Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
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Established | 1958 |
Location | Timonium, Maryland |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 39°27′22″N 76°36′59″W / 39.4560°N 76.6165°W |
Type | Private |
Owned by | Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home corporation |
Size | 70-acre (28 ha) |
Website | https://www.dulaneyvalley.com/ |
Find a Grave | Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens |
Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum is a
History
Founded in 1958 by John Warfield Armiger, Sr., the 70-acre (28 ha) cemetery was owned and managed by the Armiger family until July 17, 2007, when it was sold to Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home corporation.[1] It averages 900 burials annually.[1] Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens has a large mausoleum and chapel with a number of stained glass windows.
The cemetery has a Fallen Heroes section and memorial tableau, dedicated to police officers and firefighters from the local area who were killed in the line of duty and interred there at no charge.[1] The cemetery holds a "Fallen Heroes Day" commemoration each May with an invited speaker.[2][3]
There is also a Field of Honor surmounted by a circle of flags for deceased military veterans. Dedicated on
Notable burials
Notables interred at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens include:
- Spiro Agnew, Vice President of the United States and Governor of Maryland
- Art Donovan, National Football League player and member, Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Q fever vaccine
- Irv Hall, Major League Baseball player
- Pat Kelly, Major League All-Star baseball player
- G. E. Lowman, international radio evangelist
- Don McCafferty, National Football League player and coach
- Mayor of Baltimore, Governor of Maryland, and Comptroller of Maryland
- Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts Pro Football Hall of Famer
There is also a cenotaph in memory of former Comptroller of Maryland Louis L. Goldstein, who is interred at Wesley Cemetery in Prince Frederick, Maryland.
References
- ^ a b c Loni Ingraham (December 26, 2007). "Funeral home owners buy Timonium cemetery". Towson Times.
- ^ "Fallen Heroes Day". Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ "Ravens' Harbaugh among speakers for Fallen Heroes Day at Dulaney Valley". The Baltimore Sun. May 1, 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ "Veterans Remembered at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens". WMAR-TV. May 28, 2012. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-02.