Policies and Fees for the Memorial Garden in honor of Lela N. Rhodes at  Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary:

Eligibility for burying ashes on the Seminary campus is extended to students, alums, staff, administrators, faculty, trustees, and their spouses; and to former faculty staff, administrators, trustees, and their spouses, and friends of the Seminary.

A place on the Memorial Garden wall may be reserved in advance for a fee of $400. This fee covers the interment of ashes, as well as the bronze plaque with the requested information. The Seminary reserves the right to adjust the fee in the future.

Ashes may be placed in a cardboard or biodegradable container, no larger than 9” X 9”, or may be committed directly into the soil at the burial site.

No spot within the Garden will be designated for a specific individual. Family members may reserve adjacent plaque sites for spouses for future use, as they are available.

All arrangements for interment services, including delivery of the ashes to the Louisville Seminary campus, shall be the responsibility of family members of the deceased or their designee.

The Seminary will maintain the Memorial Garden site and care for the grounds and plantings. The Memorial Garden site has been dedicated in perpetuity for the purpose of the committal of ashes.