Funeral Homes in the Ocala, Florida Metro Area

The Ocala, Florida metropolitan area is served by funeral home and cemetery locations offering burial, cremation, funeral and memorial services, pre-need planning, and veterans services. The communities served include Ocala and Belleview in Marion County. Facility types, on-site capabilities, and service options vary by location across the market.

• Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services – Belleview is a funeral home in Belleview, Florida, approximately 15 miles south of downtown Ocala. The location has operated from the former Belleview City Hall since 1966 — a coquina-rock building constructed in 1936 that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Belleview location is part of a funeral home tradition in North Central Florida that traces to 1885.

• Highland Memorial Park is a 55-acre perpetual care cemetery in Ocala, Florida, founded in 1936 by J. Miles Hiers. It is the only gated memorial park in Marion County and includes the Heritage of Faith Mausoleum Complex and the Garden of Freedom's Heroes, a section dedicated to veterans and their families. Funeral and memorial services requiring a chapel or reception facility are coordinated through affiliated funeral home locations.

• Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services – Ocala is a funeral home with an on-site crematory situated near historic downtown Ocala. The facility includes a chapel, reception and event space, private viewings, and a cremation viewing suite. Spanish-speaking staff are available, and reviewers consistently note the staff's familiarity with diverse cultural traditions and veterans' services.

• Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services – TimberRidge is a funeral home in the southwest part of Ocala. The facility includes a chapel, reception and event space, and private viewings. Reviewers consistently note that costs are communicated clearly from the outset and that staff support continues after the service is complete.

Families selecting among locations in this market typically consider factors such as geographic proximity, whether on-site cremation is required, and the type of facility best suited to the service being planned. The downtown-adjacent Ocala location is the only property in this market with an on-site crematory. Highland Memorial Park is a cemetery and does not include a chapel or reception space — families using the cemetery for burial or interment typically coordinate funeral services through a separate funeral home location. The Belleview location serves the southern portion of Marion County and is geographically distinct from the Ocala-based properties.