Part of historic Africatown USA here in Mobile, Alabama. Directly off of Africatown Bay Bridge (…read moreUS-90). Part of a very important part of slavery and civil rights history. Most of the graves have slabs over them due to the cemetery's proximity to Mobile Bay. The cemetery is flat in some parts, and a little steep and uneven in other parts. Most of the cemetery is well kept, with exception to some graves in the rear that are a bit overgrown. I do believe The Africa-town Heritage House is being constructed nearby and will also have a museum as well. Forgive me, I am new to Mobile, AL, & am still learning a lot about it's history, so I do not have a whole lot of information to share. Do not let that discourage you from visiting.

Mr Phillips, it's a shame that you responded to my review the way you did. I did receive a phone…read morecall from you which I appreciated. It explained a lot. I planned on leaving a comment about how appreciative I was that you called and explained what was going on within your own company once I got my refund. It was going to be positive but now I can't do that. First of all I haven't received my refund yet. It's coming through snail mail so I'm sure I will get it in about a month or so right Mr. Phillips? Second I have been trying to get my mother's date of death on the headstone for quite some time now. I went through the cemetery first for over 2 years trying to get this done and now your company for at least 7 months. How dare you act like I'm a bad person because I could not afford to have the date added until I started this venture and have been trying for years to get this done. And I did not expect you to jump me to the head of the line. It's been 7 months since I paid you so I at least expected it to be done by now. It's not been raining there for 7 months straight. You admitted that you didn't know anything about my request which I felt bad about but you admitted your staff wasn't exactly the greatest and you had to "change your staff" (that means fire them because they were incompetent or "crooks" stealing your clients money). I truly believed you were a Christian as you said you were but I'm not so sure now. Christian people don't try to retaliate because they don't like what you said. Christian's forgive and help. My mother was a Christian and she always helped people from the goodness of her heart. I'm disappointed in you Mr Phillips. After talking with you I thought you were sincere. Clearly not.

I paid for headstones back in 2021 for my mother and grandmother. They still have not been laid…read more For years they told me that there was a granite shortage, but they didn't say that before taking my money. Then in the summer of 2023 they let me know that they had granite and would get on things right away. It is now April 2024 and the headstones have not been laid and Philips has not answered my phone calls or e-mails since then. Way to elongate the grieving process for me...

We were shown nothing but compassion and kindness while making arrangements for an infant funeral…read more Everyone was helpful and the service was beautiful. The staff kept me informed through it all and I appreciated all of their assistance during a very difficult time.

As nice as you can expect for the troubling circumstances…read more They have a lovely little memory garden (columbarium garden, dedicated memorial areas for those cremated) with plants and memorial markers. The site has a small service hall with pew type seating and an on site crematorium. Treated our passed family member with dignity and answered all of our questions on how to proceed. These are very hard times and we found this location an empathetic end of life solution provider.

A lovely place to walk around and visit for some local history & art. I believe there are over…read more35,000 graves here and it is well maintained by the City of Mobile. I think this is the third cemetery in Mobile after Church Street Graveyard & Cathedral Square. There is so much to see here, part of the cemetery is The Mobile National Cemetery, plus there are old Jewish graves & Confederate Soldiers graves. There are many statues & beautiful headstones, mausoleums, & many people are still buried here today. It is free to visit, safe, I see families walking, exploring, people jog through, ride bikes, walk dogs. I believe the cemetery is open from 8am to 5:30pm everyday. The only bad thing I can say is that you have to be very careful about where you park your car, it can be very muddy from the rain Mobile gets year round. There are signs advising of this. There is a nice park next door, I usually park there and walk over.

The ladyfriend loves exploring old cemeteries whenever we travel so on our recent road trip to…read moreMobile, we stopped here. The cemetery thing is hit or miss with me. If there is a famous person's tombstone or there is something unique about a cemetery then I enjoy it but if not it's just blah to me. Magnolia Cemetery had me somewhere between enjoyment and blah. We read on the pamphlet that we got at the Alabama Welcome center that you could get a map at the cemetery itself inside the office. Why this map isn't just on the pamphlet, I don't know. There weren't any cars at the office (more like a house) and it seemed unwelcoming. I wasn't about to knock on the door of a house in a cemetery. If you tick them off, they know where to hide bodies!!!! So we just set out to explore ourselves. There were gravesites of a lot of civil war soldiers on both sides of the road and lots of old graves from the early 1800's. Some tombstones were worn so bad that you couldn't read names or dates. Many tombstones were toppled over and in need of repair. I'm not sure if this brought a sense of historic decay or is just neglect. There were makers all around with random numbers but I have no idea what they meant since I had no map. They have a website but you can't access the map there either. We still enjoyed walking around but it would have been better to know what we are looking at. It's worth checking out but it's not Arlington Cemetery or Vicksburg.

dawned on me about three days into hospice what the outcome would be and although i had counselled…read morethousands on the same thing had no idea what to do when i found my family member not alive anymore. called Todd and a few others to get prices and details on what service i would need to purchase. Todd came in with the best price but also told me how to save even more, had to do a lot of the leg work myself but that was part of the goal. he enabled my mother to have a dignified transition without a lot of the added-on costs of unneeded services. todd was at least 40% cheaper in initial package costs, he was compassionate and when i needed him he was there for me and my family member.

I wouldn't use this service again if my cat died. My mother died in June and was cremated. My…read morefather passed in Aug. and was buried at the National Cemetary in Spanish Fort. On the day of my dad's burial, I asked if Todd had put my mom's remains in the casket with my dad. He told me he didn't have my mom's remains. After talking to my brother, he told me he had handed her remains to Todd personally. I told Todd this and he wanted my brother to look in his car to see if they were still there. I told him NO he had them. He then looked again and discovered they were in a Cabinet, that his wife had put them in there by mistake. Then he messed up the address for my dad's death certificate and it took 8 weeks to get. My brother set up an appointment with him to pick up the certificates after Todd had supposedly fixed the problem. When my brother arrived at Todd's office, Todd was late and asked my brother "Can I help you?", to which my brother said, "I talked to you on the phone and made an appointment to pick up my father's death certificates 15 mins ago". Todd did NOT have the certificates and my brother had to go to the health department office and get the situation straightened out himself. Needless to say an all-around bad experience with Todd Cason.

We buried my uncle this week. Gary Simms and Jessie were very professional and considerate. They…read moremade this hard time easy to get through and were willing to go way beyond than they needed too. The service was very beautiful and we couldn't have done it without them.

I give Absolutely NO rating this place is HORRIBLE. No care in the world of loss of loved one or…read moreconsideration towards communication with regards to families loss. Unexpected Disappointment in demeanor of the handling of the entire families wishes and they went with what they thought should happen. COVID RUINED this company financially and personally.

I recently had my funeral service held here for my son and everything from the reception to the…read morewarm welcome was nothing but exceptional. I had invited at least 45 people to attend the funeral, and for a large portion of the service, it went smoothly and as intended. It was only until my ex wife arrived that everything started to go downhill. Being the petty ex-partner she was, she came with hellfire and brimstone following behind her. As soon as she arrived, she began throwing accusations at me and my guests that my son was not dead, and instead, was claiming that we were holding her husband hostage within the coffin in the middle of the room. We all collectively laughed at her, brushing off her incoherent screeching as nothing more than delusion. When she began using the cake knife as a weapon, and the punch bowl ladle as a makeshift blunt object, the staff promptly called in their bouncer "Jaquan" to deal with the situation. Police were immediately called, and dragged the demented woman away from the premise. We soon all raised a toast to my son as he was lowered into his grave, ignoring the desperate and aggressive pounding coming from inside the coffin. Overall, I was very pleased with my time here at Hughes Funeral Home and Crematory, and would recommend their wonderful services for any untimely passing of any friend or family member you may have.

If I could give the zero stars I would. I unexpectedly lost my beloved husband July 23. He died…read moreof a head injury from a fall at home. He was sent to the coroner for autopsy. I was not allowed to see him at all. Finally he was released to the funeral home. We were planning to have have him cremated per his wishes. The people at the funeral home gave us an "appointment" that we could see his body. When my daughter and granddaughter, and I arrived, I was desperate to see him. I was told no, we had time do the paperwork first. She meant pay. She seemed to be intentionally stalling and dragging out the paperwork. I got very upset because all I could think about was telling my beloved husband goodbye and that I loved him one last time. She walked out and told me that she couldn't deal with me. Well, I'm sorry but the hurt feelings could have been avoided if she had just let us see him FIRST. Then, when the paperwork was finally finished, she told us we had 10 minutes. I told her that the man told us over the phone 15 to 20 minutes. It was for "ID only". She pushed a paper across the table and told me to look right there as she pointed, this is the policy. I just burst into tears. She led us back to the room where he lay and let us in. We stayed with him for a while, said our goodbyes and then we left. Losing your mate if 36 years, unexpectedly, to a horrible accident, and having him taken away to the coroner is awful enough but to be treated like we were at this funeral home, no compassion at all for the newly widowed wife or family. I wish we had never even heard the name Hughes funeral home. I strongly recommend people, that you start planning now and avoid this funeral home. My husband and I were new to the area and had no idea. When you are in a business where people are devastated by the loss of a loved one, you dont add to the pain which these people did.

This past weekend my father in law was memorialized at Lovetts Chapel. Their staff was incredible…read more They worked with us and was very kind and understanding. After reading their history I was very impressed. Excellent Customer Service and reasonably priced! I recommend!

Would like to thank Lovetts for help with planning my sister home going for their kindness,…read moreprofessionally help also this not the first time they helped my family years ago I highly recommend Lovetts .Valeria Brown,Thanks you!!!!