Expansion work underway at Gibson Cemetery

When complete, additional burial sites will be available.

Gibson Cemetery, 6487 138th Ave., on April 23, 2026. The new area being prepared for expansion is in the foreground with the current cemetery is in the back.

Work is underway to expand Gibson Cemetery.

Crews from Axman Enterprises began removing trees on the northwest side of the cemetery, 6487 138th Ave., on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. When the work is complete, the land leveled and sites marked, additional burial plots will be added to the 4-acre cemetery.

All sites in the current cemetery are accounted for, according to Deputy Clerk Zoey Hallam. Sites in the expanded section won’t be available for purchase until after the expansion is complete. No completion date has been set.

Work begins at Gibson Cemetery, 6487 138th Ave., on April 21, 2026. Trees were removed. The work is in the west side of the cemetery property.

The board approved the expansion in February.

The board also approved an increase in the cost of burial plots effective April 1, 2026.

The cost of a plot for a resident will increase from the current $100 per plot for the first two plots to $250 per plot for the first two plots. Each additional resident plot remains $500 each.

Non-resident costs increase from the current $600 per plot to $1,000 per plot.

For more information on cemetery plots, contact Hallam at (616) 335-3050 or email zoey@laketowntwp.org.