Whitaker Funeral Home recognizes that our community is comprised of diverse preferences of religion, philosophies and beliefs. You will find our firm is responsive to your needs and wishes. By offering a wide range of services, each family has the ability to create a meaningful and appropriate way to remember their loved one.

When a death occurs, there are certain criteria, mandated by law, which must be recognized and requirements fulfilled as a routine matter. We have prepared guide, When Death Occurs, that will help you with these criteria. Beyond this, the coordination of services and disposition choices are determined by the family. Our staff of licensed Funeral Directors will assist you and offer any guidance you may require.

The following are services our Funeral Directors will assist you with:

• The transfer of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home
• Professional care of the deceased, which may include sanitary washing, embalming, dressing, hairdressing, cosmetology, and casketing
• An arrangement conference with the family to plan specific details for the funeral
• Locating the deceased's doctor to sign a death certificate; then filing this certificate at the local health department; obtaining the requested amount of certified death certificates for the family
• Obtaining all necessary permits and authorizations, as required.
• Preparing an obituary to be placed in any newspapers requested by the family
• Contacting local cemeteries or crematory, as required
• Notifying family members or friends
• Providing a location for visitation and funeral ceremony
• Care and arrangement of floral pieces at the funeral home and cemetery, and delivery to the family's residence after the funeral
• Arranging for Pallbearers and motor equipment, including limousines, as required
• Ordering special floral pieces at the family's request
• Arranging for Cash Advances for cemetery expenses, clergy honorariums, music, funeral escorts, and custom acknowledgments
• Contacting Fraternal or Military organizations to take part in the ceremony
• Arranging for a personalized remembrance package, consisting of a register book, memorial folders, acknowledgments, and an assistance guide
• Assist with Social Security and Veteran benefits
• Coordinate a monument/memorial that will be a lasting tribute to the life lived
• Assist in the selection of a casket, urn and burial vault
• Filing of life insurance claims
• Provide a Children's Room to be used during visitations and funerals at the funeral home

When Death Occurs - a helpful list of things to consider when you lose a loved one.

Our Children's Room

Death Away From Home - how Whitaker can help when a death occurs out of town or away from home.

Lofty Oaks Association
Have a tree planted as a living memorial to your loved one and renew the forest life of South Carolina