Loving Care Cemetery
Site Brief:
Founded: Unknown
Location: Seffner, FL
Additional name(s): Mount Zion Cemetery
Affiliate group(s): N/A
History:
In the 1950’s, our parents purchased a 5-acre tract of farmland that contained a small cemetery. Eventually, our parents decided to reopen the cemetery, renaming it Loving Care Cemetery in the late 1960’s, to allow burials, as it had been one of two cemeteries (Mayberry is the other) that families living in the Seffner, Thonotosassa communities had utilized as a final resting place for their loved ones.
The oldest residents recall seeing a headstone but over time the many of the headstones and two obelisks has disappeared. The oldest headstone we have currently is for Mr. Sampson Forrester, born March 1, 1786, and passed away on November 29, 1888. With the passage of time, many of the headstones have deteriorated and some of the grave spaces cannot be identified. There are approximately 60+ people buried in Loving Care, and the owners of the cemetery frequently get requests from family members of the deceased to be buried with their loved ones.
BCN Contact Information:
Ida Booth
Idabooth@gmail.com