About Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Memorial Lawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. It lies about 3.5 mi south of Ottumwa. The grounds sit at about 823 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Robert L. Taylor. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 458966. The nearest other listed cemetery is County Farm Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Robertson-Jay Funeral Home in Ottumwa, about 3.5 mi away. It is one of 74 cemeteries we list in Wapello County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ottumwa. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Among them: 1 Korean War veteran, 1 World War II veteran.
- Robert L. Taylor1924-2020American aviation pioneer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Memorial Lawn Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.07014, -92.40814
What Memorial Lawn Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- County Farm CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery1.1 mi
- Mount Olivet CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery1.8 mi
- Dahlonega CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery2.3 mi
- Ottumwa Jewish CemeteryOttumwa, IAJewish cemetery2.4 mi
- Ottumwa CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery2.5 mi
- Calvary CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery3.2 mi
- Garrison Rock CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery3.3 mi
- McCormick CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery3.5 mi
- Nasby Corner CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery3.6 mi
- Harris CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Memorial Lawn Cemetery
- Robertson-Jay Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Ottumwa
- Reece Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Ottumwa · (641) 682-4509
- Johnson Funeral Chapel4.2 miFuneral chapel · Ottumwa
- Patterson Monument Co4.4 miMonument dealer · Ottumwa · (641) 682-3176
- Sinnott Funeral Home, Formerly Robertson Jay Funeral Home5.0 miFuneral home · Ottumwa · (641) 682-8031
- Fremont Funeral Chapel9.9 miFuneral chapel · Fremont · (641) 933-4315
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