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Lighting the Path

Nothing can be more overwhelming than the death of a loved one. The ability to make informed choices can help you along this path. Bringing family and friends together to celebrate a cherished life is part of the healing process, and best served through a personalized ceremony and tribute.

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When choosing cremation, it is important not only to capture the memories and celebrate the spirit of your loved one, but also to provide healing through gathering together, paying tribute, and celebrating a life well lived. Our primary mission is to ensure that this special, emotional, and necessary time for healing receives the utmost attention. We are here to provide guidance and knowledge, lighting the path as you commemorate the life of your loved one.

Ceremony Brings Hope and Enlightenment
Meaningful ceremonies with personalized memorials can be as unique as the loved one being remembered. We will help guide you through the process of creating a ceremony that ultimately provides a meaningful experience and leads to healing.

Choosing the Cremation Casket/Container

The selection of a cremation casket is just as important as the selection of the ceremony and is a required decision. The cremation casket you choose will complement the personalized life tribute designed for the one being remembered. Before cremation, during the ceremony, and at the time of cremation, the casket or container is the resting place for your loved one and gives dignity during the family viewing or community visitation.

We provide a variety of styles to choose from which allow you the opportunity to reflect the personality of your loved one.

Personalizing the Ceremony

Ceremony is a way to inform the community of a loved one’s passing, tell their story, and celebrate their life. Whether simple or elaborate, traditional or contemporary, a ceremony is most meaningful when it reflects your loved one’s relationships, hobbies, and the moments you shared together.

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Memorializing your loved one may include one or any combination of the following choices:

Conventional
A community gathering, visitation, and personalized tribute that occurs prior to cremation. This is a time for family and friends to visit, share memories, and show support.

Memorial
A community gathering following cremation. A meaningful program invites family and friends to visit and reflect on the moments they shared with your loved one.

Private
A small gathering and informal identification takes place in a private setting and allows the opportunity to say goodbye prior to cremation. These options are intended to provide guidance in designing the desired personalized tribute.

Memorialization and Selecting the Final Resting Place

Whether you wish to memorialize your loved one with a personalized memorial, a piece of jewelry, or a special keepsake, a lasting memento will remind you of your time together.

Memorial Urns
The urn is another required selection and becomes the final resting place for your loved one. There are many styles and materials to choose from, in addition to many personalization options. The selection of the urn typically complements the final placement, whether buried in a cemetery, placed in a niche, placed as a treasured touchstone in the home or garden, or can be an ideal medium to facilitate ceremonial scattering.

Personal Memorialization
Many families have expressed an interest in providing multiple memorials, keepsakes and remembrance jewelry for individual family members and friends. These personal memorials are meaningful ways for sharing a tangible remembrance of a loved one. You may include within these personal memorials a small token of your loved one’s cremated remains, crushed flower petals from the service, earth from the burial site, or nothing at all.

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The Living Memorial® program is a unique and special way to honor the memory of a loved one. Established in 1976, more than 14 million seedlings have been planted, making it one of the largest reforestation programs in North America.

When you select a qualifying Batesville casket or cremation product*, arrangements are made for a tree seedling to be planted as a living tribute. Planting partners include the USDA Forest Service, the Canadian Institute of Forestry and other international forestry and conservation groups. The species and location of plantings are based on areas of need – typically woodlands destroyed by forest fires, floods or other natural disasters.

Batesville takes great pride in offering this free program to honor a life that has passed.

*Not all products qualify.

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FAQs

Who owns the biggest funeral home? ›

Service Corporation International is proud to be North America's leading provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services. Since 1962, SCI has been serving families during their most difficult, personal and challenging times.

What is the oldest funeral home in Ohio? ›

Brown-Forward Funeral Service, we have served Cleveland, Ohio and surrounding communities since the early 1800's. We are recognized as the oldest continuing funeral home in the state of Ohio.

What is the oldest funeral home in Michigan? ›

Muehlig Funeral Chapel itself has a long history. Florian Muehlig began a coffin and cabinetry business in 1852 in the upper floors of the 200 block of South Main Street. Today it is the oldest funeral parlor in the state and the oldest continuously operating business in Ann Arbor.

What is the name of the funeral home in Zebulon NC? ›

Harris-Wheless Memorial Funeral Home & Cremation Services located at 122 West Barbee Street, Zebulon, N.C. provides a choice to all eastern region North Carolina: Wake, Johnston, Nash, and Franklin counties.

Who makes the most money in a funeral home? ›

High Paying Funeral Professional Jobs
  • Funeral Director. Salary range: $52,500-$76,000 per year. ...
  • Embalmer. Salary range: $41,000-$58,000 per year. ...
  • Cemetery Caretaker. Salary range: $42,500-$50,500 per year. ...
  • Funeral Arranger. Salary range: $44,000-$50,000 per year. ...
  • Crematory Operator. ...
  • Funeral Attendant.

Which funeral company has just gone bust? ›

A fraud inquiry has begun into the funeral plan provider Safe Hands, which collapsed leaving thousands of people with lost savings. Some 46,000 people had paid into a fund towards future funeral costs.

What is the longest a funeral home can keep a body? ›

If the human remains are properly preserved they can be stored for longer periods of time. In most cases, so long as the remains are properly refrigerated, funeral homes can store a body for a few days to a few weeks.

How long can a funeral home hold a body in Michigan? ›

While section 2848(1) of the Public Health Code, MCL 333.2848(1), states that a funeral director has 72 hours after death or the finding of a dead body to obtain authorization for the final disposition, the requirement to embalm if the body will not reach its place of final disposition within 48 hours of death may ...

How much does a burial cost in Michigan? ›

In Michigan, the average cost of a funeral is between $5,000 and $9,000. Many factors impact this cost, including transfer and care costs, the type of services you choose, and which remembrance goods you decide to purchase.

How much does a burial cost in North Carolina? ›

Average Funeral Costs in North Carolina
Service TypeAverage CostPrice Range
Facility/Staff use$412.50$150 - $675
Outer burial container$7,450$900 - $14,000
Direct cremation$1,585$895 - $2,275
Direct burial$2,722$1,550 - $3,895
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What did funeral homes used to be called? ›

This American tradition of hosting funerals in the family parlor is the genesis of the term “funeral parlor.” In more wealthy homes, a false (death) door was place off the parlor. It led outside to remove a deceased family member.

What is the oldest funeral home? ›

Bucktrout Funeral Home is the oldest funeral home in America, and it is still functioning even today! It was first started in 1759, and originally operated as a cabinet-making business.

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