Valhalla Memory Gardens, founded in the early 1970s, is located in beautiful northern Alabama. The epitome of Southern charm and grace found in the building, the grounds, and the friendly, compassionate staff of Valhalla Funeral Home and staff at the cemetery offer nothing except Southern compassion and hospitality. The buildings of Valhalla Memory Gardens evoke the rich history of the South in their columned and brick structures. The funeral home is suitable for small or large gatherings with large staterooms and a chapel that seats hundreds of mourners. The grounds of Valhalla Memory Gardens are lush, green and literally dripping with Southern beauty and scents that evoke a sense of nostalgia, permanency and tradition. Valhalla Memory Gardens offers a variety of burial options for grieving family members and loved ones, including traditional in-ground burial, mausoleum entombment, cremation, and lawn crypts. Six beautiful gardens offer a variety of designs and scenery for those choosing traditional ground burials. Each section of the burial grounds offers life-size sculptures of Biblical subjects. Individuals opting for above-ground entombment may also choose a variety of spaces among mausoleum buildings on the property, each separated by beautiful, spacious pavilions. One of the key focal points of the cemetery property includes the Chapel of Devotion, built of native stone in 1974 and serving as Huntsville's first community mausoleum. Sections of the property given names such as Garden of Crosses and Valor Garden serve a wide range of religious and cultural backgrounds, all ensconced in the beautiful and rolling acreage of the cemetery property. Visitors may access Valhalla Memory Gardens, located slightly northeast of downtown Huntsville, by taking the State Route 231 (Memorial Parkway NW) north, with an eastbound turn onto Winchester Road (County Highway 65). The cemetery property is located south of Winchester. |