Recent Obituaries
Bobby Dent, a 91 old Christian man, passed away peacefully with his family by his side in Fleming Island, FL. He was...
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Joann Carroll, 91, a resident of Jacksonville FL, passed away on the evening of Sunday, February 21, 2021 in the...
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Mr. Leonard Johnson, age 84 a resident of Jacksonville, Florida passed away on the evening of Saturday February 13...
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Welcome
Evergreen Cemetery, Funeral Home and Crematory is owned by the not-for-profit Evergreen Cemetery Association, a locally-owned and operated company. We have been honored to serve the Jacksonville community since 1880. We welcome you to this site that contains much information about who we are, what we do and what products that we offer. Please click the links below for further information about many different topics.
If you prefer a more personal, face-to-face manner of gaining more information, we welcome you to visit us at our offices at 4535 Main Street, or by a phone call to 904-353-3649.
Further, we would welcome your questions about the great historical resource that is Evergreen.
Our fantastic historic tours are available from time-to-time during the year. Please call and let us know of your interest. If you have a group of twelve or more, we will arrange a personal tour for you and your group at a mutually agreeable time.
What We Provide
The Bitterest tears shed over graves are
for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
– Harriet Beecher Stowe
HELPING WITH GRIEF
Grief & Healing
Will I Befriend My Feelings Or Will I Deny, Repress, Or Inhibit Them?
“I don’t have to go in search of the pain of grief—it finds me. It’s when I deny or insulate myself from the pain of the loss that I shut down. Ironically, it is in being open to the pain that I move through it to renewed living.” —Alan D. Wolfelt Your feelings are the
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Few events in life bring about such warm and wonderful feelings of anticipation as the announcement of a pregnancy. As soon as you and your family learned you were expecting, you naturally began to have hopes and dreams for the future. These hopes and dreams take on a life of their own and begin to
READ MOREHelping a Suicide Survivor Heal
Historian Arnold Toynbee once wrote, “There are always two parties to a death; the person who dies and the survivors who are bereaved.” Unfortunately, many survivors of suicide suffer alone and in silence. The silence that surrounds them often complicates the healing that comes from being encouraged to mourn. Because of the social stigma surrounding
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Why Cremation Has Become an Increasingly Common Choice
In 1960, less than 4% of Americans chose cremation as their way to memorialize their loved ones. In 2019, that went up to almost 70%. Within a single generation, cremation has become the most popular choice by the population. How did this change so quickly? The Cremation Process Cremation is the process that turns human
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Funeral Etiquette 101: What to Wear When Attending One
The funeral is a time of honoring the person who passed. It is a solemn celebration of the life they had lived and spent with their family and friends. Choosing what to wear on such occasions can be tricky—and understandably so. However, the general rule of the thumb is to wear something conservative and respectful.
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3 Ways You Can Share the Funeral Service While Social Distancing
Everyone has experienced the effects of COVID-19 on their life and society, from how we work to how we play. It has also affected how death is handled. Everything from burials to visitation to funeral services has been negatively affected by the virus due to social distancing protocols to slow down and control the virus's
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