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Cemetery
The City of
Franklin maintains a 40 acre cemetery on the west side of the city.
What is known today as Greenlawn & Shadyrest Cemetery was
opened in the late 1800's, and contains many additions since the
original plat. The cemetery office is open Monday through Friday, 7:00
am thru 3:30 pm with the cemetery gates open until dusk. The City
presently has a contract with Delk Services for maintenance of the
cemetery grounds. Derick Minnicks is the Cemetery Sexton and maintains
records of burials at the cemetery the Sexton is in the office daily
from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. The actual records of lot purchases are kept
at City Hall.
Address
City of Franklin Greenlawn & Shady Rest Cemetery
420 Cemetery Street
P.O. Box 2805 Franklin, Ky. 42135
Phone 270-586-6029 Fax 270-586-9419
The Greenlawn Cemetery was established in 1871, since then there have
been 23 Cemetery Sextons. The current Cemetery Sexton is Derick
Minnicks. The cemeteries cover approximately 40 acres, Greenlawn has 17
different sections and Shady Rest has 4 different sections. There are
approximately 16,500 occupied graves in the cemetery.
Funerals
Cemetery requires a 24 hour notice before having a funeral in Greenlawn
and Shady Rest Cemetery. All burials in the cemetery require a vault.
(concrete, steel, plastic, or wood) All Monument Companies setting
monuments in cemetery shall contact the Sexton for a Monument
Installation Request Form. The Greenlawn & Shadyrest Cemetery
requires the form be completed and submitted to the Sexton with a $10
fee then the cemetery management will locate and flag the location of
the monument to be installed within 3 working days after receiving the
completed form.
Graves
To purchase graves or for information on existing graves contact
Cemetery Sexton Derick Minnicks at Office # 270-586-6029 Cell #
270-776-0893.
For information regarding fees and charges see the Cemetery Ordinance
on this site. Prices in the ordinance for opening & closing
graves don’t include tent set-ups or lowering devices. Cemetery
personnel only opens & closes the grave nothing else is
provided by the cemetery personnel. All other services are the
responsibility of the deceased family or Funeral Home.
Veterans
Section
A few years ago the City of Franklin started a Veterans Section inside
Greenlawn & Shadyrest Cemetery. In this section graves are
provided at no cost to American Veterans. Contact the Cemetery Sexton
for more information or availability of graves in this section.
Regulations
relating to Flowers
Between March 15 and Nov. 15 of any year, no person shall
plant flowers or set flowers in any receptacle except in the
specifically prepared vases placed on cemetery markers through out the
cemetery, except that flowers may be placed upon cemetery grounds in
any manner, whatsoever, during the following periods: 1. Good Friday
thru the Tuesday following Easter. 2. From one day before Memorial Day
thru two days after Memorial Day. 3. From one day before Mother's Day
thru two days after Mother's Day. 4. From one day before Father's Day
thru two days after Father's Day. *No Shepherd Hooks allowed on
Cemetery Grounds!
Fees
The following fees for the Greenlawn Cemetery
have been adopted by the Franklin City Commission and apply to all
sections of the municipal cemetery, including Shady Rest. Per ordinance
620.2-11-2007 effective November 30, 2007 and subject to change by
ordinance.
Sale per single grave (includes $100.00 perpetual care fee) $ 500
Transfer of Owner rights $ 35 Monument marking fee $ 10
Grave open and close fee – during week $ 450
Grave open and close fee – during weekend & holidays $ 550
Cremation or baby grave open and close fee – during week $ 100
Cremation or baby grave open and close fee – during weekend &
holidays $ 200
Disinterment of adult vault or casket $1,000
Disinterment of baby vault or casket $ 250
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