Beautification Project

At White Rose

'Lives are commemorated deaths are recorded families are reunited memories are made tangible and love is undisguised.

This is a cemetery.

Communities accord respect, families bestow reverence, historians seek information and our heritage is thereby enriched. Testimonies of devotions, pride and remembrance are carved in stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments and to the life - not death - of a loved one.

A cemetery is a homeland for family memorials, a sustaining source of comfort to the living.

A cemetery is a history of people a perpetual record of yesterday and a sanctuary of peace today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering -always.'

The Mission of White Rose Cemetery

to commemorate lives lived in surroundings of beauty and tranquility that provide comfort and inspiration to the bereaved and the public.

Efforts to preserve, enhance and beautify our historical cemetery are a continuous joint effort among the citizens of Bartlesville and the surrounding areas, family and friends of those buried within the cemetery, local organizations, the White Rose Cemetery Board and City of Bartlesville.

The City of Bartlesville maintains White Rose Cemetery and a City Council-appointed citizens advisory Board makes recommendations concerning improvements and beautification projects at the cemetery.

Recent Improvements include:

Cemetery and Mausoleum Historical Markers
New Fencing and Gates
Improved Security Lighting throughout the Cemetery
Redwood Gazebo with Landscaping and Sprinkler System
Memorial Marker dedicated to Military Veterans buried at White Rose
Avenue of Flags United States flags placed along Virginia Ave. to commemorate special occasions
Memorial Benches throughout the Cemetery for visitors convenience
Cemetery Roads named in honor of Bartlesville Pioneers buried at White Rose
Computer Software and Digital Camera to build database of Cemetery Records
Restoration of the Exterior of the White Rose Mausoleum
Trash Receptacles within the Cemetery
Entrance Sign at 11th Street and Virginia Avenue
White Rose Cemetery Burial information on the Internet through the City of Bartlesville website
Landscaping at Main Entrance, Cemetery Office and Information Center
Donor Plaque for Avenue of Flags
Restoration of Stained Glass windows at Mausoleum
New White Rose Cemetery Office and Maintenance Shop

Upcoming Improvements:

Identification and Marking of unmarked grave sites
Information Center, including Site Directory, map and brochures for visitors convenience

Please join in preserving and beautifying our Indian Territory-era cemetery and the history it represents by donating to the Beautification Projects Fund.

Please send Tax deductible donations to:

White Rose Cemetery Beautification Project

804 W. 11th Street

Bartlesville, OK 74003

(Credit Cards accepted for donations of $40.00 at the City Center Building, 401 S. Johnstone.)

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