Countryside Memorial Park

Natural Burial Styles at Countryside

Wooden casket topped with white and blue flowers at a natural burial graveside

Wicker casket lined in cream cloth and filled with bright wildflowers

Shrouded body resting over an open grave surrounded by colorful flowers

Wicker casket with an orange and red flower arrangement above a flower-covered grave

Mourner kneeling to place flowers beside a shrouded burial at an open grave

Natural burial grave dressed with white shroud, flowers and a cactus decoration at Countryside Memorial Park

Shrouded burial on a lowering device over an open grave beneath oak trees

Wicker casket and graveside gathering on the open pasture at Countryside Memorial Park

White-shrouded burial on a wooden frame over an open grave strewn with rose petals

Freshly filled grave outlined with bark mulch and a small stone marker at the head

Newly filled grave covered with wildflowers and yellow blooms

Grave topped with a cross of white and blue flowers on dark soil

Fresh grave covered with blue, white and pink flowers

Grave with a cross of fresh flowers and a bouquet of red and white roses

Shrouded burial beside an open grave with yellow and blue flowers and a jar of flowers nearby

Person laying a hand on a body wrapped in a tan shroud lowered over an open grave

Newly planted tree on a natural burial grave under a blue sky

Small flower arrangement and wooden stake on a grave in open grass

Grave covered in flowers with a small red stone marker at the head

Open grave with a shrouded body at the bottom ringed with red rose petals

Family gathered around a wicker casket on green mats at a natural burial service

Casket on a lowering frame at a graveside service with family gathered beneath a green canopy

Family Directed Burials at Countryside

Shrouded burial and mourners seated under a green canopy at a natural burial service

Framed portrait on an easel beside a wicker casket at a graveside memorial

Young boy sitting on the grass near a graveside service under a canopy

Family members shoveling soil into a grave at a natural burial

Shrouded body over an open grave with red rose petals and mourners watching

Family members and friends lowering a shrouded body into a grave together

Two people standing near flower arrangements in the green meadow at Countryside Memorial Park

Person placing orange and pink flowers on a freshly filled grave with small stone markers nearby

Graveside service under a canopy with flower arrangements and a framed portrait

White-shrouded body in an open grave lined with flowers as mourners gather under a green canopy

Mourners gathered around a shrouded body on a lowering frame with scattered flower petals

Family seated under a green canopy at a graveside service surrounded by flowers

Musician playing guitar beneath an oak tree at a natural burial service

Man holding an urn above a flower-covered grave for a cremated remains burial

Mourners lowering a wicker casket filled with flowers into a grave

Child helping shovel soil into a grave at a family burial

Child placing a flower on a grave covered in yellow and red blooms

Mourners gathered around an open grave among pink flowers under a canopy

Family members and shovels at a graveside burial service under a canopy

Family members and a toddler at a lowering frame covered with colorful flowers at a burial

Mourners placing red and white roses on a freshly filled grave with portraits displayed nearby

Motorcycles parked in a field at Countryside Memorial Park during a memorial gathering

Children and adults placing flowers at a graveside under a green canopy

Family and friends gathered beneath birch trees at a burial in the park

Shrouded burial and graveside gathering under a green canopy with shovels ready

Mourners lowering a shrouded body on ropes into a grave under a canopy

Person playing guitar on the grass beside a row of flat stone grave markers

Natural Stone Grave Markers

Natural stone grave marker with hand-carved lettering resting on green grass

Natural stone grave marker with carved inscription surrounded by red and yellow flowers

Natural stone marker with a hand-painted red inscription on a wooden surface

Flat stone grave marker with a carved inscription and butterfly design on bare soil

Natural stone grave marker with a carved heart and inscription surrounded by roses

Rust-colored natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription and small wildflowers

Natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription before placement

Dark flat stone grave marker on a grave with an orange flower beside it

Natural stone grave marker with a carved red rose and inscription

Fresh grave covered in flowers with a small red stone marker at the head

Heart-shaped natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription

Natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription and scripture verse on a wooden surface

Natural stone grave marker with a hand-carved inscription resting on a wooden bench

Natural stone grave marker with a carved floral heart border and inscription

Reddish stone grave marker with a carved stethoscope design and inscription

Natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription on dry grass

Heart-shaped stone grave marker with a carved inscription on a larger natural stone

Natural stone grave marker with a carved tree design and inscription

Natural stone grave marker with a carved cross and inscription

Natural stone grave marker with a carved surname and dates

Heart-shaped stone grave marker with a carved inscription on mulch with orange and yellow flowers

Gray natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription on the ground

Natural stone grave marker with a carved deer and inscription

Heart-shaped stone grave marker with a carved inscription on a larger natural stone

Natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription and two linked hearts

Natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription on rust-colored soil

Natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription on mulch

Dark and tan natural stone grave marker with a hand-lettered inscription

Natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription on bare ground

Heart-shaped stone grave marker with a carved inscription on a pink flat stone

Natural stone grave marker with carved memorial wording and an emblem

Small stone grave marker with a carved inscription and scripture reference on a flat stone base

Natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription on bare soil

Stone grave marker with a carved star surrounded by red flowers and a small pumpkin

Dark natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription and small emblem

Natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription beside white tulips on mulch

Natural stone grave marker with a carved hummingbird and inscription

Curved stone grave marker with a carved inscription decorated with fresh flowers

Pink natural stone grave marker with a carved sun emblem and infinity symbol

Reddish-brown natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription

Reddish natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription on a pale stone base

Natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription and figures on a red stone base

Reddish natural stone grave marker with a carved inscription and scroll design

Our Caring Staff and Associates

Tree trimmer in a harness high in an oak tree at Countryside Memorial Park

Two staff members at a Countryside Memorial Park table display at a community event

Two people tending flowers on a grave beneath large trees at sunset

Two men standing behind a casket filled with colorful flowers in the park

Three smiling people posing together outdoors under oak trees

Staff member in a knit cap preparing a lowering device at a graveside

Man standing beside a newly planted young tree in the open field

Three people holding shovels beneath large oak trees

Two women smiling in a grassy field with a shovel

Woman holding a black parasol standing beside a headstone under an old oak tree

Two women posing together with a shovel near a headstone and statue

Staff member walking past a casket and white flowers at a graveside service

Two people smiling in a selfie under an oak tree

Our Peaceful Park

Sunlight and long shadows across the lawn beneath oak trees at Countryside Memorial Park

Open grassy meadow with scattered trees at Countryside Memorial Park

Two people walking through a meadow of wildflowers at Countryside Memorial Park

Crape myrtle with red fall leaves at sunset in the cemetery

Setting sun through the trees over a heart-shaped stone marker on the grass

Field of red, pink and blue wildflowers at Countryside Memorial Park in spring

Cow grazing in the pasture at sunset beside the cemetery

Large live oak tree with spreading branches at Countryside Memorial Park

Crape myrtle in bloom beside a wire fence at Countryside Memorial Park

Looking up through live oak branches to blue sky

Gnarled oak tree against a blue sky in the cemetery

Green lawn and oak trees under a blue sky at Countryside Memorial Park

Wooden benches under oak trees in the cemetery

Wildflowers in bloom across the field at Countryside Memorial Park

Entrance gate and gravel road at Countryside Memorial Park

Red and yellow blanket flowers growing beside a small stone marker

Saint Francis statue in the hollow of an oak tree with flowers at its base

Scissor-tailed flycatcher perched on a fence above a field of wildflowers

Large spreading oak tree in a green field under a blue sky

Wide live oak branches over the grass at Countryside Memorial Park

Late afternoon sun through oak trees over the lawn at Countryside Memorial Park

White and brown horses grazing in a green pasture near the cemetery

Field of purple wildflowers at Countryside Memorial Park

Natural Burial Education and Introduction to Home Funerals

Group seated on the grass around a shrouded body on a lowering frame at a green burial education event

Shrouded body on green straps beside an open grave with white flowers at a demonstration

Visitors standing in the meadow during a natural burial demonstration

Attendees sitting in camp chairs watching a natural burial demonstration

Certificate of Recognition from the International Doula Life Movement for end-of-life education

Shrouded body on a lowering frame over a grave decorated with white flowers

Grave dressed with lupines and white flowers with a truck and visitors in the background

Group gathered indoors around a person during a home funeral education workshop

Attendees seated in a living room at an end-of-life education gathering

Presenter and attendees around a shrouded body on a table during a home funeral workshop

Participants gathered in a bright room for a home funeral care class

Instructor leading a class on caring for a body at home after death

Attendees watching a demonstration of washing and shrouding a body at a home funeral workshop

Community gathering in camp chairs under oak trees at Countryside Memorial Park

People seated in a circle under oak trees for an outdoor gathering at the cemetery

Attendees standing and talking in the open at an outdoor event at Countryside Memorial Park

Large group seated in folding chairs under oak trees at a cemetery event

Gathering beneath oak trees with a drum and flowers at the center

People seated in chairs in a circle during an outdoor talk at Countryside Memorial Park

Two women speaking with a group in the meadow at Countryside Memorial Park

Visitors walking the grounds near flat stone markers on a sunny day

Historic Beall Cemetery Located Inside Countryside Memorial Park

Texas Historical Commission marker at the historic Beall Cemetery

Printed dedication program for the historic Beall Cemetery with photos of its headstones

Invitation for the Beall Cemetery historical marker dedication ceremony

Program for the Beall Cemetery historical marker dedication

Newspaper clipping about the Beall Cemetery awaiting historical designation

Old gravestones among the trees in the historic Beall Cemetery

Weathered historic headstones beneath a tree in the Beall Cemetery

Weathered historic stone headstone at the Beall Cemetery

Old historic headstone with weathered carving at the Beall Cemetery

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