TACKETT FAMILY
CEMETERY

  Take St. Rd 40 East through Boons Camp to the top within 1/4 mile of the Martin County line.
 You will see St. Rd. 3390 North (to your left).  Take this road for 3.5  miles to Hammond.
 Approximately .3 miles South of the road to Whitehouse, you will see a pale yellow house
 with brown trim sitting on your left.  This is the home of Wendell & Kathy Tackett.
 The road to the cemetery is just to the right of the house.
 The cemetery sits approximately 125' behind the house. The cemetery is well maintained by the
 family and since this is a private cemetery, permission should be granted prior to going up 
to cemetery.

    
    

   
  
    
         
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     NAME                                      DOB                 DOD                     NOK
    

TACKETT, Frank		    		    03-01-1912		12-10-1984           h/o-Nancy Tackett
   
TACKETT, Nancy (Baldridge)		61  02-24-1917          12-23-1978     (OBIT)   
   
TACKETT, Sgt. Joseph M.         	22  09-22-1982		06-23-2005     (OBIT)
  
TACKETT, Kathy (Fraley) [FHMC]  	54  07-15-1953	        02-23-2008     (OBIT)
  
TACKETT, Leslie                         67  10-14 1942	        01-18 2010     (OBIT)
  
  
     
  

SGT. JOSEPH M. TACKETT IS THE FIRST JOHNSON COUNTY KENTUCKY NATIVE SOLDIER TO DIE IN THE IRAQ WAR                                                                                                                                      CLICK ANY PICTURE TO SEE FULL SIZE

                                           NOTE
      Joseph M. "Joe" Tackett, US Army, was the first Johnson County casualty of the Iraq war.
      He died defending Iraqi Freedom.  Joe was a highly decorated and dedicated soldier. 
      He was in his 2nd tour of duty in Iraq.  After 9/11 Joe chose to do his part to make
      a difference. 
      At that point he joined the military with a career in the service his ultimate goal.
     
      I want to offer a special thanks to Wendell & Kathy Tackett for not only giving of their
      time with me but for allowing me to document their family cemetery. This is a tramatic
      time in their lives as they had very recently lost their beloved son Joseph in Iraq.
      They were extremely gracious in relating to me just how Joe lost his life. It was not only
      hard on the Tackett's but also yours truly. 
      
      Being a veteran of Vietnam I felt compelled to first and foremost offer my sincere
      condolences to them on the loss of their son and for me, the loss of a fellow veteran is
      always hard.  Again, Mr. & Mrs. Tackett, I want to thank you for your time but more than
      anything, I want to thank you for the sacrifice you were forced to make.
       
                                          PERSONAL NOTE 
      "Sgt. Tackett, thanks comrad for the ultimate sacrifice. You will always be a
      hero to all who knew you. You went to war to make a difference and we owe you
      a debt of gratitude.  You defended us well and better off because of you. You
      will receive your final reward one day.  Rest in peace young man.
      "Ron Branham" Sep.2005
      

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BY: Ron Branham

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