| |
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
| May
I
make
the
necessary
arrangements
in
advance? |
| Yes,
usually
all
arrangements
may
be
made
in
advance.
When
you
plan
ahead,
you
will
be
able
to
consider
the
many
options
available.
You
will
have
the
opportunity
to
make
an
informed
decision
about
your
cemetery
arrangements
and
the
form
of
memorial
you
prefer.
You
will
be
able
to
make
choices
that
are
meaningful
to
both
you
and
your
family,
and
you
will
gain
peace
of
mind
knowing
your
family
and
friends
will
be
relieved
of
the
emotional
and
financial
burden
often
associated
with
making
arrangements
when
a
death
occurs.
By
prearranging
your
cemetery
services,
you
benefit
by
purchasing
at
today's
prices,
free
from
inflationary
pressures
in
the
future.
Oak
Lane
Memorial
Park
can
help
you
preplan. |
| How
much
do
graves
cost,
and
why
aren't
they
priced
the
same
all
over? |
| Grave
prices
can
really
vary.
Grave
prices
are
normally
set
based
on
their
location.
Normally,
graves
in
urban
centers
are
more
expensive
than
in
rural
centers
because
of
the
replacement
value
of
land.
In
addition,
within
the
cemetery,
grave
prices
can
vary
by
the
section
in
which
the
grave
is
located.
The
number
of
interments
permitted
in
a
grave
may
also
affect
the
price,
as
may
the
size
of
the
grave.
Graves
which
allow
for
a
monument
are
more
expensive
due
to
the
space
required
for
the
monument.
Remember
that
cost
of
graves,
although
it
will
vary
across
the
country,
doubles
or
triples
every
seven
to
ten
years. |
| What
are
burial
vaults? |
| These
are
the
outside
containers
into
which
the
casket
is
placed.
Burial
vaults
are
designed
to
protect
the
casket
and
may
be
made
of
a
variety
or
combination
of
materials
including
concrete,
stainless
steel,
galvanized
steel,
copper,
bronze,
plastic
or
fiberglass. |
| Must
I
purchase
a
burial
vault? |
| In
most
areas
of
the
country,
state
or
local
law
does
not
require
that
you
buy
a
container
to
surround
the
casket
in
the
grave.
However,
Oak
Lane
Memorial
Park
does
require
that
you
have
such
a
container
so
that
the
ground
will
not
sink
and
become
unsightly. |
| What
is
opening
and
closing
and
why
is
it
so
expensive? |
| Opening
and
closing
fees
can
include
50
or
more
separate
services
provided
by
the
cemetery.
Typically,
the
opening
and
closing
fee
includes
administration
and
permanent
record
keeping
(determining
ownership,
obtaining
permission
and
the
completion
of
other
documentation
which
may
be
required,
entering
the
interment
particulars
in
the
interment
register,
maintaining
all
legal
files);
opening
and
closing
the
grave
(locating
the
grave
and
laying
out
the
boundaries,
excavating
and
filling
the
interment
space);
installation
and
removal
of
the
lowering
device;
placement
and
removal
of
artificial
grass
dressing
and
coco-matting
at
the
grave
site,
leveling,
tamping,
re-grading
and
sodding
the
grave
site
and
leveling
and
re-sodding
the
grave
if
the
earth
settles. |
| In
a
hundred
years
will
this
cemetery
still
be
here? |
| We
think
of
cemetery
lands
as
being
in
perpetuity.
There
are
cemeteries
throughout
the
world
that
have
been
in
existence
well
over
a
hundred
years.
Immediately
across
Duplessis
Road
from
Oak
Lane
Memorial
Park
is
The
Prairieville
Cemetery
which
was
dedicated
in
1778.
In
recent
years
state
and
local
governments
have
created
perpetual
care
funds
so
that
the
maintenance
of
cemeteries
can
insure
that
they
will
still
be
here
in
a
hundred
years.
These
maintenance
funds
also
will
maintain
the
appearance
of
the
grounds. |
| What
is
perpetual
care? |
| Perpetual
Care
is
a
trust
fund
established
at
a
local
financial
institution,
the
deposits
of
which
are
insured
by
the
FDIC.
The
principal
of
the
trust
fund
shall
remain
permanently
intact
and
only
the
income
therefrom
shall
be
extended.
The
income
shall
be
used
solely
for
the
care
of
those
portions
of
the
cemetery
in
which
interment
spaces
have
been
sold
with
a
provision
for
perpetual
care.
It
is
the
intent
of
this
trust
fund
to
preserve
the
beauty
and
dignity
of
the
spaces
sold.
For
example,
leveling
of
grounds,
removal
of
all
debris,
mowing
and
edging,
resulting
in
a
well
cared
appearance
at
all
time. |
| How
do
I
know
that
Perpetual
Care
will
take
care
of
the
cemetery? |
| The
Louisiana
Cemetery
Board
regulates
our
perpetual
care
fund.
Perpetual
care
funds
are
very
conservatively
managed.
Income
from
the
fund
can
only
be
spent
on
care
and
maintenance
of
the
cemetery
--
the
capital
is
not
touched.
Endowment
care
funds
are
governed
by
the
laws
of
Louisiana
for
your
protection. |
| When
I
buy
a
grave
do
I
receive
a
deed
just
like
when
I
purchase
other
types
of
real
estate? |
| You
will
receive
a
conveyance
of
interment
rights
at
Oak
Lane
Memorial
Park.
When
you
purchase
a
grave
you
are
in
fact
purchasing
the
right
of
interment
and
the
right
to
designate
who
may
be
interred
in
the
space,
rather
than
purchasing
the
grave
itself,
which
remains
the
property
and
responsibility
of
the
cemetery.
You
also
have
a
right
to
place
a
memorial
where
permitted. |
| Can
I
resell
my
grave? |
| Yes,
with
express
approval
of
Oak
Lane
Memorial
Park.
This
approval
is
necessary
so
that
all
files
and
records
regarding
the
ownership
of
interment
rights
can
be
kept
current. |
| Why
is
having
a
place
to
visit
so
important? |
| Because
it
provides
a
focal
point
for
memorializing
the
deceased.
To
remember,
and
be
remembered,
are
natural
human
needs.
Throughout
human
history,
memorialization
of
the
dead
has
been
a
key
component
of
almost
every
culture.
The
Washington
Monument,
Tomb
of
the
Unknown
Soldiers
and
Vietnam
"Wall"
in
Washington,
D.C.,
are
examples
of
memorialization
which
demonstrate
that,
throughout
our
history,
we
have
always
honored
our
dead.
Psychologists
say
that
remembrance
practices,
of
permanent
memorialization,
serve
an
important
emotional
function
for
survivors
by
helping
to
bring
closure
and
allowing
the
healing
process
to
begin.
Providing
a
permanent
resting
place
for
the
deceased
is
a
dignified
treatment
for
a
loved
one's
mortal
remains,
which
fulfills
the
natural
human
desire
for
memorialization. |
| What
does
the
government
give
a
veteran
in
regards
to
a
marker? |
| The
United
States
government
provides
headstones
and
markers
for
the
graves
of
veterans
and
eligible
dependents
anywhere
in
the
world
which
are
not
already
marked.
Flat
bronze,
flat
granite,
flat
marble
and
upright
marble
types
are
available
to
mark
the
grave
of
a
veteran
or
dependent
in
the
style
consistent
with
exiting
monuments
at
the
place
of
burial.
Bronze
niche
markers
are
also
available
to
mark
columbaria
in
national
cemeteries
used
for
internment
of
cremated
remains.
For
the
National
Cemetery
System
at
http://www.cem.va.gov. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Oak
Lane Memorial Park | 15304 Highway 73, Prairieville, LA
70769 | 225-744-8788
© Copyright 2009, Oak Lane Memorial Park | Website
Designed by 3 Degree Media, Inc. |
|
|
