Funeral Home, Cremation & Cemetery Services Serving Gardendale, TX
When a Gardendale family needs help, we answer 24 hours a day at (432) 563-9767.
Gardendale may not have a funeral home or cemetery within the community itself, but its families should not have to feel as though they are leaving home behind when the time comes to make funeral or burial arrangements. American Heritage sits just south of Gardendale and is the nearest funeral home and cemetery to the community.
For many Gardendale families, American Heritage is already familiar ground. Many people from Gardendale have loved ones at rest in American Heritage Cemetery, and families regularly return to our grounds to visit and remember them. That relationship matters to us. Gardendale is not simply another name on a service-area list. It is one of the communities closest to our campus and one we have been privileged to serve again and again.
Gardendale families already look toward Midland and Odessa for many everyday needs. American Heritage is part of that same local landscape, with a family-owned funeral home, a cemetery spanning more than 30 acres, and an on-site crematory together on one campus.
Funeral and memorial services
A funeral service should reflect the family and the life being remembered, not force everyone into a single format.
Services may be held in our chapel, at a family's own church or place of worship, or graveside at American Heritage Cemetery. For Gardendale families with deep church and family ties, we can coordinate the pieces so that the service can remain connected to the people and traditions that matter most.
Our staff helps with the details from the first arrangement conversation through the service, burial, or cremation, giving the family one team to call throughout the process.
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Cremation on our own campus
When a family chooses cremation, it is reasonable to ask where their loved one will go and who will remain responsible for their care.
Our crematory operates here on our own campus, on the same grounds as the funeral home and cemetery. Once your loved one is in our care, there is never a transfer to an outside crematory in another town — the same local team carries that responsibility the whole way through.
That continuity means fewer handoffs and a clear understanding of who is caring for your loved one from one step to the next.
Learn more about our on-site crematory
A cemetery already connected to Gardendale families
For Gardendale, the cemetery decision carries particular weight. The community does not have a cemetery of its own, so choosing a resting place also means choosing where family members will return in the years ahead.
Many Gardendale families have already chosen American Heritage Cemetery. Loved ones from the community are at rest here, and their families continue to visit our grounds. For a family making that decision today, there can be comfort in choosing a cemetery that is already part of the lives and memories of other Gardendale families.
American Heritage Cemetery spans more than 30 acres and offers a range of burial and memorialization options. Families can coordinate funeral arrangements, cemetery property, burial, and memorialization through the same organization, with one team available as decisions are made over time.
Cemetery grounds are open daily from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
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Care for veterans and their families
We help veteran families coordinate military honors, understand available veterans benefits, and review special veteran property pricing at American Heritage Cemetery.
Our staff can explain the options, help with the practical details, and work with the family to create a service that honors the veteran's life and military service.
Support after the loss of an infant
For families who lose an infant, we waive our basic services fee for the funeral director and staff. We also typically provide either cremation or a casket at no charge and may donate a grave space. Marker costs are not included.
When a family is facing a loss like this, our job is to make the next steps clearer and carry as much of the practical burden as we can. Call us, and we will explain what is available with care and without pressure.
Planning a resting place ahead of time
For someone who lives in a community without its own cemetery, choosing a resting place ahead of time can be an especially meaningful part of preplanning.
Preplanning gives you time to decide what matters to you, record your wishes, and talk through funeral, cremation, cemetery, and memorialization options before your family is forced to make those decisions during a loss. It can also give your family the certainty of knowing where you chose to be laid to rest and why.
Our staff can help you consider those choices at your pace, without pressure.
Help is available day or night
A death does not follow office hours.
Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. After office hours, a live answering service that works exclusively with funeral homes answers the call and connects the family with our on-call funeral director.
Immediate assistance: (432) 563-9767
What Gardendale families say
"They treated my family and my mother's remains with the greatest care and dignity."
— Thomas A.
Clear information about cost
Families deserve to understand what they are choosing and what it will cost. You can review our current General Price List and Pricing & Packages page, or call us at (432) 563-9767 for an itemized explanation of the options available to your family.
We will explain what is included, what is optional, and how different choices affect the total so you can make decisions with clear information.
Visit American Heritage
American Heritage Cemetery, Funeral Home & Crematory
4100 N FM 1788
Midland, TX 79707
(432) 563-9767
Office visits: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:30 PM
Cemetery grounds: Daily, 7:30 AM-6:00 PM
Phones: Answered 24/7