The Parks and Recreation department is not responsible for damage, loss or theft to monuments or items left on monuments.

• If monument damage is discovered it’s recommended to contact the monument company if repairs are desired.
• If vandalism or theft is suspected please report those situations to the Henderson Parks and Recreation Department. 
• In some cases homeowner’s insurance may cover damage, vandalism or theft. Please consult your insurance carrier for details.

Please do not harvest, cut or plant trees, flowers or shrubs in the cemetery.

Parks and Recreation employees will remove items left on or staked into the ground at regular intervals for the safety of mowers and employees. These items will be stored for a period of time by the workshop in each cemetery and may be retrieved.

• In addition to other times of the year items from the ground will be removed every spring prior to mowing, in preparation for Easter Sunday, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day.
•  At no time should alcohol, ammunition, glass or ceramics, perishable food or other objects that present a danger or nuisance to mowers or staff providing maintenance be left on graves.

 Any flowers should be left in vases that are attached to monuments; hung or suspended over 24” off the ground from hooks attached or adjacent to monuments or placed at the head or foot of a monument; or “saddle” style arrangements placed on the headstone.

• No objects, except Sheppard hooks or hanging posts as mentioned above, should be left on the ground or staked into the ground. No object made of glass, cloth, paper or soft materials may be left at any time.

Flowers left following a funeral will be allowed to remain on the grave for up to 7 days following the funeral. Flowers may be removed earlier if they become wilted, brown or unsightly.

If staff finds flowers or arrangements dislodged by wind, storms or other means those items may be stored by the cemetery workshop.

Grave plots may be transferred by completing appropriate documentation with the City Clerk’s office. 

• Plots may also be transferred via will or probate.
•  If no record of transfer is documented in the City Clerk’s office all plots are passed equally among ALL next of kin.

If desiring to bury anyone on the plot other than the owner of the plot or a member of their immediate family a notarized letter with the plot owner’s signature must be provided to the parks and cemetery office.