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Grand Prairie strives to preserve a standard of beauty, dignity and cleanliness in our cemetery. To achieve this our Trustees have adopted the following Rules & Regulations that we expect all family members and visitors to follow.

RULES & REGULATIONS
Respecting the Proprietorship and Occupancy of Lots in the Grand Prairie Cemetery

  1. The cemetery is closed from dusk to dawn.
     

  2. There will be no fence, hedge,  stone or edging to be used on the burial lots, graves or flowerbeds within the cemetery.
     

  3. Lots will not be used for any other purpose than as a place of burial of human remains and the erection of memorials to their memory. The design of the memorial must be approved by the trustees. No marble or sandstone is permitted to be used. The cemetery is not responsible for any damage that might occur to the memorials, flowerbeds or any act of vandalism.
     

  4. No monument or marker will be erected on any lot without the consent of the trustees or their agent. Only one monument or marker will be permitted on a grave. Government markers may be installed per the cemetery’s policy. Please see agent for more information.
     

  5. Monument Purchase and Installation Requirements –
    All monuments, markers, and headstones installed within the cemetery must be supplied by a vendor that is duly licensed and carries adequate liability insurance. The supplying vendor shall be responsible for the delivery and installation of the monument and must perform or directly supervise the setting of the monument.

    All vendors must be approved by the cemetery and comply
    with all cemetery rules, regulations, and specifications prior to installation. The cemetery reserves the right to refuse installation by any vendor who fails to meet these requirements or whose work does not conform to cemetery standards.

     

  6. No transfer of any lot or deed is permitted without the consent of the trustees.
     

  7. If any inscription placed upon any lot is deemed to be offensive or improper, the trustees or agent shall have the right to remove said offensive object.
     

  8. Dogs are not permitted on the cemetery grounds.
     

  9. Riding a bicycle will be permitted within the cemetery as long as they remain on existing drives.
     

  10. No person will be permitted to disturb the quiet or good order
    of the cemetery in any way. The discharging of firearms and any  alcohol and drug use is prohibited in or around cemetery grounds.

     

  11. Interments (also known as opening and closing of the grave) will not be allowed without a burial permit. Interment burial fees must be paid to the cemetery agent before any burial takes place.
     

  12. All care of the graves is the responsibility of the
    cemetery custodian with the exception of the flowerbeds. All grass mowing will be done by the cemetery custodian or his agents.

     

  13. The placing of boxes, shells, toys (metal and wood), cement, urns, ornaments of any kind, chairs, vases, crosses (glass, wood, iron
    or plastic), artificial animals, tin cans, balloons, crockery,

    wastebaskets, pumpkins, pails, cardboard cartons, ribbons, garlands, etc. is not permitted.

     

  14. The following will not be permitted:
    • Wrought iron or any type of overhead or hanging flower holders.​

    • Arrangements or flowers staked or wired into place.
    • Statues of any type or material.
    • Remembrance lights, solar lights or candles and holders.
    • No marble, granite, stone chips or artificial mulch are allowed.       Only biodegradable materials may be used any place on lots.
    • Evergreen shrubs may be planted under the supervision of a           Cemeterian, 6” from the sides of the monument, (not in front of       or behind), if room allows without encroaching on another’s           grave space at the bush’s mature, trimmed size. If not, they will     be removed.
    • Hardy plants such as peonies, rose bushes, iris, hardy mums,     
       etc. are not permitted.

    • No pinwheels or anything that will come apart, or blow away in 
       the wind easily.

    • Nothing may be glued to a monument unless approved by the   
       cemetery.

     

  15. Flower beds can ​be planted all the way around a headstone,
    10” out on all sides. No flowers are permitted anywhere else on the grave. In case of no stone, an approved planter box may be placed in line with the other markers.

     

  16. When annual flowers or bushes are uncared for, become too large or grow over adjoining lots, the cemetery reserves the right to remove them without the lot owner’s consent.
     

  17. Artificial decorations are allowed only on top of the stone, in an  approved planter box, or in vases. When using a planter box, be sure that all items are secure and small enough to fit into anapproved planter box without falling over or out. If anything is not secure, or anything falls out of a planter box it will be removed and not permitted on the grave space. Grave blankets may be used starting November 12th but must be removed by March 1st.
     

  18. Veterans’ graves will be marked with the appropriate flag staff and American flag from Memorial Day through Veterans Day.
     

  19. Any commemorative tree may be purchased from the cemetery,
    subject to approval of the cemetery trustees. Planting and
    location will be the decision of the trustees.

     

  20. Memory plaques may be added to approved planter boxes only. This will serve as a temporary name marker until a monument can be placed. Be sure to obtain a marker small enough to fit into an approved planter box without falling over or out. If anything is not secure, or anything falls out of a planter box it will be removed and not permitted on the grave space.

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Information relative to laying foundations for monuments and markers may be obtained from cemetery office.

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