Photo from the June Lockhart Delph Collection

New Bethel Cemetery

Fredonia Quadrangle    Latitude 37.08'33" N     Longitude 88.03' 22"W
Highway 641 N. of Eddyville 4.4 miles.


A part of the cemetery at New Bethel Baptist Church, Fredonia Valley, Lyon Co. Ky.
The West Ky. Correctional Facility is in the background.
This is a beautiful, well maintained cemetery.

New Bethel Cemetery

From Eddyville take Highway 641 N. 4.4 miles, turn right on
West Kentucky Farm Center Road. Go 400 yars to the cemetery.



Mary Josephine (Manus) Watters
Jan. 9, 1860 - Oct. 18, 1900

The inscription on the stone reads
"A tender mother and a faithful friend."
buried at New Bethel Cemetery, Lyon Co., Ky.
(g-grandmother of June Lockhart Delph)


William Henderson Watters
May 12, 1838 - May 5, 1891

The inscription reads
He is not dead, but sleeping.
buried at New Bethel Cemetery, Lyon Co., Ky.
(g-grandfather of June Lockhart Delph)


Ether Brummitte
Sept. 27, 1906 - Dec. 21, 1906
Auther Brummitte
Sept. 27, 1906 - Dec. 28, 1906
Twin children of James Buchanan Brummitte & Rosie Elizabeth (Waters) Brummitte
Grandchildren of William Henderson & Mary Josephine (Manus) Watters
They are buried in New Bethel Cemetery, close to their grandparents.
(Aunt and Uncle of June Lockhart Delph)