Laketown Township is home to Gibson Cemetery. The cemetery is located at 6487 138th Avenue. The Laketown Board of Health purchased a portion of the land in 1872 from Joseph and Sarah Blades.

What is known as the Old Cemetery, has a warranty deed recorded in 1912. Then, in 1965 James Boyce sold the remaining acreage to Laketown, with a warranty deed being recorded in 1965. There are four total acres in the cemetery.

Gibson Cemetery is registered with the Michigan Tombstone Transcription Project. For a partial list of burials in Gibson Cemetery, please visit http://www.migenweb.org/allegan/cemeteries/Gibson.htm

Gibson Cemetery is not a fully manicured cemetery. The township is responsible for periodic mowing and upkeep. There is a water well on site.

For information on plot purchase, please call Wendy at the Laketown Township office at (616) 335-3050.

Cost for residents:  $100.00 per plot for the first two plots purchased; $500.00 for additional plots.

Cost for non-residents:  $600.00 per plot.

Gibson Cemetery Rules & Regulations

• No planting of trees, shrubs or perennials by owners of burial rights allowed.
• Be courteous to each family. Remove flowers, wreaths or small mementoes as they become faded or unsightly. If not done in a timely manner, they will be removed by the cemetery sexton.
• Residents may not purchase lots for non-residents.
• All fees must be paid prior to receipt of deed.
• A lot can be purchased for cremation. Each lot can accommodate two cremations.
• A burial vault is required for all burials.