Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery and Funeral Home are listed in National Register of Historical Places in Houston, Texas. The cemetery has been serving the needs of Houston area residents and Harris County since the early 1920s. With property encompassing roughly 350 acres, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery is one of the most well-known, historic and dignified cemeteries is in the county.

Since its humble beginnings as a 50 acre cemetery in the early 1900s, staff at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery have dedicated themselves to meeting the needs of Harris County residents, which includes more than merely providing their loved ones with the final resting place. Staff at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery and Funeral Home take pride in offering full services to a multitude of demographics, religions, and cultural needs. As one of the largest cemeteries in Harris County, Forest Park Lawndale offers traditional funeral services, cremation, and services that meet the needs of area residents.

Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery and Funeral Home offers a beautiful chapel - the Chapel of the Angels, which dates back to the late 1930s, as well as funeral home chapel, lakeside estates, and customized services such as unique processionals, dove releases, balloon releases and other options that cater to the needs and desires of grieving family members, friends and loved ones.

The sprawling lawns and exquisitely cared grounds of Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery also serve as a final resting place of many notable Houston and Harris County Texas residents, including Richard Anderson, Vietnam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, Congressmen, politicians, actors, as well as music songwriters and performers and sports figures.

The blend of old and new attracts a multitude of Houston residents to the cemetery, including its Catholic sections such as the Gardens of Gethsemane and a Catacombs Mausoleum. The cemetery continues to take pride in their ability to serve the needs of many different religions and cultural ceremonies and offers numerous options to meeting those needs.

Located southeast of downtown Houston, the grounds of Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery may be reached by Texas Interstates 610 or 45 with a turn off on Lawndale Street. Visitors of Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery can rest assured that staff will continue to serve the needs of community residents, just as it has for nearly 90 years.