Evergreen and Fairview cemeteries open for Memorial Day Weekend; Guests at Evergreen advised to proceed with caution due to ongoing storm cleanup

Evergreen Cemetery will be open to visitors over the holiday weekend (Saturday - Monday), despite ongoing storm cleanup efforts. Fairview Cemetery will also be open this weekend. Evergreen’s hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Fairview’s are 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Visitors are advised that dangerous conditions exist at Evergreen Cemetery, including downed branches and storm debris. The City is working as quickly as resources allow to remove debris, including on gravesites. However, due to the extensive storm damage impacting roads citywide, the City does not expect storm recovery to be completed by the weekend.

“We recognize the importance of this weekend for many of our families, both military and civilian, and we have prioritized the cleanup of our city cemetery and made the decision to keep it open in order to honor the families of the many men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice,” said Mayor John Suthers. “We hope to accomplish as much reparation as possible in the coming days and ask for our residents’ patience and understanding as we continue the storm mitigation.”

Evergreen visitors are advised to adhere to signage on the property and proceed at their own risk due to potential hazards.  Also, visitors should not attempt clean-up on their own as, in many instances, debris is significant in size and unstable.

During continued clean-up efforts, Evergreen Cemetery hours may vary over the coming weeks. Please contact the Evergreen office at 719-385-6251 for the latest information. 

Attention Evergreen and Fairview Families
The cemetery is planting grass on new graves and mowing and trimming the spaces.  Please note that we cannot plant grass, mow, or trim any spaces that have grave decorations that are not in approved cemetery vases or on the monument base.  All plastic flowers, fencing, solar lights, figurines, pinwheels, baskets, toys, glass or plastic vases, wind chimes, hooks, and any other items must be removed for grass to be planted, mowed and trimmed.  We ask that families do not place any prohibited items on grave spaces at any time.  All items will be removed by cemetery staff during the cemetery clean up in September.  Thank you for helping us keep our cemeteries safe and beautiful places to visit.