About Us

R. Shuford Edmisten & Morgan J. Reynolds

Forest Lawn Mortuary and Memorial Park's president, Shuford Edmisten, has built one of the most complete funeral facilities in the state. This bold new plan affords a complex of over 10,000 square feet that enables our families to never have to go elsewhere once they come to Forest Lawn.

"Over the years I have seen the problems created for Police and Sheriffs' departments just trying to do their normal day-to-day jobs, and lead funeral processions also."  With the completion of the new Forest Lawn facility... "there is no longer a need for a procession unless the deceased is being taken to another cemetery. Our new facility and existing chapel also enables us to seat over 300 people comfortably and still offer a smaller reposing room for funerals with a more modest need."

Forest Lawn Mortuary and Memorial Park is receiving publicity all over the mountains as the most economical, yet professional facility available."When customers see our prices for the entire funeral from casket to burial they wonder how we can do it. "We really do offer innovative and affordable funeral services."

One other innovative approach that Forest Lawn has been quick to embrace makes perfectly good sense. "We can actually have the funeral the evening of the visitation since the guests are already here, and again it is more convenient for the family.

With the addition of the new 6,000 square foot building, it becomes the most modern in the area. The designers of the new building went to great care to make sure it is a customer friendly facility. Families are able to go to one room in the new building and gain all the information they need for planning or pre-planning a funeral of any size.

Since opening in January 2004 Forest Lawn has provided full service funerals to many Henderson County families who have chosen to use us as their provider of a quality and caring funeral. In addition, hundreds of others have pre-arranged their services with Forest Lawn.  

"I'm so excited for our customers...they will never have to go anywhere else to arrange their funeral services." Shuford also says, "I am thrilled at the money we can save our families. In this day and time of economic hardships, at Forest Lawn it is very possible to see savings of $1,000 to $2,000 and more over other area funeral homes' prices."

Forest Lawn Mortuary is located on the premises of Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum at 538 Tracy Grove Road in Hendersonville. For more information call Forest Lawn at (828) 692-9188.

    This article appeared in WHKP Radio's "Peaks Magazine", April, 2005.