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In our blog, we share resources and information that families in our community can use to cope with their loss or better understand their grief. We also write about ways we have been involved in the community. Check out our latest posts below.

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Help Fight ALS!

Posted on August 25, 2014 by J. Chad Pendley | Leave a comment
Posted under Fight ALS

Some of our team members took to the Ice Bucket challenge and not only participated but donated to this worthy cause.  ALS is a disease that has effected so many people for a long time.  We are hoping that with this involvement from all over that enough money will be raised to help find a […]

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How do you explain death to a child?

Posted on August 19, 2014 by J. Chad Pendley | Leave a comment
Posted under Most Common Questions

This is a hard question to answer and it is really a personal choice on how you address death with a child.  Since this is a very personal decision I will explain it to you like we do here at the funeral home with the families that we serve in a very general sense.  Unfortunately, […]

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I don’t want all the fuss, just bury me in the backyard!

Posted on August 15, 2014 by J. Chad Pendley | Leave a comment
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    This seems to be a common theme that we as funeral directors get told from families. When we first ask a family how they would want to honor their loved one and what type of service they were thinking about, we will hear: “Well daddy always said just put him in a pine […]

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How do you do your job every day?

Posted on August 7, 2014 by J. Chad Pendley | Leave a comment
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  Here is a question that we all get asked almost every single day and this is a very personal question and there is a lot of meaning behind it. A better way of answering this is by changing the question to “Why” instead of “How”. Becoming a funeral director in most cases is not […]

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Do I need to stop for a funeral procession?

Posted on by J. Chad Pendley | 2 Comments
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            This is another great question that we encounter a lot. Funeral processions date back even to the roman days when some of the first funeral processions were recorded. The processions were started as an act of grievance and to allow mourners to take part in the funeral ceremonies with […]

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