2007 Pursuit of Excellence Eagle Award winner.

For generations, we have guided families through one of life's most difficult times, planning the funeral of a loved one. Providing the highest level of respect, dignity and care to families and their loved ones is the cornerstone of our business. We believe in flexible, sincere, and highly personalized service.

We are proud of how far we have come in understanding and meeting the changing needs of the families we serve, without losing sight of our beginnings. Today, we are even more dedicated and better prepared to continue our commitment to uphold family funeral traditions. We offer a wide variety of service options and fairly priced merchandise from which to choose and our family and dedicated staff are well qualified to help you create a unique and meaningful funeral service. Our beautiful facilities have been recently expanded and renovated and are handicap accessible.

Our family and staff are members of national and state funeral service organizations. We take our professional responsibilities seriously, attending regular educational programs.

Please take the time to get to know us.

Selected Independent Funeral Director Code of Ethics

As funeral directors, our calling imposes upon us special responsibilities to those we serve and to the public at large. An important obligation is to provide information so that everyone can make knowledgeable decisions about funerals and funeral directors.

In acceptance of our responsibilities, and as a condition of membership in Selected Independent Funeral Homes, we affirm the following standards of Good Funeral Practice and hereby pledge:
  • To provide the public with information about funerals, including prices, and about the functions, services and responsibilities of funeral directors.
  • To afford a continuing opportunity to all persons to discuss or arrange funerals in advance.
  • To make funerals available in as wide a range of price categories as necessary to meet the needs of all segments of our community, and affirmatively to extend to everyone the right of inspecting and freely considering them all.
  • To quote conspicuously in writing the charge for every funeral offered and to identify clearly the services, facilities, equipment and merchandise included in such quotations.
  • To furnish each family at the time funeral arrangements are made, a written memorandum of charges and to make no additional charge without the approval of the purchaser.
  • To make no representation, written or oral, which may be false or misleading, and to apply a standard of honesty in all dealings.
  • To respect all faiths, creeds and customs, and to give full effect to the role of the clergy.
  • To maintain qualified and competent staff, complete facilities and suitable equipment required for comprehensive funeral service.
  • To assure those we serve the right of personal choice and decision in making funeral arrangements.
  • To be responsive to the needs of the poor, serving them within their means.
  • To comply fully with the requirements of the FTC Trade Regulation Rule on funeral practices.





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