Holly Memorial Gardens is a full-service funeral home and cemetery in Charlottesville, VA, operating as part of Service Corporation International (SCI), the largest corporate funeral chain in the country — families who prefer locally or independently owned providers may want to keep that in mind. The facility offers traditional burial and interment services, and the well-maintained grounds are something multiple reviewers have noted positively. On pricing, the cemetery's opening and closing fee of $1,695 has drawn criticism from some customers as high relative to alternatives like church cemeteries, though a reviewer noted that fee includes the tent, chairs, and staff representation for the full graveside service. With only 9 Google reviews and a 4.1-star rating, the sample is too small to draw firm conclusions, but one unresolved concern stands out: a widow reported that her husband's grave marker had still not been placed four months after burial despite full payment, and that her follow-up attempts were met with excuses rather than resolution — something worth asking about directly before making a commitment.