ST. LUKE LUTHERAN CHURCH CEMETERY This cemetery is situated in Cleveland County, NC in No. 4 Township, 5½ miles southeast of Waco, N.C. Pastor is Rev. Ham. (1939) Owner of Cemetery: St. Luke Lutheran Church Approximate number of marked graves: 40 Unmarked graves: 3 Earliest marked grave: Vernia Kiser, d. Mar. 4, 1896 General condition of cemetery: In the very best condition, surrounded by wire fence, containing about ¾ acre, level and covered with grass. The grass shows effect of the lawn mower and is surrounded by oak trees. Date of survey: Aug. 28, 1939 Workers: Forest Williams and Anson G. Melton Inscriptions: Plonk, William L. B. Feb. 6, 1855 D. May 1. 1924 Plonk, M. R. B. Sept. 27, 1859 D. Oct. 28, 1904 Kiser, Levi B. Oct. 22, 1822 D. June 12, 1907 Kiser, Mary, wife of Levi Kiser B. Dec. 22, 1820 D. July 30, 1914 Aged: 93 yrs., 7 mos. Lackey, James B., son of J. C. & M. E. Lackey B. July 10, 1904 D. Oct. 10, 1904 Lackey, Infant daughter of J. R. & S. Lackey B. Mar. 14, 1901 D. April 8, 1901 Lackey, Sarah Cohen, daughter of J. R. L. & S. Lackey B. Oct. 22, 1906 D. July 21, 1907 Lackey, Infant son of J. R. L. & S. Lackey B. Dec. 6, 1907 D. Dec. 22, 1907 Kiser, Fanny S. B. May 10, 1857 D. Jan. 14, 1916 Kiser, John P. B. April 9, 1852 D. Oct. 29, 1932 Kiser, Mary E. B. Oct. 6, 1856 D. Jan. 20, 1939 Kiser, Vernia, daughter of P. & Mary E. Kiser B. April 29, 1893 D. Mar. 4, 1896 Gantt, Mary Pearl Kiser, wife of A. D. Gantt B. Oct. 26, 1889 D. Aug. 10, 1918 Gantt, Ruth Elnora, daughter of A. D. & M. P. K. Gantt D. Nov. 21, 1917 Sellers, Martha E. B. June 19, 1865 D. Oct. 12, 1921 Age: 55 yrs., 3 mos., 23 ds. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This cemetery is among the many Cleveland cemeteries included on the Cleveland Count WPA Cemeteries CD, copyrighted 2008, by Ann K. Propst and Derick S. Hartshorn. All listings and cemeteries listings were made prior to 1940 and represents the conditions of that time. All information has been donated to the NCGenWeb Project but authors retain copyright protection under law. It may be referenced and briefly exerpted under the universal fair use doctrine. For a copy of the complete Cleveland County WPA Cemetery Survey CD, see http://www.hartshorn.us/CWPA.htm