East Elfers Cemetery

If you own a burial plot, or have a loved one buried in the East Elfers Cemetery, the following should be of great interest to you:

The Asbury United Methodist Church is closing on June 30, 2020.  The Florida United Methodist Conference is looking for someone else to be responsible for the East Elfers Cemetery.  There is still no accurate survey showing where burials are, no accurate count of how many graves are available to be sold and no accurate count of graves sold since perpetual care began to be promised in 1978.  The payments from the trust do not cover expenses.

Future:

Friends and family of those who own plots in the Cemetery or are buried there need to band together to rescue the East Elfers Cemetery.  If you have questions or comments,  please email:  eastelferscemeteryinfo@gmail.com

if you would like to be involved in the future of the East Elfers Cemetery include the names of any family buried in the Cemetery and the plot location of the graves occupied or owned by your family.

The Florida Statute regarding Cemeteries can be found here:  Statute
This statute opens with the following:

497.260 Cemeteries; exemption; investigation and mediation.—

(1) The provisions of this chapter relating to cemeteries and all rules adopted pursuant thereto shall apply to all cemeteries except for:

(a) Religious institution cemeteries of less than 5 acres which provide only single-level ground burial.