Choosing the Right Burial Options for Your Family
At Chesapeake Memorial Gardens, we understand that choosing a final resting place is one of the most meaningful decisions a family can make. Our team is here to guide you with compassion, clarity, and respect — whether you are planning ahead or facing an immediate need.
Explore our burial options below, or contact a cemetery counselor to discuss what’s right for your family.
Pre-Need Planning
Planning ahead is one of the greatest gifts you can give your family. Pre-need burial planning allows you to make thoughtful decisions about your final arrangements — on your own timeline, without the pressure of an immediate loss — and ensures your loved ones are not left to navigate those choices alone during one of life’s most difficult moments.
Why Plan Ahead
How It Works
Our pre-need counselors serve families throughout Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and the surrounding communities in northeastern North Carolina, including Moyock and Currituck County. Whether you are just beginning to think about planning or are ready to move forward, we are here to help — with no pressure and no obligation.
At Chesapeake Memorial Gardens, pre-need planning can encompass:
- Selection and purchase of burial property (grave and niche spaces)
- Review of available options for traditional burial, cremation interment, and above-ground memorialization
- Documentation of your preferences and wishes
- Coordination of burial property and funeral arrangements together, through our on-site partnership with Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home
Traditional In-Ground Burial
Traditional in-ground burial remains the most time-honored way to lay a loved one to rest. Families choose Chesapeake Memorial Gardens for its permanence, its connection to the land, and the comfort of having a dedicated place to visit, grieve, and remember.
Benefits of Traditional Burial
What to Expect
Our grounds are professionally maintained year-round, offering well-kept, accessible burial sections for families throughout the Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and greater Hampton Roads area. Whether you are seeking a single grave, companion space, or family estate, our team will walk you through available inventory and help you select a location that feels right.
Premium Ground Burial
Our dry burial crypt systems place your loved one above the water table in a secure, elevated structure set within a beautifully landscaped garden. This protects the burial site from moisture and soil movement, preserving the integrity of the space for generations. The result is a serene, well-maintained garden environment — easy to visit, easy to locate, and enduring in its care.
Contact our cemetery counselors to explore available ground burial properties at Chesapeake Memorial Gardens.
Virginia law requires a signed death certificate to be filed with the State Registrar prior to burial. Our team works closely with funeral homes to ensure all documentation and arrangements are in order.
Cremation Burial & Columbarium Niches
Cremation is increasingly chosen by families across the Chesapeake region, and Chesapeake Memorial Gardens offers meaningful, permanent options for interring cremated remains. Cremation interment gives families a dedicated memorial site, providing a place to gather, reflect, and return.
In-Ground Cremation Burial
Cremated remains may be interred in a traditional grave, either in a dedicated cremation garden or alongside a family member’s existing burial site. In-ground cremation plots provide a permanent resting place with the option for a grave marker or memorial stone.
Columbarium Niches
For families who prefer an above-ground option, our outdoor niche walls provide individual compartments, called niches, designed to hold cremated remains. Each niche is sealed and marked with a personalized memorial plate, creating a lasting tribute in a peaceful garden setting.
Why Choose Cremation Interment?
Families from Chesapeake, northeastern North Carolina, Virginia Beach, and Norfolk choose Chesapeake Memorial Gardens for cremation interment because of our convenient Great Bridge location and attentive, family-centered service.
Speak with a counselor to learn about available cremation spaces and pricing
Coming Soon: New Burial Options at Chesapeake Memorial Gardens
Chesapeake Memorial Gardens is growing. We are planning new garden areas and burial options to serve our community for generations to come.
Planned developments include:
Details will be shared as each development takes shape, so please check back for updates. To be among the first to learn about new burial and cremation options, contact our office to schedule a visit.
Visit Our Grounds
The best way to explore our burial options is to visit in person. Our team is happy to show you available spaces, answer your questions, and help you find a location that honors your loved one in the way they deserve.
