Maple hill cemetery…read more This seems to be where a lot of the Hmong people are buried. Decent size. Good workers. Everyone plays their roll. My uncle, auntie, and nephew are buried here. Good resting ground. Rest In Peace. Highly recommended

Beautiful grave sight, and the yard was well taken care of. Very Grave was well taken care of, and…read morethere was a sense of peace. They really do make sure that you are comfortable and at peace when visiting.

Highland Cemetery is in a fairly hidden location off of Blue Ridge Blvd between the city limits of…read moreKansas City and Independence. Highland was one of KC's first black owned burial grounds founded in 1909. It is a fairly large cemetery that no longer accepts new burials and is ran by the land trust of Jackson County that oversees abandoned properties. The upkeep looked decent for being overseen by an agency that does not specialize in cemetery care. Be careful driving through, my gravel path, turned to a rutted grass path and then just disappeared leaving me to try and turn around in an area that was unsettling to navigate - was I driving on graves? I hope not! Be careful. As a local history buff and a lover of music; my focus was finding the grave of jazz legend and Kansas City native Bennie Moten. It is fairly easy to find due to the shape of the upright stone. The cemetery is just a mile north of the Lincoln Cemetery where Charlie Parker rests eternal, so stop in a pay your respect to both of these legends.

This historic cemetery is run by an ALL VOLUNTEER board of trustees who are very responsive & caringread more

I wanted to update my review after attending the 150th anniversary celebration for Elmwood Cemetery…read moreover the weekend. Their board of directors and volunteers did a fabulous job of bringing the place to life for a few hours on a beautiful autumn day. Multiple food trucks were in attendance and historical Kansas Citians were brought to life with actors telling their life story next to their graves. Most impressive was the re-opening of the recently refurbished Armour Chapel. Built in 1902 to honor her late husband Kirkland Armour (Armour meats / Armour Rd.). Built with stone and timbers, it features angelic gargoyles, hand carved pews and beautiful stained glass. I witnessed Gerald Trimble and Jambaroque in concert - a perfect setting with wonderful acoustics. They are scheduling a concert series for the venue along with rental for weddings and funeral services. One of my favorite places to visit in Kansas City. A bit of history and scenery while enjoying the outdoors for free.

I have attempted to visit Sheffield Cemetery on several occasions when in the neighborhood; which…read moreis usually on a Saturday while on a taco run. The gates have always been locked, I assume because of the Jewish Sabbath. My visit yesterday on Memorial Day was successful for entering but slightly unusual. Most cemeteries on Memorial Day are filled with families visiting graves and decorating the tombstones and lawn with flowers and ornaments - not here. I was the only soul on site for the 40+ minutes I wandered amongst the 5500 graves. Even more puzzling; was besides the small American flags at the graves of veterans, there was ZERO decorations in the entire Cemetery. No people, and no tacky plastic flowers or broken wind chimes; just a well manicured lawn with tightly packed tombstones in perfect rows for my isolated inspection. The oldest graves are early 20th century, so nothing too ancient and no one of historical relevance that I could detect in an on-line search. I wandered the lonesome resting grounds alone under a gray overcast sky with low dark clouds while multiple freight trains rumbled along the viaduct just south of the perimeter fence. The Hebrew writing, the stars of David ever present and the line of WWII casualty / veteran graves in the back west corner all triggered emotions of sorrow that I have not felt at other final resting grounds, even though I didn't have any personal connection to anyone buried there. Having just bought tickets for the upcoming Auschwitz exhibit coming to town, I was certainly attuned to the somber reminder of what many of these people beneath my feet had fled from or watched with horror from personal connections. A moment in time that I'll always remember and could never duplicate.

This is a Jewish cemetery by the railroad tracks in KS. We stumbled on it by accident while we were…read morelooking for another cemetery. It was getting dark when we arrived, but when we pulled up to the front of the gates, the lovely and interesting caretaker, allowed us to take a few minutes to look around. She was quite the odd duck and chattered on endlessly, as though she had not had any visitors for a long, long time. She allowed us to not only drive around the very compact, very tightly packed holy grounds, she was kind enough to look around the newly renovated holy buliding on the premises. By tradtion, in most Jewish cemeteries, the headstones are packed very closely together and and are all looking in the same direction. The older the headstones, the more likely the names, dates and thoughts are written in Hebrew. One strange note....as we drove up to the gates, the sun had already started to down and it was cold. Out of literally NOWHERE, a little boy about 10 years old, rode his bike up to my husband and asked "Are you guys going inside?" My husband replied that we were if the caretaker would let us in and asked him what he was doing outside in such a desolate area. The boy had big dark eyes and black hair, a ratty hoodie and an even rattier dirt bike. He didn't answer my husband but as the caretaker came up to the gate, she saw him to and yelled, "You can't come in, go around." At which point my husband turned to look at the boy and say he was sorry, he couldn't come in with us, and the boy had vanished! This is a cemetery surrounded by railroad tracks and a busy train yard....it was very odd indeed.

Located in between The Atkins-Johnson Farm Museum Campus and the Carriage Hills subdivision is one…read moreof Clay County's oldest cemeteries, with burials from the 1820's to 1947. The Shoal Creek Church once stood on this ground from those early years also. You can see a small corner of the original structure and they have erected benches and an entrance frame to show where the church once stood. The cemetery was neglected for decades, but now is fairly well maintained and has plenty of signs explaining the history of the grounds. A good place to explore for local history buffs. The city of Gladstone has done a wonderful job keeping this part of history for disappearing.

We planned a funeral with them for my best friend's dad. They didn't offer to do an obituary nor…read moredid they show us the chapel. When you loses someone you are lost and then when they don't offer suggestions or things to do it is very disappointing.

Went here for a funeral and there's plenty of parking. It's close by to the cemetery and to the…read morehighway/Midway Shopping Center. Hard to pass or miss. It's pretty roomy for visitation. Staff were respectful and kind. Everything was presentable as well. No photography or videos allowed out of respect.

We schedule our meeting with Dawn to meet with the Director/Owner, Mr. DiMond. Upon our meeting he…read morewas very clear in the pre-need services we were looking for. I can say that here that meets their mission. He provided a breakdown of the cost of direct cremation, which by far is the most economical (affordable) cost in the entire metro. Their services are the same as others, simply meeting the needs of the community of which the business resides. Upon my research of other funeral and cremation businesses, where the line items are the same, it's just location and not necessarily the quality. Just my opinion.

What a wonderful memorial! Golden Gate did a PHENOMENAL job honoring my brother with the most…read morepeaceful and respectful home going service. You would've thought they knew him personally due to the care and attention that was given to his family. They were so flexible and affordable. We highly recommend their service.

The hours are not correct for lincoln cemetery. The cemetery closes at 3 pm not 4 pm. The phone…read morenumber is also disconnected.

Why would you want this on Yelp you ask?…read more It's the final resting place of Charlie Parker, possibly the most famous musician to ever come out of Kansas City. Influential to this day, and as you may surmise, it's a destination for musicians, jazz fans--almost anyone it seems. I've probably made a dozen trips here over the years with friends and fellow musicians in tow. Not a lot to see. Lincoln Cemetery is an noble, peaceful, quiet African American resting place high upon a hill where you sort of leave downtown Kansas City in your rear view mirror and head towards Independence. The actual location is off the listed address and it seems there isn't a set street address, so when you're heading East towards Independence from KC on Truman Road, the cemetery is about a quarter of a mile North on Blue Ridge Blvd. If you pass under an overpass, that's where you need to be, on top of that road headed North. The gate is often locked. That's OK, it's fine to park in the entrance as Bird's grave (nickname, "Yardbird," or Bird for short that's Parker's nickname for those not in the know) is probably 200 yards down the single car lane, on the right. Almost all of the graves in the cemetery are flush to the ground, Parker's included, so if you aren't sure, just know that it doesn't look like a regular resting spot. Sadly, though Parker was born in the city and was no fan of his birthplace and died in New York wishing to be buried near his daughter in Queens, he somehow ended back in Kansas City, nevertheless. Though a beautiful resting spot, that he ended back here only adds to his tragic passing, a brilliant musical talent that ended far too soon. If you come: do so during the day. Be respectful. There are hours posted and it's best to observe them. Yes, it's known some musicians show up here at night but that's only the rumor I've heard. You don't need to be a part of that activity to get the experience. Musicians can be idiots, I know, I am one. Use your head. First verse of "Yardbird Suite," by Charlie Parker, though he just wrote the melody. Someone else coined the words. What is the Musical topic, of the Day? Bebop so the critic's say, well that was ok! Who were the originators, do you know? Yardbird and Dizzy tell me, I think it's quite so