[@geraldblackburn4883]

Been viewing some of these, 'Faces of the Forgotten' and 'A Good Cemeterian' , 'Honor Your DNA' people really want to preserve history !

[@Whittdocs]

I hope to be doing my part. Thanks for watching.

[@pamela3629]

Wonderful! I enjoyed this so much. I have family from Kentucky. Last name Tackett. So wondering if some of these graves were old relatives I never met. Lol. Truly fun. Thank u so much for this tour. The work u do with ur channel is so meaningful! This one was personally touching for me.

[@Whittdocs]

I truly appreciate that. I have Tackett is my family tree also. Who knows, maybe we’re related.

[@stellareed6411]

Raymond Tackett was my uncle

[@pamela3629]

@@stellareed6411 🥰 lol God Bless u both!!

[@yvonne5074]

Just found your channel omg must say i fairly enjoyed it here in the U.K

[@Whittdocs]

Welcome! I’m glad that you enjoy. I appreciate that.

[@yvonne5074]

@@Whittdocs now I'm going to binge watch lol. Hope you are having a good weekend

[@Whittdocs]

I am. I have a new video coming out either tonight or tomorrow. Some of my older ones aren’t so good. But we live and learn, right? Thank you so very much!

[@Michiganderman71]

A friend of mine has done a video here I’ve never been here yet but I plan on visiting sometime

[@Whittdocs]

You should definitely go. Neat place to see. Thanks for watching.

[@carolgillis5265]

Yes ,I like the video

[@angiereed212]

The first grave in your video is that of John and Minta Litteral my great grandparents. I usually clear their grave once a year but due to illnesses in the family, it has not been done this year. The yucca plant in front of the done was not there last year and was planted too close to the stone. Jess Tackett is my grandfather, he died from TB at 44. Raymond Tackett is my uncle and I bear his name. He knew before he died that I was named in his honor. He was killed in the last day of the battle of Heart Break Ridge. This area remains in the hands of South Korea today. Note that he died 10 months after his father had died. Another grave shown is my grand mother Maude Litteral Tackett. Mother of Raymond, wife of Jess. As with many families from these hills, including myself, we are scattered around the country. All these graves are not abandoned The headstones are cleaned every year and weeds pulled and flowers laid. The area is not very accessible and the ground is not fertile. I have sowed grass several times with little success. My mother passed in April and was the last survivor of this intermediate family of 10.

[@Whittdocs]

I love history and family history. I truly appreciate you sharing yours! Thank you so much.

[@angiereed212]

The comment above listed as Angie Reed is actually made by Raymond Reed. I will try to change this for future comments.

[@alsaunders3937]

love the mtn views i live along coast of SC, trade with u

[@matthewleevanhoose3433]

I'm a Van Hoose. I know Paintsville very well

[@billl1127]

I would have thought the last internment was many, many decades ago. But Maude Tackett was buried in 1990. One would assume the cemetery was in good condition then. It is amazing how fast it became overgrown and how large the trees are.

[@Whittdocs]

I appreciate you finding that. Thank you so much.

[@joyceadkins8683]

All the Tacketts graves are my family. Maude Tackett was my great grandmother Raymond Tackett was her son he was killed in the Korean war.

[@teresanoel6355]

HENRY E. TACKETT For Eleven-Year-Old Henry Eugene Tackett Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Third Street Freewill Baptist Church for Henry Eugene Tackett, 11-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Tackett of this city, who died in a local hospital Friday morning after a few days illness. A fourth grade student in the Paintsville City School he was born September 11, 1947, in Beaver, Ohio, but had lived in this city most of his life. Surviving besides his parents are two brothers William Tackett, Waverly, Ohio and Thurman Tackett of this city. Services were conducted by Homer Evans and John F. Ratliff and music was by the Paintsville Quartet with Jimmie Mason as soloist. Pallbearers were Don Haney, Paris Stapleton, Delano Davis, Butch Dutton. Lee Tackett, Paul M. Preston, Orvil Haney and Archie Haney.

[@Whittdocs]

Thank you so much.

[@anitabrown9022]

Do you ever go around Northern Ky? There’s a lot of old cemeteries that are still active in Lewis, Mason, Robertson, Bracken, and Nicholas Counties. There’s also lots of little cemeteries scattered about on county roads that some have been neglected for years.

[@Whittdocs]

I have filmed there some. I’ve got a few videos from there. Thanks so much for watching.

[@JudyKAllen]

I was born in PIKEVILLE,Ky. Not far from Paintsville. Have friends there.

[@harrydennis4754]

Wow. That's a sad things no ones came to check out the families and friends lost. It's looks a like to become ghost graveyard.

[@pamelalovell8355]

I’m from Butcher Hollow in Van Lear, KY. There is a cemetery in the hills where Loretta Lynn’s mother and father is buried. Would you be interested in filming it?

[@elizabemagnaye1874]

I notice that if the cemetery is run by the Catholic Church they are mostly well kept.But the memorials parks and run for profit usually they are abandoned after a long long time . Correct me if I'm wrong !

[@laurabrooks7655]

Ever been to the roadside grave of pioneer Moses Stepp near Pilgrim Roost, Martin Co., KY?

[@rorylatimer446]

Thank you. This was a very interesting tour. Did you Google the Cemetery name? Maybe find a grave might actually have some info. I always find your tours interesting. Thank you also for honoring all veterans graves that you find.

[@Whittdocs]

I appreciate those kind words

[@mischellewells1501]

I wish I could restore grave yards like this.

[@jeffthegraveguy8629]

Very cool! I will be filming an abandoned cemetery on my channel as well.

[@Whittdocs]

Awesome!

[@maryleacy5664]

So sad for the people buried there...

[@jeremytaylor988]

I have 2 family cemeterys in painstville ky the brown cemetery and the preston cemetery

[@teresanoel6355]

HENRY TACKETT 1909-1965 Henry Tackett, age 56, of Main St. Paintsville, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 4:30 p.m. in a local hospital. Born June 16, 1909, he was the son of Chat Tackett and the late Nola Howard Tackett. Born in Magoffin County, he was a member of the Enterprise Baptist Church. A bus driver for the Paintsville Bus Lines and a minister, he was married to Fannie Ward Tackett. Survivors including his wife are two sons, William A. Tackett of Long Beach, Calif. and Thurman Tackett of Paintsville. He is also survived by four grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters; McKinley Tackett of Chillicothe, Ohio; Neil and Arlie Tackett of Waverly, Ohio; Cecil Tackett of Paintsville; and Mrs. Bessie Moore of Chillicothe, Ohio. Funeral services were held Sunday, October 31, 10:30 a.m. at the Vine Street Enterprise Baptist Church with Hubert Davis, Bob Blanton, and John Frank Ratliff officiating. Interment was held at the Paintsville Town cemetery with the Jones-Preston Funeral Home in charge. Paintsville Herald Wednesday

[@Whittdocs]

I really appreciate this.

[@DiamondDee7622]

Hi I came across your video and started watching it . A Guy I know who does videos to his name is Donnie Laws he does cemetery too . I watched one of his videos where he stayed that him and his wife use shaving cream on the tombstones that you can't read it will bring the name and date out for you to see better I think they use a brush too on it . I hope that helps shame people just don't take care of the Graves even if they don't know the people in the Graves

[@pennyboynton2491]

How sad that most of the cemetery is forgotten and abandoned. Great video though.

[@Whittdocs]

I agree. Thanks so much for watching.

[@teresanoel6355]

FRANK PELPHREY 1921-1969 Funeral services were conducted Monday, July 21, for Frank Pelphrey, 48, who died suddenly on Friday, July 18. Cline Salyers officiated at the services held in the Jones and Preston Funeral Home. Interment followed in the Town Cemetery at Paintsville. The Jones and Preston Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Born in Johnson County on December 18, 1921, he was the son of the late Harry and Mae Mahan Pelphrey and was a resident of Paintsville at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, the former Generie Gibson; a son, Darvin Pelphrey of Columbus, OH and a sister, Mrs. Robert Mills of Canton, OH. Paintsville Herald Wednesday

[@Whittdocs]

Thank you so much for this.

[@norajazzypoppy9043]

Sad☹️ Rest in Peace 🙏🕯️

[@Whittdocs]

Thanks for this comment.

[@ronbrix3433]

Not sure what this means, but you did notice that a lot of the graves were that of clergymen. I find it interesting the founder of the town was also a member of the clergy. I'm sure there is a connection. Exactly what that means for the town, or this cemetary I'm not sure, except for the speculation by another commentator that this was a church cemetary. Clearly, if it is, the church was probably there from the first day of the town.

[@kimholt9158]

Plz do more so sad

[@Whittdocs]

Thank you for watching.