Bethel Community Cemetery in Leighton, Alabama

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Since 1912, Bethel Community Cemetery has served members of Bethel Colbert Missionary Baptist Church and African-American families who reside in the nearby communities of Hatton, Bethel, and Leighton.

Throughout later years, the cemetery was maintained by Henry and Dr. Wayne Stanley. In the late 1990's and early 2000's, some marble grave stones were stolen wiping away the location of some graves.

The cemetery remains open and is mainly being used for indigent burials. The requirement is for every grave to have a permanent headstone. This rule is not being adhered to. Old graves are being found when new graves are being dug.

As of September 2015, the person who manages the cemetery (Mr. Houston Cobb) is in a nursing home.

Research by Kool Graves discovered some burials here are listed as being buried at nearby cemeteries Old Bethel or Bethel Colbert Missionary Baptist Church. Bethel Colbert MBC Cemetery is solely for the burial of their deceased church members. The three main funeral homes in the area were contacted along with Joy Favors for advisement of this descrepancy. At the request of Kool Graves, Ms. Favors, a FAG contributer, corrected 15 burials by moving their FAG record from Bethel Colbert to Bethel Community Cemetery. These corrections were necessary due to onsite photos taken of grave markers on Memorial Day 2014. A photo of the marker and/or grave is provided with each FAG record as confirmation of burial in Bethel Community Cemetery.

Note: The above information was written, discovered, and/or obtained by Kool Graves from various sources with credible knowledge of the cemetery's history.

Cemetery Phone: 256-381-7030