Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, located in the heart of Oklahoma, has been a favorite final resting choice for families in the Oklahoma City area. Established in the late 1920s, the legacy of Memorial Park Cemetery lives on today, more than 80 years later. As one of the oldest cemeteries in the area, Memorial Park Cemetery has an established reputation of offering grieving friends and family members the best in services, selection and burial options than others in the state, including flush-to-ground as well as upright monuments, burial choices and locations. Exquisitely groomed landscaping offers visitors a breathtaking view of the stately Mausoleum and offices, as well as bright green lawns rolling over more than 170 acres of well-cared for grounds. Ancient and new trees offer visitors shelter and shade, and provide a loving embrace for many buried throughout the property, offering a sense of peace and security for those visiting the grounds. The Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, situated on the wide plains of the Midwest, is also the final resting place of many notables, including Senators, Representatives, singers and sportsmen. Co-founder of Braniff International Airlines, Paul Braniff is buried here, as is Major League baseball player Johnny Leonard Roosevelt ?Pepper? Martin and famous aviator and barnstormer pilot Wiley Post. Staff at Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum is always ready to offer compassionate and caring services to family and friends, with a wide range of choices in burial or cremation options. As one of the largest cemeteries in the state and in Oklahoma County, Memorial Park Cemetery looks forward to continuing to meet the needs of local residents well into future. Located just northeast of downtown Oklahoma City, Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum may be accessed from State Route 77 or the Oklahoma City John Kilpatrick Turnpike with a turnoff on North Kelley Avenue. Visitors to the sprawling grounds of this cemetery will undoubtedly find comfort in the history, traditions and cultures found throughout her acres, and will marvel at the beautiful sculptures, floral and shrub arrangements that dot the landscape of this hallowed ground. |