Memorialization

Cremation does not eliminate the funeral. Regardless of the order of events, funeral ceremonies can help the bereaved begin to overcome grief by emotionally accepting that a death has occurred. This period offers family and friends the opportunity to honor their departed loved one.  
 
Prior to cremation, you may wish to have visitation and a funeral ceremony complete with the body of the deceased in a casket. Following the services, the body can be escorted to the crematory where the family may be present for the two- to three-hour process. Memorialization can follow at the family gravesite, scattering garden or a cemetery columbarium niche.  
 
If cremation precedes any services, the cremated remains are usually placed in a receptacle, like an urn, that will be in a place of prominence during memorial services. This receptacle is then taken to its final resting place.  
 
Just as important as the funeral is a permanent place of memorialization. If no permanent memorial site is established, generations of survivors may experience regret that there is no focal point for remembrance.  

Columbarium Niches

In response to the growing number of cremations conducted within Central Kentucky, The Lexington Cemetery increased the number of columbarium niches for memorialization. Columbarium niches can be found at The Lexington Mausoleum and in the lower level of the Main Office Building. Columbarium niches are memorialized by engraving names and inscriptions on the bronze or granite.

Scattering Garden

On The Lexington Cemetery grounds is a special garden for people interested in scattering the cremated remains of their loved one. Included is a bronze plaque in the Scattering Garden bearing an inscription with the name of the deceased, their date of birth and date of death.

 Scattering Garden

Cremation Bench

The cremated remains can be placed in a niche bench which also provides a place to rest and celebrate the memory of a loved one. The benches are esthetically pleasing with locations available near lakes, gardens, surrounding trees or any other area of our beautifully landscaped cemetery.

 Cremation Bench

Cremation Boulders

Our cremation boulders provide a nature-like option to memorialize cremated remains.  You can choose one of these unique designs resembling a huge rock, to be beautifully displayed in a garden setting in The Lexington Cemetery.

 Cremation Boulders

Urns

An urn is the receptacle into which the cremated remains are placed. The Lexington Cemetery has many kinds of urns that vary in size, style and composition. The final choice often depends on where the urn will eventually be located. Urns range in size from single to multiple capacity, and in style from a simple square or rectangle, to a symbolic book shape, to a traditional Grecian design. They are composed of hand crafted solid cast bronze, sheet bronze, marble, cultured marble and pre-formed concrete for below ground placement.