Cemetery Rules

Great Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery Rules & Procedures

Reviewed / Revised / Adopted – March 9, 2016

Maintenance / General Rules

  1. Approval is required for any work done in the cemetery, with the exception of routine maintenance within the area of your assigned plot.
  2. In order to properly perform maintenance in the cemetery, no corner markers or coping will be allowed on or around plots in the cemetery.
  3. Dead or unsightly flower arrangements will be removed by the cemetery staff after an appropriate period of time.
  4. No trees, plants, shrubs, etc. shall be permitted to be planted or removed at any time. The cemetery staff reserves the right to remove any tree, plants, shrubs or etc. at any time.
  5. No trinkets, whatnots, paraphernalia, etc. of any kind is allowed on graves at any time. The cemetery staff can remove at any time.
  6. No benches or chairs of any kind are allowed on plots. Any existing benches or chairs on plots presently that become unsafe or unsightly will be removed by cemetery staff at any time and no future replacements will be allowed.
  7. The church nor any staff member is not responsible for any damage, vandalism or theft of flowers of any type or any vases or holders attached to headstones, etc.

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