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Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home and Hillsboro Memorial Gardens work together to provide funeral, cremation and cemetery services to the Greater Tampa Bay Area. Our professional and compassionate funeral home and cemetery teams are committed to celebrating and preserving the memories of loved ones with dignity, honor and respect.

We are located in Brandon, Florida, a bedroom community of Tampa. In addition to Brandon, the funeral home and cemetery also serve the Spring Hill, Riverview, Ocala, Sarasota, Orlando and Venice communities.

Customized funeral and memorial services

Reception room at Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home Our core vision is to celebrate life with dedication, excellence and creativity. Whether you prefer a traditional funeral service or a more personalized celebration of life, our funeral home team is here to guide and assist you in creating a tribute that honors your wants and needs.

Adding personalization to a memorial service could be as simple as creating a memorialization video with photos of your loved one. Or, it could be as elaborate as transforming our chapel into the New York City skyline. Other unique ideas include adding a putting green in the Heritage Room for a golfer and having cars and motorcycles in the building.

Brandon and Tampa Bay are wonderfully diverse and multicultural communities, and we're fortunate to serve people of all backgrounds. Our funeral home team has the knowledge and experience to handle funeral and cremation customs from all faiths and cultures. From Catholic rosary services to traditional Hmong funeral ceremonies, we can conduct any type of memorial service you desire at Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home. For your convenience, we also have team members who speak both Spanish and English.

A tour of our funeral home

Lobby at Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home Our funeral home was established in 1981 by Joseph and Helen Farr. The building is approximately 20,000 square feet. When you walk into our lobby, you’ll be greeted by one of our team members, who will lead you to the Heritage Room, a versatile chapel that offers a variety of seating options. Adorned with living decor, the large and open room offers traditional seating for 140 guests—or for a more intimate setting, guests can be seated at round tables.

In the Reception Room you can host a catered event before, during or after a ceremony. The Reception Room accommodates approximately 50 guests and has a variety of seating setups.

Lean on us in your times of need

Whether you need immediate assistance planning a funeral or you wish to plan ahead, we are here for you. Please call us anytime, day or night.

Hillsboro Memorial Gardens cemetery

Cemetery grounds at Hillsboro Memorial Gardens Hillsboro Memorial Gardens has served the Brandon, Florida, community for half a century. Founded, developed and designed by the Farr family in 1968, the 45-acre cemetery offers many burial and cremation interment options for families of all faiths, religions and backgrounds. Prior to the Farr family, Hillsboro Memorial Gardens was owned by the county—its first burial took place in 1922.

Unlike many cemeteries in Florida, which are typically landscaped with tropical plants and palm trees, Hillsboro Memorial Gardens has many impressive and stately Florida oak trees. Founders Joseph and Helen Farr did not want Hillsboro to have the typical Florida look, so they also planted the oak trees. Additionally, our 45-acre cemetery has more than a dozen gardens throughout the property. We're also home to multiple families of sandhill cranes, which live here year-round.

Special sections of the memorial park

Certain sections of Hillsboro Memorial Gardens are dedicated to specific groups and religions. We have a veterans section to honor those who have served our country, a Masonic garden for Mason members, a Catholic section dedicated to Catholic churches in the Tampa area, and a Star of David section for the Jewish community.

Scattered throughout the cemetery grounds, you’ll find monument rows—a more affordable option for families who wish for the personalization of an upright monument without the expense of a private estate.

A cremation garden offers a variety of options for cremated remains. This lovely garden features a cremation wall, brick niches, benches and 1- or 2-person upright cremation units.

Personalized private estate gardens

Cemetery grounds at Hillsboro Memorial Gardens In August 2016, we opened Woodland Square Estates II, a peaceful, lush and quiet section of the cemetery for both traditional burial and cremated remains. A curved sidewalk meanders through the serene garden and the burial private estates are landscaped with Knock Out roses.

For traditional burial, private family estates are available for up to 8 family members. Two-person private estates are also available. To make the private estates more personalized, each estate is hedged. Woodland Square Estates II also features private upright columbaria for cremated remains or a family columbarium that holds 60 people.

Chapel of Palms mausoleum

Mausoleum at Hillsboro Memorial Gardens The focal point of Hillsboro Memorial Gardens is Chapel of Palms mausoleum, which was built in 1994. Chapel of Palms is climate controlled, very private and secure. Only families with keys to the building can access it. Upon entering the glass door entryway, you’ll see cremation niches and 4 elegant chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.

The chapel inside the mausoleum is for entombed casketed bodies and functions as a funeral chapel during inclement weather for committal services.

Nestled around Chapel of Palms are our exterior mausoleums, Sago I and Sago II. They are both faced with granite.

Hillsboro Memorial Gardens is dedicated to serving the Brandon and Tampa Bay community with compassion, care and professionalism. Please visit us for a tour of our beautiful property or contact us to learn more about our cemetery services.

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Amenities

Location

Flexible event space
Facility is available to host your personal events
Celebration of Life center
Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
Veterans cemetery section
Flexible chapel space
Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
Beautiful views
Multiple chapels
Large-capacity chapel (up to 250)
Cemetery spaces available
Custom headstones and markers
Family estate lots
Family estates are a distinguished tribute to a family legacy. They can be customized with stained glass, benches and landscaping
Flat markers
Grave markers that sit flush to the ground in the material of preference
Upright headstones
Mausoleums
Private or Community spaces for urns as well as caskets, that can be Indoor or outdoor
Floral shop on-site
Coffee lounge
Pet friendly
On-site cemetery

Cremation

Cremation remembrance jewelry
Private viewing before cremation
Cremation options
Cremation niches
Option for home delivery of ashes
Option for mail delivery of ashes
Sent through postal mail service, signature required.
Scattering assistance
Cremation gardens

Service

Arrangements by phone or email
Complete funeral planning, including electronic signature, without needing a funeral home visit
Catered events
Large reception area
Event planning
Services available to support planning events
Outdoor event venue
Options to have your personalized celebrations on outdoors on our property
Audio and video equipment
Live music available
Intimate gatherings
Marker unveiling
Ceremony where the tombstone is placed at your loved one’s gravesite
Black car service
Police escort available
Cemetery flower arrangement delivery

Religious & Cultural

Multicultural funerals
Latin music selections
Catholic cemetery section
Muslim cemetery section
Jewish cemetery section
Incense burning
Kosher catering

Other Languages Spoken

Spanish/Español

Other

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Livestreaming of services

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INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:

Filing for death certificates
Securing burial permits
Helping with insurance claims
Giving guidance on Social Security survivors benefits

Every detail remembered

100% SERVICE GUARANTEE
If for some reason you’re dissatisfied with any aspect of your service, we’ll refund that portion of the service.
LIFETIME FLEXIBILITY
If you want to make changes to a prepaid plan, we are always available to discuss your options.
RELOCATION PROTECTION
Our prepaid plans are transferable to any of the qualifying Dignity Memorial providers in North America.