We offer all types of funeral or cremation services, from the most elaborate
personalized custom funeral to the simplest immediate cremation with no formal
services. We render the personal service that is affordable and complete.
We have available grave spaces in our cemetery (Holly Garden) located adjacent
to The Holly Hill Cemetery in Holly Hill.
We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We are here to
assist you in your time of need. If you have any questions we are just a phone
call away. We are always eager to answer any questions you might have.
Personalized Funerals
A traditional funeral service often consists of a visitation for friends and
family before the service.
A custom funeral service often consists of a gathering for friends and family
before the service. Usually this gathering is on the evening before the service
or for a period on the day of the service. The funeral service will then be held
in a church or at our funeral home chapel. The service then concludes with a
committal ceremony at the final resting place.
Some families choose to have a graveside service. These type services are held
completely at the grave site with no chapel or church ceremony included.
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Considering Cremation
Cremation is the process of reducing the body to a residue of fine ash and
calcium fragments called cremated remains, and is not a form of disposition. It
is the preparation for memorialization just as is the traditional funeral. Many
people believe that at the time of death only two basic choices exist: immediate
cremation of the body or a complete funeral including viewing followed by
burial.
Actually, these are extremes. With cremation, there are often more decisions to
make than with traditional earth burial. You should take whatever time necessary
to make those decisions. Please feel free to ask any questions that you may
have. Types of services available are from very traditional services - to
memorial services - to no service at all.
While these descriptions below cover the general types of cremation services,
your choices are not required to fit exactly into any particular category. There
are literally options within options available to provide a meaningful service
with flexibility to meet the needs of each person or family that we serve.
Many families, realizing that the ceremonies surrounding death are for the
survivors, most often desire traditional visitation periods and services that
preclude the actual cremation. This allows for both the families' desire for
sharing their loss with their family, friends, and community, while allowing for
the desire for cremation. Whatever type of service you desire with cremation you
will have to select a container or casket to place the body in for the actual
cremation, and an urn. An urn is a dignified, permanent container for cremated
human remains.
CASKETS
We have caskets that are made from metal and wood. The metal caskets we offer
are constructed of bronze, copper, stainless steel, 16 gauge (thickest) steel,
18 gauge steel, and 20 gauge (thinnest) steel. Our wood offerings include
mahogany, cherry, maple, pecan and pine. Some caskets are lined with velvet and
some with crepe (silk).
OUTER BURIAL CONTAINERS (VAULTS)
Burial vaults protect the casket from ground elements and immense weight after
interment.
We offer Wilbert brand name burial vaults that employ high-strength structural
concrete and Unidex®-bonded interior liners of high-impact thermoformed
plastics. Several also offer durable interior linings of bronze, copper, or
stainless steel. Wilbert brand name burial vaults are available in three
strength categories: Premium Protection - Triple Reinforcement Standard
Protection - Double Reinforcement Basic Protection - Single Reinforcement
CREMATION URNS
The urn holds your loved one's cremated remains. Which urn you select depends on
your loved one's personality, as well as on the urn's style, color, cost, and
level of Craftsmanship. We offer more than 20 urn choices in wide-ranging styles
and sizes constructed of solid-cast bronze, pewter, hardwoods, plastics, and
other durable materials. Most can be personalized with name and dates along with
a hobby or trade.
URN VAULTS If you plan on ground burial for the urn, many cemeteries may
require it be placed in an urn vault. Lined urn vaults provide varying levels of
protection against subsoil elements and weight of the earth. A lined urn vault
is made of high-strength concrete and reinforced with durable plastic or a
combination of durable plastic and metal (copper, bronze, or stainless steel).
We offer and recommend Wilbert brand name lined urn vaults for superior
protection and lasting peace of mind.
