About

Oakwood Memorial Gardens in Gardendale, Alabama, offers a peaceful cemetery with shade trees and ample space. Located in a suburb of Birmingham, our Gardendale cemetery and gardens welcome your family to honor and pay respect to your loved ones.

A beautiful resting place

Special Landscaping Feature at Oakwood Memorial GardensOur dedicated staff is committed to helping your family with professional and personal service. We know the impact of losing a loved one and the importance of finding the right final resting place. We'll work with you to decide which option best suits your family while providing you peace and comfort during this difficult time.

As you wander through the cemetery grounds, you'll find a wide range of burial choices, including traditional ground burial with flat markers, mausoleum entombment and cremation memorials.

Trusted cemetery provider

As a member of the Dignity Memorial® network, Oakwood Memorial Gardens provides the compassionate care you expect from a local team as well as the value you deserve by way of North America's largest network of funeral, cremation and cemetery providers.

We understand losing a loved one is an emotional experience and welcome you to contact us if you need immediate assistance or to receive more information about our cemetery services.

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Funeral & Cremation Pricing

Explore venues, cemetery and cremation property, personalized catering options, and our collection of urns and caskets.

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Our Venues

Tower of Memories | Premium reception venue at Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Crown Hill
Pricing Starts At 1,095
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Cemetery Property

A large oak tree shades a community garden with assorted upright granite headstones at Forest Park Lawndale.
Pricing Starts At 4,495
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Catered Receptions

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Pricing Starts At 1,395
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Urns

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Pricing Starts At 295
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Caskets

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Pricing Starts At 1,995
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Plan a Simple Cremation

Simple can still mean exceptional. Let us show you how.

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Express your sympathy with flowers & gifts

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Unable to find an obituary?

Not finding what you are looking for? Search for your loved one's obituary across any of our other locations.

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Reviews & Ratings

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Featured customer testimonials

We love hearing from the families we serve. Their feedback helps us continue unique and meaningful celebrations that honor loved ones with unparalleled attention to detail.

Heritage Funeral Home in Gardendale, AL has a wonderful staff. They walk you through various prices. They did not seem out to gouge us because we were bereft. Pretty sure I probably could've had Beyoncé do the service at another loco location! I will definitely refer any deceased people I come across to Heritage! 💛 ...

Verified Customer

December 2024

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Verified Customer

April 2024

The team at Oakwood Memorial Gardens went above and beyond to make sure my daddy's service was perfect! This is something you don't get a 'redo' on, and I'm just so happy with the service they provided. I couldn't have asked for more.

Verified Customer

August 2023

Pam was extremely caring, professional and helpful. She made the experience much easier. She was very considerate and my sister and I felt absolutely no pressure whatsoever. PLEASE let Pam know that Kyle Pannell and sister Candace Smith could not have been more pleased with her professionalism and genuine caring she showed to u...

Verified Customer

March 2023

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