Watch Memorial dedicated in Honor of the 74 men who lost their lives aboard the Destroyer USS Frank E. Evans at Mt. Washington Cemetery

A lushly landscaped 200-acre park, Mt. Washington Forever is a Historic Landmark founded as a not-for-profit cemetery in 1900 by a group of Kansas City Philanthropists.

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Mt. Washington Bird Mausoleum
The final resting place of some of the Kansas city area's most notable figures, Mt. Washington has become a cultural landmark, home of some of the most elaborate private family mausoleums in the state.

In the last few decades, however, the cemetery had fallen into disrepair, with mounting maintenance costs and depleted perpetual care funds.

After a long search for responsible new operators, the cemetery's governing board sold the cemetery to Forever Enterprises in 1999. Since becoming part of the Forever family, the cemetery has been completely refurbished, with new roads, lush landscaping, inspiring water features, and extensive new construction.

A stunning new lakeside Chapel Mausoleum now graces the cemetery's central garden. Constructed entirely of white Georgia Marble, the classical design blends perfectly with other historical structures found throughout the park.

Mt. Washington France Mausoleum
Mt. Washington Forever has also openned a full-service Funeral Home, conveniently located on the cemetery grounds. To learn more about the Funeral Home, Click HERE.

As part of the Forever Family of cemeteries and funeral homes, Mt. Washington Forever offers special services and options found nowhere else. For example, our Forever LifeStories™ chapters capture the most cherished memories of the families we serve, and preserve them for future generations. Computer touch screens located throughout the cemetery offer access to family scrapbooks made from video clips, photographs, written and spoken words, all captured forever in our digital archive. To learn more about Forever LifeStories™, Click HERE.

What's the big deal about a cemetery and funeral home in one location?

Funeral, interment and cremation services require smooth coordination of several services. We provide and coordinate everything you and your family will need for a valuable and seamless memorial experience. This ensures that a very important day is not entrusted to different companies attempting to work together. At Forever Funeral Homes and Cemeteries, we provide more than expected for our families.


 
Lifestories™ Kiosk
Hostess serving freshly baked cookies ~ A part of the exceptional Forever service philosophy is providing refreshments to family members during the arrangement conference. Continuing this philosophy throughout the visitation, hostess/ servers and staff offer homemade cookies, fresh coffee, and tea while maintaining the refreshment area.

Parking assistance ~ Uniformed individuals provide parking assistance to all visitors and family members. As guests leave a visitation, these families are given a thank you card with a mint on behalf of the family.

Laminated keepsakes ~ The personalized bookmark program features a memorable full color laminated keepsake with the obituary on the reverse side. Also, prayer cards and/or service folders are laminated and given to the immediate family.

Crypt side/Grave side ceremonial services ~ Pallbearer ceremony, family keepsake floral tributes, special services for veterans.

Forevercemeteries.com obituary service ~ A family’s heritage is better preserved with Forevercemeteries.com obituary service. The obituary is posted online for family and friends to visit. This is a continual service allowing the information to be preserved on the website as a part of a family’s heritage.

Grave side Ceremonial Services
Forevercemeteries.com messages ~ Forevercemeteries.com offers friends and family an online forum to leave messages of condolences which are preserved on the website as another part of a family’s heritage.

Forevernetwork.com services ~ Family and friends may have access to preserved Forever Tributes, personal comments, eulogies, funeral services and LifeStories™ products through forevercemeteries.com.

Forever Tribute ~ Memories are extremely fragile. In time, they fade. Details are lost. That’s why people collect photographs and family albums, and record major life events on film and video tape. A chapter captures a special memory or moment in time, a priceless keepsake provided to every family honoring the life of your loved one. Hotel/Airline bereavement discounts ~ Family members and friends from out of town are provided assistance securing discounts with airlines and hotels.

Photograph keepsakes of floral tributes ~ Forever captures digital photographs of all floral tributes received for the family and provides color pictures to assist the family with writing personalized thank you notes.

Event planning ~ Forever specialists assist from floral tributes and food options to personalizing a funeral service with musicians, eulogy planning and special ceremonies.

Forever Cemetery Interment Set Up ~ The personalized interment funeral service is complimented with bottled water, an outside speaker system, and complimentary floral arrangements.

You only need one…

…one group of service professionals

…one location eliminates funeral procession on overcrowded streets and highways

…one beautiful chapel and garden for funeral and burial

…one lower total package price for funeral and cemetery

…one phone call for complete final arrangements

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Mt. Washington Forever Funeral Home & Cemetery
614 Brookside
Independence, MO 64053
816.252.4141, 1-888-FOREVER
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