New Park Cemetery, Inc.

New Roads For New Garden

admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:52:32 +0000

Apr. 11, 2012 New Park Cemetery, Inc. is happy to announce that our ongoing developement of our new burial sections is proceeding as planned. We have just finished a $35,000 paving project which is part of our growth plan for two new sections which are scheduled to be opened by Aug. 2012.

Additionally, during this phase we are taking advantage of the crews being on site to have them go through all the cemetery roads and patch all potholes throughout the whole cemetery drives. These repairs are part of our perpetual care service that is provided for all of New Park Cemetery.

New Park Partners With The Sympathy Store

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:54:57 +0000

Feb. 7, 2012 New Park Cemetery, Inc is proud to announce that we have partnered with The Sympathy Store powered by LifeTributes to provide you, our families, a convenient online shopping destination. The Sympathy Store is dedicated to helping website visitors express their heartfelt condolences in a way that brings comfort to those suffering from the loss of their loved one. All of our gifts are sure to deliver smiles, from across the miles or right next door, when they are needed most. Please visit our online store today and see all the interesting items we offer to you.

Coming Soon – Garden Columbarium Niche

admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:20:16 +0000

JAN 10, 2012 New Park is excited to announce that they will be offering in the near future new Garden Columbarium Niche located at the main mausoleum building near the office. These columbarium niche are simple a smaller vault where the remains of cremated bodies are kept. A permanent holding place for urns.

With the increasing shift toward this type of funeral (cremation) we wanted to offer to our families a fitting final resting place for the loved ones who desired a more traditional resting place for cremations. These Columbarium Niche’s will have a beautiful granite front which can be engraved like a traditional crypt front, like a headstone.

The projected price for each individual niche is estimated to be $750 including the engraving of the front of the niche.

Historical Figures

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:32:28 +0000

Our cemeteries are proud to be the final resting place of many well know public figures over the years. Below is a list of many of those individuals. If you know of others that you feel should appear on this list please contact us with detailed information using our contact us from.

To view our Historical Brochure please CLICK HERE

Blues/Jazz Musicians	Death	Reference	Burial Location
Johnny “Ace” Alexander	12-24-54	R & B Singer	Section “C”
James Carr	01-07-01	Soul SInger/Vocalist	Garden Of Peace
Carl Lee Cunningham	12-10-67	Bar-Kays Member	Trinity
Al Jackson, Jr.	10-01-75	Drummer Booker T. & MG’s	Lower Good Shepherd
Phalon Jones	12-10-67	Bar-Kays Member	Section “F” Div. I
Jimmie King, Jr.	12-10-67	Bar-Kays Member	Trinity
Booker Little, Jr.	10-05-61	Jazz trumpeter & composer	Park Section
Rufus Thomas	12-15-01	R & B Blues Singer	Park Section
Bukka White	02-24-77	Musician – cousing to B.B.Kng	Devotion Div. II
Gospel Singers & Writers	Death	Reference	Burial Location
Queen C. Anderson	1959	Gospel Soloist	Queen C. Anderson
Mattie Wigley	08-25-96	Gospel Soloist	Queen C. Anderson
Rev. William H. Brewster	1987	Gospel Composer	M.K.K. Jr. Maus.
Historical & Other	Death	Reference	Burial Location
Dr. Thomas Oscar Fuller, Sr.	1942	T. O. Fuller State Park/Politics	Section “F” Div. I
Emma Wilburn	04-13-37	New Park Cemetery – founder	Section “A”
A. C. “Moohah” Williams	12-03-04	Radio personality with WDIA	Garden of Eternity

New Exit Gate Completed

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:28:07 +0000

JUNE 3, 2009 New Park Cemetery, Inc. is proud to announce the completion of the new automated exit gate and fence work for the Goodwill Rd. project of our cemetery expansion. This gate is designed to only allow vehicles to EXIT the cemetery. You will not be able to enter the cemetery from the Goodwill Rd access point. We continue to improve the cemetery and enhance its many beautiful featues for today and for the future. We will be adding safety signs and other needing help signs to help those visiting the cemetery are aware of this new exit and its location within the cemetery grounds.

Garden Development Begins

admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:28:49 +0000

April 7, 2009: New Park Cemetery, Inc. is excited about the starting of its next major development phase within New Park on Horn Lake Rd. Today the timber company started clearing out the trees and overgrowth within the development area of the cemetery. This phase will be our largest and most ambitious project to date. This just coming off our new exit road project. We are planning to develope the next 17+ acres of the cemetery. Our objective is to have our first two new gardens open hopefully within a years time or sooner. These will be approximately 5 acres in total size. The remaining acerage is being cleared and developed for future use witin the cemetery grounds.

Exit Road Opens

admin — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:29:47 +0000

March 2009: New Park Cemetery, Inc. is proud to announce the opening of its newest development phase, Goodwill Road Exit. This new exit road is part of our planned cemetery expansion for the New Park Cemetery located at 4536 Horn Lake Rd. This new exit road will be a great relief to those visiting the cemetery and for funeral services trying to exit the cemtery on those busy saturday services. This new exit road is located at the South/East part of the cemetery and leads out onto Goodwill Road, which then exits on Shelby Drive.

We are excited about this phase after many years of working with the City of Memphis planning and developement department and city council for the zoning issues in order to get this exit road from our property. This phase marks the beginning of our new garden development phase.