Pre-planning allows you to make important decisions in advance, ensuring your wishes are known while relieving your family from having to make difficult choices during an emotional time. It also gives you the opportunity to select the burial property or mausoleum crypt that best fits your family's needs and budget.

Benefits of pre-planning include:

• Peace of mind knowing your wishes are documented.

• The ability to choose your preferred burial or entombment location.

• Reduced stress for your loved ones.

• The opportunity to make financial arrangements in advance.

• Protection from future price increases on cemetery property and qualifying merchandise when purchased in advance.

Our compassionate staff is available to guide you through every step and answer any questions you may have.

Both traditional burial and mausoleum entombment provide a permanent and dignified resting place for your loved one. The primary difference is where the casket is placed.

Traditional Ground Burial

With a traditional burial, the casket is placed in a burial space within the cemetery grounds, typically inside an outer burial container or vault. A memorial or monument is then placed to honor and identify the individual.

Mausoleum Entombment

With mausoleum entombment, the casket is placed within a private crypt inside our community mausoleum. Families often choose entombment because it offers above-ground memorialization, convenient visitation, and a beautiful, permanent tribute.

Our staff is happy to help you compare both options and determine which best fits your family's wishes.

Westside Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum offers several permanent options for families choosing cremation.

Depending on your family's preferences, cremated remains may be:

• Placed in a cremation niche within our mausoleum.

• Buried in a cemetery burial space.

Every family deserves a permanent place of remembrance, and we are committed to helping you choose the option that best honors your loved one.

Choosing burial property is a personal decision based on your family's preferences, traditions, and future plans.

When selecting a property, many families consider:

• Desired location within the cemetery.

• Individual, companion, or family burial spaces.

• Nearby family members.

• Ground burial or mausoleum entombment.

Our experienced staff will personally walk the cemetery with you, explain your options, and help you find the location that is right for your family.

Westside Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum is a licensed South Carolina Perpetual Care Cemetery. This means we are committed to preserving the beauty, dignity, and long-term care of our cemetery for generations to come.

South Carolina law requires that a portion of qualifying cemetery sales be deposited into a state-regulated Care & Maintenance Trust Fund. This protected fund helps provide for the ongoing maintenance of the cemetery, including:

• Lawn care and mowing

• Landscaping

• Tree and shrub maintenance

• Cemetery roads and common areas

• General upkeep of the grounds

Our commitment is to provide a peaceful, beautiful place where families can honor their loved ones for generations.

Yes. Families are encouraged to reserve burial spaces, mausoleum crypts, and cremation options before they are needed.

Planning ahead allows you to:

• Choose your preferred location.

• Keep family members together.

• Secure today's pricing on qualifying purchases.

• Reduce future stress for your loved ones.

Our staff is available to help you explore available property and answer any questions without obligation.

A lasting memorial provides a meaningful way to honor and celebrate a loved one's life.

Westside Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum offers a variety of memorial options, including:

• Granite upright monuments

• Flat memorial markers

• Mausoleum crypt inscriptions

• Cremation niche memorials

• Personalized monument designs

Families are welcome to purchase memorials through the cemetery or work with an approved monument company in accordance with cemetery regulations.

We invite you to visit Westside Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum and experience our peaceful grounds in person. During your tour, we'll answer your questions, explain available burial, mausoleum, and cremation memorialization options, and help you explore the cemetery at your own pace.

To schedule a tour, simply contact our office by phone, email, or by completing the contact form on our website. We will gladly arrange a convenient time to meet with you and your family.

Yes. We offer livestream services for families who have loved ones unable to attend the graveside service in person.

Additional video service options are also available upon request. Please contact us for more information, available options, and pricing. Our team will be happy to help you create a meaningful way for family and friends to be part of the service, no matter where they are.

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