John T. Reeves, Sr., owner of Bellevue Memorial Gardens, Chapel & Mausoleum, recently announced that his company would hold the 17th Annual Memorial Day Celebration this Memorial Day (Monday, May 25th) from 10:00 A.M. "until". "Our Special Memorial Day Chapel Service at 10:00 A.M. will kick off the celebration and commemorate our honored military service members who have gone on to their reward with loving remembrances from military families, special music, a military salute, and prayer," explains Mr. Reeves, who is a CSRA HOME CONNECTIONS Certified Preferred Provider. "May we always remember," advises John Reeves." May we never forget."

The ongoing, never-ending goal of owner John Thomas Reeves, Sr. and his team is to constantly strive to continually develop and enhance Bellevue Memorial Gardens into the best-managed, best-maintained, and most elegant cemetery in the entire CSRA.

“We take pride in the privilege bestowed upon us by maintaining that sacred final resting place for so many members of our community,” assures Mr. Reeves. “This is a special honor that gives us a sense of being a part of each family in our care.” He adds: "As I have said for decades, 'When only memories remain, let them be beautiful.'"

Bellevue Memorial Gardens and Chapel was founded in 1967. It is a Perpetual Care memorial gardens and has been registered as such with the Georgia Secretary of State office. It also features a beautiful chapel with and atrium, a benefit not found in a great number of cemeteries around the nation. There are numerous benefits of being a State registered Perpetual Care Memorial Cemetery. Some of the benefits are:

A. The State makes it a requirement for maintenance goals to be met by the cemetery controllers.

B. There is a requirement for money to be trusted in an irrevocable trust fund for long term maintenance.

C. There is a requirement that Bronze memorials are used to ensure that the names of the deceased will always be legible.

D. There are reviews of records to ensure that the business is operating above board and in a professional manner.

A major difference in city cemeteries, church cemeteries and backyard family cemeteries is that there are no requirements in place regarding perpetual maintenance and they are prohibited by most Georgia counties.

For many of the aforementioned reasons, this caused the rise in the State of Georgia's registered memorial cemeteries. This website is dedicated to showing people in our communities the value and benefits of the well managed Perpetual Care Cemetery. We are also going to explain the vital importance of Pre-need fulfillment that is provided by our Funeral Directors and Cemeteries. There has been many experiences by many people who haven't had the opportunity to visit a place to remember their loved ones. At Bellevue Memorial Gardens, we want to educate the public on the value of pre-need planning and how important it is to make these arrangements now and not when they are needed.