{"id":99358,"date":"2020-08-16T10:53:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T15:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=99358"},"modified":"2020-08-14T13:54:37","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T18:54:37","slug":"oxford-cemetery-brings-first-mausoleum-to-lafayette-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/oxford-cemetery-brings-first-mausoleum-to-lafayette-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Cemetery Brings First Mausoleum to Lafayette County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Garden of Memories\u00a0Oxford adding above-ground burial to their offerings<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Garden of Memories Oxford<\/strong> plans to begin construction on a state-of-the-art\u00a0community mausoleum in the fall. This structure will be the first of its kind\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Lafayette County<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201cAt Garden of\u00a0Memories Oxford, we always want to serve our families in the best way\u00a0possible,\u201d said <strong>Matthew Malone<\/strong>, director of cemetery services at the cemetery.\u00a0\u201cA mausoleum\u00a0offers those not interested in cremation or traditional burial the\u00a0option to be entombed above ground.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community\u00a0mausoleum, constructed of granite imported from <strong>Italy<\/strong>, will feature an open-air\u00a0chapel and additional covered area for comfortable visitation. The initial\u00a0build will\u00a0allow for 145 crypts, and columbarium niches for those interested in\u00a0cremation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The cemetery staff\u00a0is waiving crypt opening and closing fees for those who reserve a crypt prior\u00a0to construction, and is providing free bronze nameplates and vases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn\u00a0more\u00a0about reserving a crypt, visit\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cemeteriesofnorthms.org\/mausoleums\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.cemeteriesofnorthms.org\/mausoleums<\/a>, or call <br>(662) 234-1323.  Malone says there\u00a0are some common misconceptions about mausoleums, including the cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201cBeing entombed in a\u00a0mausoleum is not the most expensive burial option,\u201d said Malone. \u201cIn fact,\u00a0choosing entombment means there is no need to purchase a burial vault, a cost\u00a0many have to pay when choosing traditional burial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A community\u00a0mausoleum allows for anyone to reserve a crypt in the structure, not just one\u00a0family or group, as is the case with a private mausoleum. The structure at\u00a0Garden of\u00a0Memories Oxford is being built by <strong>Ingram Construction<\/strong>, a group with\u00a0nearly 50 years of experience and over 350 mausoleum builds under their belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mausoleum is&nbsp;being built adjacent to the main cemetery office at Garden of Memories Oxford, on&nbsp;the northwest corner of the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To discuss\u00a0pre-planning options or learn more about reserving a crypt in one of our\u00a0mausoleums, visit\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/gardenofmemoriesoxford.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">GardenofMemoriesOxford.org<\/a>, or call (662) 234-1323.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garden of Memories\u00a0Oxford adding above-ground burial to their offerings Garden of Memories Oxford plans to begin construction on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":99364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6539,8428],"tags":[16894,16895,256,15705],"class_list":["post-99358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-events","category-local-event","tag-gardens-of-memories-oxford","tag-ingram-construction","tag-lafayette-county","tag-matthew-malone"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-08-14-at-1.53.28-PM.png?fit=977%2C539&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}