KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — There’s a historic cemetery in West Knoxville that requires extensive rehabilitation. Part of the road around it is so deteriorated that family members can’t navigate it.
Crestview Cemetery is the burial site of some of Knoxville’s most prominent African Americans, as well as the final resting places of teachers, mechanics, clergymen, barbers, shopkeepers, cooks, and gardeners. The once-paved road is now carved out of deep ruts, and there are other problems.
Brian Buckmon, the president and owner of Patton Funeral Home, showed us what needs to be done at the big graveyard.
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Buckmon has a lot of family members buried at the historic cemetery off of Keith Avenue. It’s the largest African American burial site in Knoxville. However, the three hillside clusters of graveyards are in desperate need of restoration…