These rules and regulations are designed for the protection of owners of interment rights. Their enforcement will help protect your cemetery and create and preserve it's beauty. All owners of interment rights, visitors and contractors shall be subject to said rules and regulations, amendments, or alterations.

Definitions | Sale and Purchase of Internment Rights | General Regulations | Memorials, Monuments or Permanent Structures | General Daniel Morgan Veterans' Cemetery | Memorials, Gifts and Bequests

Definitions

Lots – shall apply to one or more burial spaces provided for the right of sepulcher only. Mount Hebron Cemetery remains sole owner of the land.

Perpetual Care – shall apply to the general care of the grass and grounds including the removal of debris, flowers, limbs, and the filling of sunken graves in accordance with a planned program by the Superintendent. Does not include watering of grass. Weather will affect the program and overall conditions.

Opening & Closing – refers to the excavating of a grave, the back filling, tamping and seeding, or the opening of a crypt or niche and the closing and sealing thereof.

Original Purchaser – refers to the individual who purchased the lot, crypt or niche and in whose name the Certificate was issued.

Course of Descent – refers to the birth lineage, (example, all those of the oldest living generation have first rights).

Revision, January 1st, 2002
Sale and Purchase of Interment Rights

1. Interment rights are sold for the purpose of human interment only.

2. Interment rights can be purchased for individuals in a lot, crypt, or niche, through the Cemetery office by anyone, regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin.

3. Interment rights cannot be transferred except by the original purchaser and with the approval of the Board of Managers, nor can they be subject to levy for payment of debts, pass by insolvency or pass into the hands of executors or administrators; but the rights and interest shall remain in the families of the original purchaser. The original purchaser, his or her spouse, mother, father, direct descendents by course of descent, may be interred in a lot, crypt or niche. During their lifetime, only the original purchaser or spouse my grant the privilege of interment in the lot, crypt or niche to any other person. Where there are no direct descendants of the original purchaser, collateral descendants and their spouses may be interred in the lot, crypt or niche. Where space is available in the same lot, crypt or niche, it will be reserved for the spouse of anyone already interred in that lot, crypt or niche.

4. No less than 10% of the purchase price of all grave spaces, crypts and niches shall be deposited into special trust funds established for the perpetual care and maintenance of the Cemetery at an institution chosen by the Board of Managers in compliance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

5. Patrons are encouraged to purchase monuments, vaults and other products or services through the Cemetery, where all the proceeds are used solely for the maintenance or preservation of your Cemetery.

General Regulations

6. All rules and regulations are designed for the protection of owners of interment rights, safety of visitors and employees and the over all appearance of the cemetery. Management must consider at all times the over all aesthetics and appearance of all the burial sites and may remove any objects that detract or interfere with the safe operation, proper maintenance and appearance of the Cemetery. The Cemetery at its expense, may, without any liability, correct any error that may have occurred in the placing or alignment of a foundation or a memorial or permanent structure.

7. The Board of Managers reserves the right to suspend, change, add or modify any rule or regulation.

8. The public gates will be open daily during Daylight Savings Time from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Eastern Standard Time from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

9. The following vehicles are prohibited within the cemetery: bicycles, motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and similar vehicles.

10. Visitors are prohibited from driving onto the grass and are asked to refrain from picking flowers, injuring shrubs and trees and to observe posted speed limits.

11. No meeting, assembly, tours, service or parade shall be held in the Cemetery without the permission of the Superintendent.

12. The Cemetery is not responsible for theft or damage to anything placed on interment spaces.

13. All graves, crypts or niches must be opened and/or closed by Cemetery employees or authorized agents.

14. The Superintendent is in charge of the Cemetery at all times and is responsible for the enforcement of these rules and regulations. The Superintendent is empowered to forbid or postpone work when, in the Superintendents opinion, the condition of the ground is such that the work cannot be done without causing damage.

15. All prices, fees or charges shall be set by the Board of Managers.

16. Due to General Liability Insurance restrictions, patrons are not allowed to bring in or use powered mowers or trimmers or similar equipment.

17. No plantings of any kind are to be done without approval of the Grounds Committee of the Cemetery. The Cemetery shall have sole responsibility in the maintenance of the Cemetery including the decision of when and how shrubbery and trees are trimmed or removed.

18. The number and location of special holders (such as shepherd staffs, eternal lights, flag holders, ornaments and etc.), must be approved by the Superintendent.

19. Artificial flowers, vases containing artificial flowers or glass containers are not allowed on the ground during the mowing season from May 15th to October 31st, because they are a safety hazard and could cause damage to mowing equipment or property. Artificial flowers placed in properly mounted containers on upright monuments are permitted. The Cemetery Reserves the right to remove artificial flowers, containers, or fixtures that do not conform to this policy, or that are faded, damaged or unsightly.

20. All flower arrangements must be placed on graves, as to allow passage by mowers during the mowing season.

21. Funeral service flowers may be removed by the cemetery employees after 5 days.

22. All Christmas decorations, regardless of where located on the lot and/or monument, must be removed by February 15th. Any remaining after that date will be removed.

23. It shall be the responsibility of the lot owner to provide for the maintenance and upkeep of all monuments, bases, foundations, markers and/or any other ornamentations or structures on the lot.

24. Patrons and Memorial Dealers are advised that contracts for any work in the Cemetery are subject to the approval of the Superintendent.

25. All persons are reminded that the Cemetery grounds are devoted to the burial of the dead; provisions and penalties of the law, as provided by statute, will be enforced strictly in all cases of injury, disturbance and disregard of the rules.

Funeral Regulations

26. In consultation with the funeral directors and the bereaved family, the Superintendent shall set the date and time for all interments in the Cemetery or interment services in the Cemetery Chapel, following as closely as possible the wishes of the family.

27. An order of interment shall be signed by a member or duly appointed representative of the family and witnessed by a funeral Director or the Cemetery office personnel.

28. Lots, crypts or niches and unpaid perpetual care fees must be paid for before interments will be allowed.

29. Interments are to be scheduled so that the procession shall enter the Cemetery no later than 4:00 p.m. There will be an additional charge for Saturday Services.

30. All in ground interments (traditional and cremation) require a burial vault. All vaults must be metal or concrete or a type approved by the Superintendent. No flat top vault lids will be allowed.

Memorials, Monuments or Permanent Structures

31. Installation or erection of all Memorials, Monuments, Private Mausoleums, Flower Urns, Benches or any Permanent Structures must be approved by the Superintendent and Grounds Committee, and will require the installation of a foundation, and shall lie entirely within the boundaries of the lot.

32. The Installation or erection of monuments or permanent structures will be in accordance with the course of descent.

33. All Monuments, Memorials or Permanent Structures must be made of Traditional materials such as Marble, Granite or Bronze, or have special approval by the Superintendent and Grounds Committee.

34. Installation will be performed according to the Rules and the Regulations outlined in the Monument Installation Manual and by a Licensed and Insured Dealer only.

35. All lots must be paid for before any monuments, memorials or related structures can be installed or erected.

36. All Memorial dealers or contractors must report to the Cemetery Office prior to performing any work anywhere on the grounds including the Church or Stonewall Confederate Cemeteries.

37. All work must be performed during normal operating hours Monday through Friday only.

38. All lettering, emblems, vase rings, etc. for installation on Mount Hebron owned Mausoleums. Columbariums and similar structures must be approved by, purchased through and installed by Mount Hebron Cemetery or authorized agents.

General Daniel Morgan Veterans' Cemetery

39. Eligibility

  • Veterans, service members, retired or active reserve component members, U.S. Merchant Meriners during WWII.
  • Spouses and dependent children such as a minor child under 18 years of age or an adult child incapable of supporting themselves due to physical or mental disability.
  • One grave site may be purchased for a minor child on a pre-need basis. When child reaches the age of 19 they cannot be buried in the Veterans Cemetery. They can trade the grave site for another site of equal value or less in another part of the Mount Hebron Cemetery.
  • Proof of service may be required.

40. Lots or Niches

  • The location of selected gravesite will be determined by the type of monument you wish to have.

41. Interments

  • One interment will be allowed in each Niche or Full size in-ground interment.
  • Two cremation interments in one grave are allowed in designated areas.

42. Monuments

  • There can be one upright monument per grave or one double upright per two graves. One government issued monument or marker per grave. One grass marker per grave in designated areas only.
  • All monuments purchased or issued by the government must be approved for color design, lettering and carvings.
  • Traditional Gray Granite two piece (die & base uprights) may be purchased for use in designated areas. Along with purchased upright monuments veterans may have granite or bronze on granite grass markers at the foot of each grave.
  • Size of Purchased Uprights

    • Single
    Die 22”x18”x24”
    Base 28”x14”x8”

    Double
    Die 42”x8”x24”
    Base 54”x14”x8”

  • Size of Purchased Grass Markers

    • Granite
    24”x12”

    Bronze on Granite
    24”x12” Bronze on 28”x16” Granite

  • Grass Markers will be of granite or bronze on granite.
  • Government provided uprights will be of light gray granite and are inscribed with the name of the deceased, branch of service, and the years of birth and death. Optional items that may be inscribed are military grade, rank or rate; war service such as (World War II) months and days of birth and death; an approved emblem of one’s belief; and text indicating valor awards. The Government does not pay for the installation of the headstone of footstone.
  • Religious emblems are limited to those approved by the U.S. government.

43. Vases

  • A bronze in-ground vase (installed in foundation) will be provided for at the time the foundation is installed for the monument in place of vases on monuments.

44. Foundations

  • In order to maintain uniformity and quality, all foundations will be done by Cemetery Employees or Agents thereof.

45. Niche Fronts

  • Government issued or matching government bronze plaque purchased will be installed on all Niche doors by Cemetery Employees or Agents thereof.

46. Flowers

  • Flowers will be placed in the bronze vase provided and not on the upright headstones.
  • The veterans Cemetery will be purged of all faded or deteriorated flowers or flags two weeks before Memorial Day & Veterans Day in preparation for honoring the Veterans.

47. Flags

  • US Flags only, 12”x 18” in size and inserted in a slot provided for in foundation of upright monument only.

48. Other Ornaments or Decorations

  • Out of respect to other veterans interred in the Veterans Cemetery, additional ornaments or decorations cannot be placed on monuments, niche fronts or gravesites.

49. General Regulations applying to Mount Hebron not specifically addressed here will also apply.

Memorials, Gifts and Bequests

50. In addition to the deposits into the perpetual care fund, any individual may make contributions to those trust funds for the overall care of the Cemetery. Any such contributions will be deposited with all other funds in the trust and shall be applied for the continued general improvement, maintenance, repair and operation of your Cemetery. In no case shall any such deposit or gift be construed as a contract to provide for the care of any individual interment space.

51. The Board of Managers shall have full power and authority to determine for what purposes and in what proportions the income from the perpetual care funds shall be expended within the general limitations that all such income shall be applied for the perpetual care of the Cemetery.

52. Lot Owners and their families are encouraged to make memorial gifts and bequests for the long-term upkeep for the beautification and capital improvements to the Cemetery.  These memorials can be for trees or other specific items subject to Board approval. Bequests and other contributions may be made to Mount Hebron Cemetery and may quality for tax deductions under 501(C)(3) United States Tax Code.