About Us

Mission Statement

The mission of the ALLEN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, a 501 (c) 3 organization, is to hold, maintain, and enhance land in the Allen Cemetery, or Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, for use as a burial space for the deceased and to foster knowledge of our pioneer heritage in Washington County, Nebraska.

Vision Statement

The ALLEN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION is committed to providing interment space, which strives to commemorate the lives of the deceased in surroundings of exceptional beauty and tranquility.

The ALLEN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION is committed to honoring the heritage of our forebearers by preserving the Allen Cemetery, or Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, and by supporting historical endeavors in Washington County, Nebraska, so as to serve the needs of the present generation, and provide a legacy for future generations.

Management

The Allen Pioneer Memorial Cemetery is managed and maintained by the ALLEN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. The management of the cemetery is under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Allen Cemetery Association and others as they see fit.

Members of the ALLEN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION are lot owners and descendants whose applications for membership are on file with the ALLEN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Members of the ALLEN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION meet biennially the last Sunday in April, in odd numbered years.

All applications for acquisition, transfers, assignments or repurchase of the cemetery grave spaces, interment and disinterment permits shall be made with the board member serving as the cemetery sexton. Only the sexton, in coordination with the secretary and treasurer, is empowered to receive any and all monies or payments and to issue receipts for the same in any and all transactions involving cemetery property or service.