Oaklawn Memorial Gardens have served the funeral and burial needs of Indianapolis and Hamilton County residents since the early 1950s. Staff at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens welcomes all religious faiths, denominations and cultures. The sprawling grounds and green acres of the property offer either outdoor or indoor burial service options in a rural setting. Oaklawn Memorial Gardens provides funeral planning service capabilities as well as cemetery facilities for traditional burials or mausoleum location for remains. The grounds of Oaklawn Memorial Gardens are beautifully sculptured, maintained and manicured. Acres and acres of sprawling green lawns, smooth white pathways and exquisitely designed and arranged floral and shrub landmarks dot the property, as do several small ponds. The Good Shepherd Chapel and Mausoleum is conveniently located beside a beautiful pond which also serves as a place for scattering cremains. The Chapel is designed with Italian marble with bronze front crypts that provide a beautiful, honorable and dignified resting place for loved ones. Outdoors, crypts inscribed with granite fronts provide a peaceful location for loved ones, surrounded by the serene and lovely park-like setting that offers families, friends and loved ones a quiet and secluded location to mourn or remember their loved ones. Statues, memorials, and other cemetery ground features enhance the natural beauty of Oaklawn Memorial Gardens and provide a welcome sense of serenity and peace for visitors. Oaklawn Memorial Gardens serves as the final resting place of many notable Indianapolis and Hamilton County residents, including actress Frances Farmer and NASCAR race driver Kenny Irwin Junior. Oaklawn Memorial Gardens is located a short distance slightly northeast of downtown Indianapolis and may be accessed by interstate Route 465, also known as State Routes 421, 52, and 31. Visitors can take a turn off on Allisonville Road, with another turn to the west into the cemetery grounds. Surrounded by a multitude of lakes, rivers, parks and golf courses, Oaklawn Memorial Gardens offers a beautiful and well kept property that is within moments of the hustle and bustle of downtown Indianapolis, yet one that offers peace and solitude to visitors. |