Pricing
Evergreen Cemetery.
The following schedule of charges shall apply to all cemetery lots located in Evergreen Cemetery:
Charges for Residents of Opelika:
Grave spaces $800.00 per space
Columbarium spaces $800.00 per space
Charges for Non-Residents of Opelika:
Grave spaces $1,600.00 per space
Columbarium spaces $1,600.00 per space
Grave Opening and closing costs (residents and nonresidents):
Monday through Friday (before 4:00 p.m.)................................. $ 800.00
Monday through Friday (after 4:00 p.m.).................................... $ 1,000.00
Saturday (before 4:00 p.m.)......................................................... $ 1,200.00
Saturday (after 4:00 p.m.) .......................................................... $ 1,500.00
Sunday (before 4:00 p.m.) ....................................................... $ 1,500.00
Sunday (after 4:00 p.m.) .......................................................... $ 1,750.00
[1]No Funerals on Holidays
Cremains/Columbaria Opening and closing costs (residents and nonresidents):
Monday through Friday (before 4:00 p.m.)................................. $ 400.00
Monday through Friday (after 4:00 p.m.).................................... $ 500.00
Saturday (before 4:00 p.m.)......................................................... $ 600.00
Saturday (after 4:00 p.m.)............................................................ $ 750.00
Sunday (before 4:00 p.m.) ....................................................... $ 1,000.00
Sunday (after 4:00 p.m.) .......................................................... $ 1,250.00 1No Funerals on Holidays
[1] The prohibition of no funerals on holidays may be waived by the Cemetery Superintendent in the case of deceased persons whose religious beliefs require an expedited burial on a holiday so as to allow early burial to take place without delay. The cost opening/closing graves on Holidays is $2,000.00 before 4:00 p.m. and $2,250.00 after 4:00 p.m.. The cost of opening/closing cremains/columbarium spaces on Holidays is $1,250.00 before 4:00 p.m. and $1,500.00 after 4:00 p.m.
Garden Hills Cemetery.
The following schedule of charges shall apply to all cemetery lots located in Garden Hills Cemetery:
Charges for Residents of Opelika:
Grave spaces $1,050.00 per space
Grave spaces in Sections 2, 6, 9, 18, 18A, 19, $1,550.00 per space
Columbarium spaces $1,050.00 per space
Estate Pods (8 grave spaces) $16,000.00
Estate Pods (4 grave spaces) $ 8,000.00
Charges for Non-Residents of Opelika:
Grave spaces $2,100.00 per space
Grave spaces in Sections 2, 6, 9, 18, 18A, 19, $3,100.00 per space
Columbarium spaces $2,100.00 per space
Estate Pods (8 grave spaces) $32,000.00
Estate Pods (4 grave spaces) $16,000.00
Estate lots are available only in groups of eight (8) or four (4) grave spaces.
Grave Opening and closing cost (residents and nonresidents):
Monday through Friday (before 4:00 p.m.)................................. $ 800.00
Monday through Friday (after 4:00 p.m.).................................... $ 1,000.00
Saturday (before 4:00 p.m.)......................................................... $ 1,200.00
Saturday (after 4:00 p.m.)............................................................ $ 1,500.00
Sunday (before 4:00 p.m.) ....................................................... $ 1,500.00
Sunday (after 4:00 p.m.) .......................................................... $ 1,750.00
[2]No Funerals on Holidays
Cremains/Columbaria Opening and closing cost (residents and nonresidents):
Monday through Friday (before 4:00 p.m.)................................. $ 400.00
Monday through Friday (after 4:00 p.m.).................................... $ 500.00
Saturday (before 4:00 p.m.)......................................................... $ 600.00
Saturday (after 4:00 p.m.)............................................................ $ 750.00
Sunday (before 4:00 p.m.) ....................................................... $ 1,000.00
Sunday (after 4:00 p.m.) .......................................................... $ 1,250.00
3No Funerals on Holidays
[2] The prohibition of no funerals on holidays may be waived by the Cemetery Superintendent in the case of deceased persons whose religious beliefs require an expedited burial on a holiday so as to allow early burial to take place without delay. The cost opening/closing graves on Holidays is $2,000.00 before 4:00 p.m. and $2,250.00 after 4:00 p.m. The cost of opening/closing cremains/columbarium spaces on Holidays is $1,250.00 before 4:00 p.m. and $1,500.00 after 4:00 p.m.
Rosemere Cemetery
The following schedule of charges shall apply to all cemetery lots located in Rosemere Cemetery:
No spaces available for sale.
Grave Opening and closing cost (residents and nonresidents):
Monday through Friday (before 4:00 p.m.)................................. $ 800.00
Monday through Friday (after 4:00 p.m.).................................... $ 1,000.00
Saturday (before 4:00 p.m.)......................................................... $ 1,200.00
Saturday (after 4:00 p.m.)............................................................ $ 1,500.00
Sunday (before 4:00 p.m.) ....................................................... $ 1,500.00
Sunday (after 4:00 p.m.) .......................................................... $ 1,750.00
[3]No Funerals on Holidays
[3] The prohibition of no funerals on holidays may be waived by the Cemetery Superintendent in the case of deceased persons whose religious beliefs require an expedited burial on a holiday so as to allow early burial to take place without delay. The cost opening/closing graves on Holidays is $2,000.00 before 4:00 p.m. and $2,250.00 after 4:00 p.m. The cost of opening/closing cremains/columbarium spaces on Holidays is $1,250.00 before 4:00 p.m. and $1,500.00 after 4:00 p.m.
Sale of lots or burial spaces
Cemetery lots or burial spaces shall be sold only to individuals for the purpose of burial of such purchaser or his or her heirs at law or next of kin. No sale shall be made to a funeral home. Burial rights may only be transferred to legal heirs of the original purchasers. An individual may purchase no more than eight (8) burial spaces. Purchases made by non-residents shall be two times (2x) the cost of resident purchase prices. For purposes of this Chapter, “resident’ means (1) any person who maintains his or her domicile (permanent home) within the corporate limits of the City of Opelika at the time of the purchase of a burial space or at the time of death, (2) any person who was domiciled (had a permanent home) in the corporate limits of the City of Opelika immediately prior to moving from the City for the purpose of receiving medical or residential care, or (3) any person who maintained his or her domicile (permanent home) within the corporate limits of the City of Opelika for ten or more years prior to moving to a location outside the corporate limits. For purposes of this Chapter, “non-resident” means anyone who is not a resident of the City as defined above.