Cemetery
Management in Charge of Funeral
All funerals upon reaching the cemetery shall be
under the supervision of the cemetery management
or their appointees. The City reserves the right
to insist on a minimum of twelve working hours
notice before any interment and at least one
week’s notice prior to disinterment or removal.
The City may refuse to make an interment until a
more expedient time if the remains arrive at the
cemetery entrance after 4:00 p.m. weekdays or
11:00 a.m. Saturday or if too many funerals
arrive at the same hour. The cemetery management
also reserves the right to assess an overtime
fee to the funeral director.
Cremations
Only one cremains will be allowed in a cremation
space. In a full size grave, three cremated
remains will be allowed or one full size burial
and two cremains. Only two stones will be
allowed, one at the head and one at the foot on
a traditional size grave.
Lowering Casket
The City of Billings, Mountview Cemetery, Old
Billings Cemetery and the landmarks Mausoleum
will not allow anyone to lower the casket except
its employees, and the casket will not be
lowered until all attendees of the service have
gone from the immediate area and section.
Monuments
- Only one monument shall be erected on
each double lot, two graves, which shall be
of natural granite not over 42” high
including the base, or not under 28” high,
and not less than 24” wide, or must be flush
with the ground.
- All work must be completed as fast as
possible under the inspection of the
Superintendent, and materials not used must
be removed as the work is completed.
- All monument footings will be 30”
Transfer of Graves
and Lots
No sale or transfer of graves shall be valid
without the expressed written consent of the
city and endorsed upon such and entered on
records by the city.
Pets
Dogs and cats are allowed in the cemetery if
they are on a leash, and are kept on the
roadways. |
