Front Entrance Facelift
FRONT ENTRANCE FACELIFT UPDATE: CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON COMPTON ROAD GATEWAY PROJECT – October 21, 2021 As we’ve discussed in newsletters and on our social media platforms and website, the scheduled construction for our Compton Road Gateway is now underway. General Contractor TriVersity Construction is managing the project with Westside Paving…...
Field of Memories Ramp Installation
Thank you to everyone who supported our Field of Memories at Arlington. Proceeds from the sales of flag dedications during our Field of Memories are used to fund and provide mobility ramps for veterans throughout the tri-state. Arlington employees, along with Operation Ramp It Up and Freedom Rampz, had the…...
Walk In Remembrance – August 7
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED Walk In Remembrance Walk – Remember – Honor Please join us as we Walk In Remembrance of our loved ones we have lost, especially those who have passed away in the last year on Saturday, August 7th beginning at 6:30 pm. ALL ARE WELCOME This…...
Memorial Day Weekend at Arlington
The Arlington Memorial Gardens is grateful for the opportunity to once again honor our Military and First Responders with our 6th Annual Field of Memories, a patriotic exhibition of 1000 American flags displayed on the Arlington Campus. While this patriotic display is especially poignant for honoring our Military and First…...
All You Need Is Here At Arlington
Ease and simplicity are hallmarks of The Arlington Funeral Home At this time last year, we were just completing the construction of our new Celebration of Life Campus featuring the first two buildings on the campus: The Arlington Funeral Home and the Arlington Care & Cremation Center. Both facilities are…...
Main Entrance to Receive Major Facelift
Ease of entering and exiting our grounds is just the beginning . . . Once upon a time, the main entrance into the memorial park from Compton Road was more than adequate. However, according to Dan Applegate, Arlington’s president and CEO, “Whenever that was, it is a time that has…...
Whispering Winds Renovation
Renovation is first step in a series of upgrades Early this spring we completed renovating Whispering Winds, the first of what will be several upgrades to the area just south of the Compton Road Main Gates. During this initial phase, Whispering Winds, the dedicated area designated for cremation scatterings, was…...
Destroyed Pergola is Rebuilt . . . Finally
Long delay due to pandemic shortages A tornado that hopscotched through the memorial park in April, 2020 landed squarely in line with, and then on top of, the old, white pergola structure that had been a part of the Garden of Roses for at least 50 years. Flash forward a…...
UPCOMING EVENTS AT ARLINGTON
UPCOMING EVENTS AT ARLINGTON Due to the impact of safety precautions of Covid-19, most all of our normal events, which require large gatherings, have been suspended until we can safely host them again. However, some events can be safely held. And as the country becomes more widely vaccinated and Covid-19…...
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness
My baby boy would have turned 20 this year. For many that know me, this may cause some confusion…what baby boy? On February 16, 2001, I miscarried at 7 ½ weeks pregnant. Since I was the proud Mom of two beautiful daughters at the time, I’m convinced my angel baby…...