This cemetery was the first officially established cemetery in town beginning with burials in 1877, and is the final resting place of diverse group of individuals and families…

Despite the rampant vandalism that hit the cemetery hard over the years, including vehicle strikes to the markers and sculptures, the majority of the stones are in good-to-excellent shape. Lots and lots of fine sculpture work (see above!) with Victorian Era and Romanticism influences. Plus the angriest lamb I’ve ever seen.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008…

Inscription on the above monument reads:

Gone so soon.

Asleep in Jesus.

His toils, are past, his work is done.
He fought the fight – the victory won.

A little time on earth he spent,
’til God for him His angels sent.

Just one zinkie to be found here but it had some delightfully ornate details. *sigh* Those flowers are beauuuutiful. And if you want to know more about zinkies then you can read about them here.

Wootson Johnson loved his boat, his car and his gun, and he’s immortalized in stone with all three of those things…

Waycross was home to notables people and critters such as “Queen of the Swamp” Lydia Hunt, Gram Parsons (they host a yearly music festival in his honor) and Stuckie the Dog.