California
SAVING GRAVES
Cemetery and Funeral Bureau Actions
The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (CFB) of the California Department of Consumer Affairs is the agency responsible for oversight of licensed private cemeteries in California. The cemetery license is known as the Cemetery Certificate of Authority. The CFB has evolved since late 1995 when the old State Cemetery Board (authorized to be created in 1950) was disbanded due to internal problems.
The CFB has taken action in relation to the following cemeteries since it began to undertake the former cemetery board's responsibilities.
Hidden
Valley Memorial Park
(Pacheco, Contra
Costa County)
[see
Pacheco Cemetery]
Lincoln
Memorial Park
(Compton, Los Angeles County)
Paradise
Memorial Park
(Compton, Los Angeles County)
Woodlawn
Cemetery
(Compton, Los Angeles County)
Interim Suspension Order Against Woodlawn Cemetery in Compton
Woodlawn Cemetery in Compton Reopening June 15
Cemetery and Funeral Bureau Revokes Woodlawn Cemetery's License
If you have family buried
at Woodlawn Cemetery, you may wish to contact the CFB if you are unable
to locate your ancestor's grave. To file a complaint, go to their website
at: http://www.cfb.ca.gov/complain.htm.
Contact the CFB to find out about actions related to the above that are not posted here.