Mount Olive Memorial Gardens

I’m writing this review in hopes of Mount Olive actually viewing this and deciding to actually do better in the grounds not visible to the eye driving by or even driving through the cemetery. My mother’s remains have been out there for 21 years now and I visit throughout the year a couple of times. While visiting I clean my mother’s headstone of dirt, leaves, and sticks. In the last few years they’re beginning to push further back in the wooded areas in which my mother’s headstone is getting ran over and actually have tire mark damage to her headstone. Last year I had to actually get them to come find and dig the headstone, that was buried, out of dirt that was left from the new plots being dug. There are so many other concerns I’d like to address but I’m sure as the issues I’m addressing here will go unaddressed. By some chance Mt. Olive do see and read these reviews, please do better by the grounds for families that are trusting you not just with their money but more importantly their love ones.😔

I went to visit my mother’s grave on 11/10 and was unable to locate the grave. I live out of time and don’t get there often. I called and voice message said close at 3p I was there at 2:30!and nobody was there. The place where my mother was buried was horrible. The flower vases were laying on the ground. Graves were covered with dirt and grass. I do believe my mother’s grave was completely covered and vase off. There were several graves in that condition where my mother grave is located. I visited one time before and found the vase off but were able to see the grave. My brother is buried not to far away and it had grave snd dirt on it. One time before it was completely covered in dirt from a previous service that was held days before. My advise is to look at the condition of the graves before making the decision to bury your love one their. Note: 11/13 I called this morning. The grave was covered up from a previous burial. I was told a board was placed over graves in that area to protect the head stone. The only suggestion I have is to clean those graves off the next day

Went to visit the final resting place for a wonderful woman, a true giving Christian heart, who joined her beloved husband in the next life at a time I was out of state. With my adult son, I had hoped we might be lucky to find where they lay as I had attended her husband's services years before so I had an idea where to start. However, when we arrived, we noted not only were there people working to maintain the grounds but there was a car at the little building. I crossed my fingers and hoped that there would be someone who could point us in the right direction with certainty. We found a very kind lady. She was more than happy to look up my late friend's name and told me exactly where she and her husband lay. She said if I needed further help, not to hesitate and she wrote down the information, as one fellow working on the ground was much closer to where they lay than the building was- but we were able to find them without any issues. It is a relatively peaceful place, generally. There were sounds of the passing cars, but the trees and fence kept them muffled and it wasn't like there is a huge amount of traffic or anything. There were two people actively working on the grounds while we visited. Picking up random twigs that had fallen from the pretty trees and throwing out the random old flowers that age had blown out of unanchored spots that time and wind made loose and ragged. As an active contributor to FindAGrave, I have been to many a grave yard and cemetery, in the states and in Europe as well, and this one is a nice one.

The cemetery does not do a good job with up keep of the grave sites. I have complained in the past, but nothing much has changed. Today I went to place flowers on my Mom's grave but couldn't find it. When I did it was completely covered with sand from where another grave was placed. This was a horrible experience. Think twice before choosing to place your love one at Mt Olive

Today I came to check up on my family members' graves and everything was in order, unlike I suspected in the early review. Their graves were very well in tact and doing great. I noticed that this cemetery is clearing more land to make more room for more graves. The only bad thing I did notice was that in fact some of the graves have been vandalized!!! I seen about six graves without their flower vases attached to their headstones, even one right at the entrance of the cemetery. I don't know what the cemetery will do about this and maybe even prevent this from happening to anyone else's grave. I hope that this won't be a future problem that my family has to deal with!!!