Friends Southwestern Burial Ground - Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
Photo: Friends Southwestern Burial Ground. Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
Located at:
236 Powell Lane
Upper Darby, PA 19082
Phone: 484-462-3180 or 445-345-0270
Email: friendssouthwburialground@gmail.com
Website: www.fswbg.org
Manager: Andrea Berg.
Example of a "Quaker style" hickey marker. They are plain, small, feature minimal information, and are close to the ground. More elaborate headstones are not permitted at Friends Southwestern Burial Ground.
About:
The cemetery is open from 9:00 a.m. until sunset, 365 days per year.
The office is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.
They no longer do vault burials or double depth burials.
This cemetery has a Muslim section.
Cremated remains are allowed.
Observations:
The setting/location is nice.
Pricing as of May 20, 2023:
Costs are $1,425 for any plot and the following opening charges:
Shroud = 1,100
Pine Box = 1,610
Coffin = 1,860
Saturday burials =$250 extra charge is $250. No burials on Sundays.
Cremations charges are $600 for the plot and $500 for the opening.
Infant and fetus lots: Call the cemetery for pricing.
*Two people were shot here while attending a funeral on March 4, 2021. It was a brazen, outrageous act that one news report says might have been retaliatory.
Other Quaker cemeteries in Delaware County:
Noteworthy cemeteries within 5 miles of Friends Southwestern Burial Ground:
Arlington Cemetery - one of the region's best.
Fernwood Cemetery - large cemetery in Lansdowne.
Holy Cross Cemetery - large, attractive Catholic cemetery.
Woodlands Cemetery - University City area.
