Hillcrest Memorial Park

Hillcrest Memorial Park Hillcrest Memorial Park is a beautiful and historical cemetery located at 1701 E. Richardson in Edinburg, Texas (McAllen) at the corner of E.

Richardson and the access road of Expressway 281. When Chapin, now known as Edinburg, was founded in 1909, the closest cemetery was on the ranch of Patricio Gonzalez, located 1.5 miles north of Schunior Street on Doolittle Road. In 1913, the city townsite owners, John Closner and William Sprague, donated five acres out of the Texas-Mexico Railroad Survey (about 40 acres,), for the Edinburg Cemeter

y. Trustees were James H. Edwards, Washington B. Barton and Plutarco de la Vina, who laid out burial plots and gave some land for Hidalgo County. On Oct. 14, 1916, the original five acres was given to the Brushwood Cemetery Association. The earliest known burial is that of Antonia Hernandez de Ramos, who died in 1913. Older graves dating back to 1898, were relocated to Brushwood from El Granjeno Cemetery near Mission. More than 1,000 graves are located here with monuments bearing Spanish, Anglo, German, and Irish, to name a few, surnames, which shows the diversity of the people who helped settle and build Edinburg and other nearby Valley communities. One notable burial is that of a Civil War (Union) veteran, Richard Alvis Marsh (1845-1917), who later became the first Hidalgo County Superintendent of Schools. In 1913, Brushwood Cemetery was donated to the City of Edinburg and today proudly displays two Texas Historical Markers put there in 1993, one for the Brushwood Cemetery and one for Richard Marsh. Additional acreage was acquired in Lot 15, and Hillcrest Memorial Park was organized on July 14, 1928. On January 12, 1931, the organizers put 50% of the proceeds from the sale of cemetery lots into a Perpetual Care Fund. On April 7, 1945, the Directors discussed new state legislation dealing with Perpetual Care cemeteries, and the Directors voted on the First National Bank and Trust of Edinburg becoming the Trustee for the Perpetual Care Fund in August of 1945. Sam and Jo Maxey bought Hillcrest and later sold the cemetery to Judge J.C. and Margaret Looney and Frank W. "Ted" and Shirley Skinner. Today, the cemetery, a tribute to community spirit, is located on E. Richardson Road (once Schunior) and Expressway 281 and is still owned by the Looney and Skinner families.

Address

1701 E Richardson Rd
Edinburg, TX
78541

General information

Hillcrest Memorial Park is a perpetual care cemetery. It is currently managed by Mrs. Sandra Skinner Propst. Mr Lupe Donava is Supervisor of the grounds, and Mrs. Elda Moreno is Office Manager. Office hours are M-F 8:00AM to 4:00 PM. Services and appointments on Saturday are by pre-scheduling.

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

(956) 383-8715

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