Serving Chillicothe and area families since 1865
For more than 150 years, families have chosen Edgewood as a final resting place for loved ones. Freedom of choice in monument style, a 37-acre park-like appearance, and a perpetual care of the grounds through a cemetery foundation lends to the appeal of Edgewood Cemetery.
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We need your help through donations!
All donations go to the $80,000 annual maintenance of Edgewood Cemetery. You can also donate to purchase a tree or walkway brick. Donations can be made by sending a check to Edgewood Cemetery PO Box 11 Chillicothe, MO 64601. Or you can also donate by bank or credit card by clicking the link below!
Don’t want to donate money, but have a lot of time on your hands? We can always use volunteers at Edgewood Cemetery! There are many different ways you can help both big and small. If you would be interested in helping us with different jobs around the cemetery give us a call at 660-752-6453.
History at Edgewood
Edgewood Cemetery’s hundreds of varying tombstones make it an interesting place to learn about former citizens of Chillicothe. Each tombstone tells a piece of a life’s story. Some of the tombstones are handmade, decorated with small rocks of varying sizes and color. Some tombstones are lavish in size. Many mark the graves of servicemen who served in wars as far back as the American Civil War. The cemetery’s tallest tombstone, a 40,000-pound Missouri red-granite obelisk, marks the graves of former Missouri Governor Alexander Monroe Dockery, his wife, Mary Elizabeth Bird Dockery and their eight children. This tombstone was set on the tallest point in the cemetery and was set by hand, erected with mules and a block and tackle pulley system by Moore Monument Company around 1904.