Recent Obituaries
Anna Marie Barnett, 69, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away peacefully March 28, 2020. She was a member of the...
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Angeliz Francesca Toro, 15, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away March 27, 2020. She attended St Paul’s Catholic...
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Desideria “Nanang” Gawala Bolatete was born in Corella, Bohol, Philippines on September 19th, 1922. She passed away...
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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
Helping Your Family Heal After Miscarriage
Miscarriage is a Significant Loss It is normal and natural to hurt deeply after miscarriage. While others may imply or outright tell you that miscarriage happens too early on for you to be attached to the baby, or that miscarriage is so common it’s nothing to get upset about, or that you should focus on
READ MOREMustering the Courage to Mourn
“Whatever you do, you need courage.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Loss brings uninvited pain into our lives. In opening to the presence of the pain of your loss, in acknowledging the inevitability of the pain, in being willing to gently embrace the pain, you demonstrate the courage to honor the pain. Honoring means “recognizing the
READ MOREHelping Yourself Heal When a Baby Dies
Your baby has died. You are now faced with the difficult, but important, need to mourn. Mourning is the open expression of your thoughts and feelings regarding the death. It is an essential part of healing. You are beginning a journey that is often frightening, painful, overwhelming and sometimes lonely. This article provides practical suggestions
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How Does a Funeral Director Help?
Whether you’re thinking of having a funeral, memorial, or creation, there’s planning involved. There’s a lot of details involved with these services, and if it’s your first time going through the process, there is probably a lot of things you don’t know. When you choose a funeral home, like Evergreen Cemetery, Funeral Home & Crematory
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The Financial Benefits of Pre-Planning Funeral Services
Funeral services are an expense. To be perfectly honest, funeral services are usually a large expense, and without preparation, loved ones can be surprised by the price tag of everything involved. Fortunately, there are ways to you and your loved ones manage the finances of your funeral services. By pre-planning you (or a loved one’s)
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Can a Funeral Help with the Grieving Process?
When a loved one dies, we experience grief. We all grieve and cope with the death differently, which is perfectly normal. There are many ways to work through grief and cope through a loss. Some people talk to friends or a therapist, others exercise and meditate, some write, and some join bereavement groups. There is
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