Obituaries

Gary Gragg
B: 1959-03-04
D: 2022-07-30
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Gragg, Gary
Emma Willis
B: 1945-01-25
D: 2022-07-25
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Willis, Emma
Lois Matney
B: 1963-09-08
D: 2022-07-21
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Matney, Lois
Tina Anderson
B: 1969-03-21
D: 2022-07-18
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Anderson, Tina
Nina Black
B: 1936-12-14
D: 2022-07-15
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Black, Nina
Morgan Hess
B: 1998-10-07
D: 2022-07-08
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Hess, Morgan
Clarence Hayes
B: 1944-06-02
D: 2022-06-29
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Hayes, Clarence
Robert Mackie
B: 1945-10-25
D: 2022-06-22
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Mackie, Robert
George Wright
B: 1961-11-25
D: 2022-06-21
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Wright, George
Clara Wilson
B: 1957-01-23
D: 2022-06-19
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Wilson, Clara
Diane McLaughlin
B: 1945-10-11
D: 2022-06-15
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McLaughlin, Diane
Daniel Hardee
B: 1959-12-17
D: 2022-06-07
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Hardee, Daniel
Betty Ann Buchanan
B: 1947-08-27
D: 2022-06-04
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Buchanan, Betty Ann
Lolietta Avetta
B: 1952-06-14
D: 2022-06-03
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Avetta, Lolietta
Muriel Benge
B: 1951-10-15
D: 2022-06-03
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Benge, Muriel
Joseph Patterson
B: 1978-05-02
D: 2022-05-31
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Patterson, Joseph
Raymond Coyle
B: 1949-12-07
D: 2022-05-27
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Coyle, Raymond
Robert Weitzel
B: 1927-08-02
D: 2022-05-23
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Weitzel, Robert
Lillian Hensley
B: 1942-08-15
D: 2022-05-22
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Hensley, Lillian
Christopher Metcalf
B: 1987-09-13
D: 2022-05-22
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Metcalf, Christopher
Donald Kirkpatrick
B: 1930-10-17
D: 2022-05-17
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Kirkpatrick, Donald

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What is a Memorial Service?

Unlike a traditional funeral, a memorial service is a gathering where a casket is not present (although the urn with the cremated remains may be on display). A memorial service can be held weeks or even months after the death.

A memorial service can be held in a church, the funeral home or a community hall, or somewhere of importance to the deceased and family. There is usually music, selected readings, and a eulogy. Memorial services can be further personalized as a celebration-of-life.

Memorial Service Ideas

Our experience has shown us that many of today's families want more than a traditional funeral. This can be done by bringing more of the personality and lifestyle of the deceased into the arrangements. By displaying photographs or staging the event around a favorite pastime, a memorial service can become more personal and meaningful.

If a personalized memorial service suits the needs of your family, we suggest you consider the following questions:

  • What did your loved one like to do?
  • What was he or she like as an individual?
  • What was their profession and how did that shape their life?
  • Was your loved one spiritual?
  • Was he or she proud of their cultural or ethnic heritage? 

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Using the above five questions as our guide, we will spend the time to help create a fitting memorial service for your loved one. Please call us at (828) 396-3385 to learn the details of our memorial service planning process.