Cemetery Information Guide
Contact Information
PhysicalAddress:
750WestIredellAvenue,Mooresville,NC28115
MailingAddress: P.O.Box1455,Mooresville,NC28115
OfficeHours: Monday–Friday,8:30a.m.–5p.m. (excludingTownholidays)
OfficePhone: (704)662-7941
CellPhone: (704)928-6720
AfterHours: (704)662-7941
(After5p.m.Monday-Fridayforat-needrequests only;weekendsandTownholidays)
Glenwood MemorialPark
273GlenwoodDrive
GlenwoodMemorialPark(circa1940s)isconsidered Mooresville’ssignaturecemetery.Itissituatedon28.86acres justoutsideofthedowntownareainaquietresidentialdistrict. Thepositioningofthecemeteryawayfromhigh-traffic roadwaysandnestledbetweenneighborhoodsaffordsvisitors aserenesetting.
Inadditiontoofferingspacesfortraditionalandcremation burials,Glenwoodofferscolumbariaforinurnmentsanda nofcremains.Thecemetery arkersareflushwiththe eappearance.
GreenAcres Cemetery
650AsheAlley
Green Acres Cemetery (circa 1959) consists of 2.32 acres just outside the Cascade neighborhood. The cemetery features flat bronzeandstonemarkersinaquietsettingamongabackdrop oftreesandnaturalvegetation.
WillowValley Cemetery
Willow Valley Cemetery (circa 1885) is Mooresville’s oldest official cemetery and consists of 9.16 acres of rolling land in downtown Mooresville. Many of the graves pre-date the Town itself. Many notable figures from the town’s past are interred here including John Franklin Moore, for whom the town is named.WillowValleyfeaturestraditionalandcremationburials, uprightmonuments,andflatmarkers.
200SouthChurchStreet
GeneralInformation
CemeteryOfficeAppointments
Cemeterystaffwill,whenpossible,meetyouwithoutanappointment eitherintheofficeoratthecemetery Ininstanceswherean appointmenthasbeenmadeandyouarelate,thestaffmemberwill waitfor15minutesaftertheappointmenttimebeforeleaving,and youwillneedtorequestanotherappointment Thesubsequent appointmentmayormaynotbeonthesamedaydependingon schedulingandmayresultinadelayofservice.
BurialRights
Whenpurchasingagravespace,youarepurchasingburialrights. ThisisaconveyancegrantedbytheTowntousethisspaceforthe burialofhumanremainsandisnotapurchaseofpropertyinthe cemetery.TheTownremainstheownerofalllandwithinthe cemeteryandgovernsacceptableuse
ProofofOwnership
Youmustproveyourburialrightsofagraveornichebypresentinga legaldocument(ie Deed,LetterofTestamentary,orlastwillor testamentofDeedHolder).Ifyouareunabletolocatethenecessary paperworktoproveownershipofapurchasedgraveorniche,you maycompleteanInterment/InurnmentAuthorizationFormavailable intheCemeteriesOffice.Thisformisprovidedsoyoumayclaim legalauthoritytoauthorizetheuseofthegraveorniche.Theform mustbecompleted,signed,andnotarizedatwhichtimeitwillbe treatedasaDeclarationofReservation.
DeclarationofReservationRevocationorAmendment
Ifyouwanttolegallyrevokeoramendthepersonnamedona DeclarationofReservationforagraveornicheinaTown-owned cemetery,youmaydosobysubmittingtotheCemeteriesOfficea notarizedRevocationandAmendmentofDeclarationofReservation formavailableintheCemeteriesOffice.
Disinterment/Disinurnment
Insomecircumstances,casketedorcrematedremainsmay needtoberemovedfromgraves.Ifyouarerequesting disinterment/disinurnment,youmustapplytotheCemeteriesOffice atleastoneweekbeforeservicesareperformed.Youmustalso submitproperdocumentationissuedbytheIredellCountyHealth Departmentatthetimeofapplication
Markersand Monuments
GeneralInformation
TheTowndoesnotfurnish,sell,orinstallanytypeofmarkeror monuments,exceptforscrollsattheScatteringGarden.Youmay choosetoplaceamarkerormonumentonagraveinTown cemeteries.Thesearenotmandatory,butifthisoptionischosen, certainrequirementsmustbemetasoutlinedintheCemeteries Ordinance.
SupervisionPermits
YoumustpurchaseaSupervisionPermitformarkerinstallations SupervisionPermitsensurethatthemarker/monumentisonthe correctgraveandinstalledproperly.Thisfeeispaidtothe CemeteriesOfficeandthepermitisissuedtothepayerortothe monumentcompanyofyourchoice.
Liability
TheTownassumesnoresponsibilityfordamageorlossregarding markers,monuments,vases,orornamentationatgraves
RulesofConduct Cemeteries
FollowingarethegeneralRulesofConductfortheCemeteries. AdditionalrulesmaybefoundinChapter8–Cemeteries,inthe CodeofOrdinancesfortheTownofMooresville.
Cemeteryvisitinghoursarefromsunrisetosunsetdaily.
Vehiclesmaynotbedrivenataspeedgreaterthanconditions allow,butnotmorethan15milesperhouratanytime Petsarepermittedbutmustremainonaleashnolongerthansix feetinlength.
Petownersareresponsibleforappropriatelyremovingtheirpet’s wastefromthecemeterygrounds.
Nolightingofanytypeispermittedinthecemeteries.
Landscapinginstallationandmaintenancemayonlybe performedbyTownstaff.Thisincludestheplantingoftrees, shrubs,andflowers.
Anyitemsnotinapermanentlyinstalledvasewillberemoved anddiscardedbyTownstaff.
Noballoons,windspinners,glass,orceramicitemsareallowed. Nosigns,notices,oradvertisementsareallowedinTown cemeteriesunlessplacedbytheTown.
Anyornamentationdeemedunsightlyornotsuitablewillbe removedbyTownstaff.
Notobaccoproductsorvapingwithinthecemeterygrounds. NofirearmsorotherweaponsexceptasdescribedinChapter8 oftheCodeofOrdinances