About Memory Lawn Cemetery
Memory Lawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 2.0 mi south of Natchitoches. The grounds sit at about 151 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including George Doherty, Grits Gresham and Harry Turpin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 537028. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fern Park Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Eternal Peace Funeral Home in Natchitoches, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 66 cemeteries we list in Natchitoches Parish, and 15 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Natchitoches. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Memory Lawn Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 journalist, 1 World War II veteran.
- George Doherty1920-1987American football player and coach
- Grits Gresham1922-2008American television personality
- Harry Turpin1902-1974American football coach and administrator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Memory 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
31.78965, -93.08477
What Memory 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
- Fern Park CemeteryNatchitoches, LACemetery1.6 mi
- Russell CemeteryNatchitoches, LACemetery1.6 mi
- Smith CemeteryNatchitoches, LACemetery1.7 mi
- Catholic CemeteryNatchitoches, LACatholic cemetery2.0 mi
- American Cemetery109 2nd Street, Natchitoches, LACemetery2.5 mi
- De Blieux CemeteryNatchitoches, LACemetery2.5 mi
- Tucker CemeteryNatchitoches, LACemetery3.7 mi
- Lee CemeteryVienna Bend, LACemetery6.1 mi
- Saint Lukes CemeteryNatchitoches, LACemetery6.6 mi
- Nativity CemeteryCampti, LACemetery7.5 mi
Funeral homes near Memory Lawn Cemetery
- Eternal Peace Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Natchitoches · (318) 681-8200
- Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home, LLC2.3 miFuneral home · Natchitoches · (318) 352-4404
- Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Natchitoches · (318) 357-8271
- Winfield Funeral Home4.4 miFuneral home · Natchitoches · (318) 628-3601
- Campbell Monument Company11 miMonument dealer · Provencal · (318) 472-6160
- Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home22 miFuneral home · Coushatta · (318) 932-4362
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