Interments and Removals

Interments

  • Undertakers are required to have all interment orders signed by the Proprietor or Representative of a lot or grave and presented at the Cemetery office at least sixteen working hours before the time set for the interment. All undertakers must have all orders plainly and correctly written in ink.
  • In order for a grave to be opened for a burial or disinterment, the proprietor and/or his or her designee must request in writing on the proper form said request.
  • The Cemetery Department shall rectify any errors made by the Cemetery Department in making interments, disinterments or removals.
  • Only in emergencies, the Department will receive telephone orders for opening a grave, but disclaims liability of error in such cases. In no case will a grave that contains a body be opened until a properly signed order has been received and verified.
  • At least twenty-four working hours notice must be received at the Cemetery office before the time set for a removal.
  • No interment will be made without a regular order and burial permit.
  • No interment will be made until all the fees charged for the same have been paid.
  • All interments must be made in permanent containers, remains must be placed in a grave box or better.
  • Liners (assembled boxes) will not be acceptable for burial in the Cemetery.
  • Remains must be placed in a permanent, sealed container made of metal, stone or fiberglass. Household containers, plastic bags, cardboard or paper bags are not acceptable for the burial of human remains.
  • In all lots and graves sold prior to September 15, 1943, no grave will be opened to extra depth if the Cemetery Committee deems surrounding conditions hazardous.
  • No second interment will be allowed in any grave that will necessitate the disturbing of the remains or the burial case of a body previously interred.

Removals

  • Removals will not be made on Sundays, holidays, or outside the established working hours.
  • Removals will not be made during the months of June, July, August and September, unless the deceased originally was placed in a sealed vault.
  • No removals will be made after a body has been buried for seven years, unless deceased was placed in a sealed vault when interred.
  • All removals must be placed in a sealed vault, if not already in one, while being transported outside the Cemetery, or to a new location within the Cemetery.
  • No removals from the Veterans section are allowed unless the Veteran was placed in a sealed vault when interred.
  • No body will be removed or disturbed from a grave within the Cemetery or relocated to a newly acquired location within the Cemetery unless the following occurs: all orders for such removal must be signed and notarized by the Proprietor or Legal Representative or at his decease by all the heirs. If the body to be removed is not of the immediate family of the Proprietor or Legal Representative, such order must also be signed and notarized by the next of kin to the deceased.
  • A state-licensed undertaker must be present to witness any removal or disinterment.
  • The location of the final resting- place of the disinterred remains must be submitted to the Wyoming Cemetery Office for permanent filing.
  • In lots where a tomb or mausoleums is erected, no interment will be allowed outside the structure.
  • In case of emergency arising from extreme weather conditions or other causes beyond human control, or because of any other extenuating circumstances, the Superintendent may at his discretion postpone making a scheduled burial.