South View Cemetery Association

Please do not lay your love ones here to rest. We laid my daddy to rest here 2 months, and they have not properly cared for his grave. A few days after his burial, we could see his vault and most of the dirt that was removed was not added. I made a call, and the best they did was throw a little dirt on top to hide the vault. Our family is so appalled at the disrespect this place has shown my daddy.

South view Cemetery historically is the sacred burial place for many legendary African American Families of the Metropolitan Atlanta area.nPerhaps, many stories in books, magazines, museums, movies, as well as, other written artifacts exist about the unique people buried at this particular final resting place.

My father service was on Thursday October 22nd, 1 hr prior to us arriving for his graveside service we received a call stating he will be buried temporarily in the another location because of rocks in his burial area. Disappointed was an understatement then we were told he will be moved to his final resting place Friday the 23rd. It's now the 23rd never received a call so I called and was told to come Saturday the 24th at 2:30 or I can receive a call when he was moved. I agreed to come to ensure he was moved to his final resting place. Arrived on time to be told to wait a few moments while they gathered some gentlemen unaware that the whole time while speaking to Winnie that my father casket is in the back of her mini van until she drove around and open her trunk sickening, my father is unloaded out of her mini van to his final resting place, right before he was to be lowered into the ground next to my mother my sister realized that his casket is half way opened and scratched up and while digging his grave they have now cracked the vault where my mother lies. This was the MOST HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE EVER and to be told now to correct my mother vault she has to be dug up and placed in another vault. My grief is unexplainable and the stress the cemetery placed on my sister and I today cant be even explained. Winnie then complicated the situation with the gentlemen that were working on the graves by telling them we accused them of causing the casket to open, to top off the day and the unprofessionalism we experienced one guy had the nerve to call my sister and I out of our names and when speaking with Winnie she states they were protecting her unbelievable. If I could dig my parent's up and move them I would. This lady Winnie lacks compassion, empathy and professionalism. I hate we chose this place as my parents final resting place. I hate this place and the people who work here. Please research and find a cemetery that cares about your family and you. RUN RUN RUN DON'T BURY YOUR FAMILY HERE

If I could give South View Cemetery a zero, I would. I am so disappointed and discouraged by their lack of compassion and professionalism. The day I arrived to make burial arrangements, I felt very rushed during the process. The day before my husband’s funeral, they called to tell me my husband would be temporarily put in a mausoleum because the ground was too soft and would harm the tractor. Obviously I was grieving because that made no sense whatsoever. When we got to the cemetery the day of the funeral, we had to wait almost an hour because another funeral was at the mausoleum. I was then told by the president that they had no way of knowing how long a ceremony would last yet the first question I was asked when making arrangements was what time was the funeral. I was told that Monday my husband would be put in his final resting place that Tuesday at noon. We arrived and of course they were not prepared. We waited another hour and a half for the vault top to be put on and for the grave to be covered. The response was, we have 5 other funerals. Well, had the cemetery taken care of my husband as I planned and paid for on the day of his funeral, then all of this nonsense wouldn’t be an issue. People are grieving and seeming that this is just a business for South View, I would recommend you taking your loved ones elsewhere where there is compassion and professionalism!nDr. L. Moore

Very interesting cemetery. The historic section had some very cool monuments. On their website, they have a place where you can get directions to various markers. This is particularly helpful if you're looking for some of the notable burials.