Cemetery Regulations
Rolling Oaks Memorial Center encourages families, friends and the community to visit the cemetery. The following rules and regulations have been adopted as a guide to the use and management of the cemetery. The rules and regulations will help protect all who have interest here.
All lot owners of interment rights, visitors and contractors performing work within the cemetery shall be subjected to said rules and regulations, amendments or alterations as shall be adopted by the Directors of Rolling Oaks Memorial Gardens Cemetery from time to time.
Rules and Regulations of the cemetery and prices for burial spaces and services are made by the Directors and become effective upon approval by the Directors.
The cemetery may, and it hereby expressly reserves the right, at any time, with or without notice to lot owners, to adopt new rules and regulations or to amend, alter and/or repeal any rule, regulation and/or article, section or paragraph in these Rules and Regulations. Special cases may arise in which the literal enforcement of the rule may impose unnecessary hardship. The cemetery, therefore, reserves the right, without notice, to make exceptions, suspensions or modifications in any of the Rules and Regulations when, in its judgment, the same appear advisable, and such temporary exceptions, suspensions or modifications shall in no way be construed as affecting the general application of such.
The cemetery retains to itself, for the benefit of all interment right owners, full and complete supervision, control and management of the land, buildings, improvements, roads, walks, utilities, development, books and records, and the full and complete authority, rights and privileges to make, change administer and enforce all rules and regulations and restrictions not inconsistent with the laws of this State wherein this cemetery is located.
Lots, Spaces & Interment Rights
All interment rights for burial and cremation lots or spaces in the Cemetery are sold in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Oklahoma, and the City of Tulsa and shall not be used for any other purpose than as a burial place for dead human beings. All lots are sold with permanent maintenance provisions.
Lots, spaces and interment rights must be paid in full before a burial/interment is made. Full purchase price must be paid before a certificate of interment rights is issued.
Visiting Hours
The grounds of Rolling Oaks Memorial Center are open daily, 7 days a week 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Any person found on the Cemetery grounds after closing will be considered a trespasser.
The hours of operation for the administrative office and Columbia at Rolling Oaks Memorial
Gardens are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The administrative office is closed on
Saturday and Sunday and all major holidays.
Ownership
The Cemetery issues to each owner of the rights of burial for its lots, crypts or niches a Certificate of Interment Rights describing the location and naming the owner or owners of any interment rights for the said location. of the said location. The naming of more than one owner is indicative of joint ownership in common with rights of survivor-ship.
The issuance of such certificate is the Cemetery’s sole form of recognition of ownership. Possession of the certificate by a person whom is not listed on the certificate is not in itself evidence of ownership. Purchasers of lots, crypts or niches simply acquire the right of interment.
The owner of interment rights hereunder may dispose of same by will or, should the owner die in testate, such interment rights shall pass according to laws of this State governing intestacy provided, however, the Cemetery shall not be bound by such transfers unless and until an exemplification of record of same has been presented to it and such change has been recorded on the books and records of the Cemetery. Any plot or niche in which there are no burials or inurnments may be transferred to a new owner, providing the original Certificate of Ownership is submitted to the Cemetery together with proper transfer agreement, upon payment of transfer fee in accordance with the Cemetery’s established schedule of charges.
Lot owners are prohibited from allowing interments to be made on their lots for compensation.
If a lot’s interment rights owner sells or transfers title to his or her rights, as provided by these regulations, he or she must pay any and all indebtedness due the Cemetery before such transfer of title will be allowed.
All interment right owners are required to notify the Cemetery of any change of address. All notices required to be sent shall be sent to the last recorded address and such notices shall be deemed adequate.
No person, other than employees of the Cemetery, shall be allowed to perform any work within the Cemetery without permission from the Cemetery.
The Cemetery shall direct all improvements within the grounds and upon all lots before and after interments have been made herein.
Charges for work and services performed by the Cemetery or for materials purchased from the Cemetery will be at rates as approved by the Directors of Rolling Oaks.
The Cemetery will take all reasonable precautions to protect the lot interment right owners and their property within the Cemetery from loss, damage or injury but it shall not be responsible for any loss, damage or injury.
The use of the Cemetery land as a thorough fare will not be permitted.
The right to use automobiles or other vehicles in the Cemetery is authorized solely and exclusively for the purpose of transporting persons to visit burial plots. The speed limit within the Cemetery is fifteen (15) miles per hour. Parking and/or driving on any gardens or grassy areas are prohibited for purposes other than those obtained from the Cemetery.
Bicycles, motorcycles, horses, etc., may not be used on Cemetery lands except with the approval of the Cemetery. Dogs are not permitted except when kept in a vehicle, or is a certified service canine to assist its owner in overcoming challenges.
Bringing alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs into the Cemetery is strictly prohibited.
The Cemetery shall have the right to enter upon or use any adjoining lot or lots to carry out its duties as to interments, erection of monuments or markers, etc., without prior notice to the lot owner.
No signs, notices or advertisements of any kind shall be allowed in the Cemetery unless placed by the Cemetery.
Peddling of any kind or soliciting the sale of any commodity, other than by the Cemetery, is prohibited within the confines of the Cemetery.
Interment & Funeral Regulations
Interment into a lot are restricted to those entitled to interment therein according to these rules and regulations.
The Cemetery shall be in no way liable for any delay in the interment of a body where a protest to the interment has been made or where the rules and regulations have not been complied with; and, further, the Cemetery reserves the right, under such circumstances to place the body in the receiving vault until the full rights have been determined.
The use of one grave space shall be limited to interments as follows unless otherwise permitted by the Directors of Rolling Oaks Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
- One adult burial, or
- One adult burial and one infant burial, or
- One adult burial and one urn of cremated remains, or
- Two urns of cremated remains
No burial of a casket over three feet in length will be made unless there has been provided an outer container or receptacle of concrete or such other material which the Cemetery will deem to have comparable strength or resistance to deterioration.
Funerals are to be at the Cemetery by 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and by 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
No disinterment will be allowed without permission of next of kin, the lot owner, the Cemetery and the proper authorities.
The Cemetery shall in no way be liable for any container, receptacle or urn of cremated remains placed in any lot or niche. An urn approved by the Cemetery is required for ground interment of cremated remains. The scattering of cremated remains over a family lot is prohibited.
Flower & Decoration Regulations
The Cemetery reserves the right to remove all flowers, wreaths or other decorations from lots as soon as they become unsightly. The grounds will be cleared of decorations four times a year. January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. In order for a family to save any decorations placed on a grave, the decoration should be removed prior to these dates.
Fresh flower arrangements are allowed on lots in a permanent vase or a disposable vase. Silk flower arrangements are only allowed to be placed in a permanent vase or temporary cone. No flowers should be placed in the ground. They will be removed.
Grave blankets and wreaths are allowed as winter decorations from November 1 until the spring cleanup beginning February 1.
Items not allowed to be placed on a lot within the Cemetery include the following: plants, plantings, shepherd’s hooks, stand up decorations, coping, curbing, decorative rocks, food items, fencing, hedging, grave mounds, excess trash, borders or enclosures. No decorations of any type are permitted in trees or Cemetery plantings.
The Cemetery shall have the right to remove all such non-permitted items and dispose of them without further notice to the family.
Flags may be placed on graves on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Flag Day, and Veterans Day. Flags should be kept to 12” by 18” in size or smaller. Flags are subject to removal by Cemetery within ten (10) days of the Holiday.
Trees and shrubs are placed throughout the Cemetery by the Cemetery for overall beauty and serenity of the grounds. Individual lots are not permitted to have trees or shrubs. Any such tree or shrub not approved by the Cemetery will be removed without notice to the lot owner.
Certain lots embrace a tree that may interfere with space that otherwise might be used for burial. In such a case, the Cemetery recognizes that right to the retention of the trees as prior to the right of use of such space for burial. Should any such tree die naturally, the Cemetery will remove it at its own expense.
Prohibited Items
Glass is prohibited at all times.
Devotional or Solar lights of any type are prohibited in the Cemetery.
The Cemetery shall have the right to remove all such non-permitted objects whose appearance and condition warrant removal and/or violate the Cemetery’s rules and regulations. The Cemetery also will not be liable for any flower or decoration removed or lost by any cause.
Memorials, Stones or Markers
All memorials must be made of quality granite and approved by the Cemetery.
The Cemetery shall have the authority to reject any memorial that, on account of its size, type, design, inscription, quality, color or method of construction is unsuitable for the particular lot or grave on which it is to be placed. The Cemetery reserves the right to prevent the placing or to remove any marker or other objects that do not comply with the standards of the Cemetery. Also, the Cemetery reserves the right to require the purchase of any and all markers from the Cemetery or approved producers or retail dealers.
All marker foundations shall be placed by employees or agents of the Cemetery only.
All fees or encumbrances due on a lot must be paid in full prior to any memorial being placed on the lot, including any installation and staking fees.
In the event a memorial is placed where it is necessary to remove it for an interment or disinterment, the Cemetery shall have the right to remove such memorial without notice to the lot owner.
The Cemetery may, at its own expense, without any liability, correct any error that may occur in the placing of a foundation or memorial.
Memorials shall be set in accordance with the general plan of the Cemetery. Not more than two (2) memorials may be placed on a grave, one at the head and the other at the foot, unless otherwise approved by the Directors of Rolling Oaks Memorial Gardens Cemetery. All secondary stones for placement on a grave shall be restricted to certain approved style, size and construction as approved by the Cemetery Directors in the general Cemetery plan and require pre-approval by Cemetery Directors before installation.
Any unapproved installations shall be removed and disposed of by Cemetery employees or Agents of the Cemetery. No notice of such removals shall be required.
No glass or breakable material of any kind will be allowed on the memorial. No excessive items that become unsightly.
All non-flat Monuments must be placed on a granite pad or other specified/required foundations approved by the Directors. Monument foundations shall not exceed 32 inches in length for a single grave space and 68 inches in length for a double space companion.
Foundations shall be installed below grade as to not allow the foundation to extend above the normal soil grade. The Tablet/Die shall be no less than 4 inches thick. Monument including any base with or without a vase shall not exceed 30 inches in length for a single grave space or 66 inches in length for a double space companion marker. These dimensions include the entirety of any component of the monument including the rough edges surrounding the measured cut by the manufacturer.
All flat monuments/memorials sight lines shall be installed at grade level. Any foundations shall be installed below grade level.
All flower cemetery approved flower vases shall be attached directly to the memorial and not the foundation, regardless of when the vase installation occurs, whether at the original production date or any date thereafter.
Any memorial, monument or foundation exceeding the maximum width of the grave space or foundation/pad under the memorial shall be removed from the grave space.
All inurnments must be performed by regular employees or its agents of the Cemetery.
All niche spaces are intended for an individual inurnment. A container of suitable material is required.
Temporary Markers
Temporary markers may be placed on a new grave-site for a period of 90 days from the date of death and will be removed and disposed of in a non-retrievable manner by Cemetery staff or its agents.
It is your responsibility to collect & remove any temporary marker you may want to keep before the end of the 90th day from date of death.
Amendment
If a family wishes to make a second interment of ashes or an infant in an adult space the Cemetery needs to be aware of this prior to the first interment.
The Cemetery will not make interments or inurnments on Sundays, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, July 4th or Labor Day. The cemetery shall not make interments during the Memorial Holiday Weekend. All interments scheduled the week before Memorial Day shall be completed no later than 1:00 pm on Thursday before the holiday weekend and shall not resume again until the following Tuesday after Memorial Day.