In recent years, there has been a growing and alarming trend toward consolidation in the funeral home industry. Many neighborhood funeral homes, thought to be locally owned, are often owned by a national, publicly-traded corporations. This can lead to more standardized but perhaps less personal service from a business that may be more dependent upon and responsible to its investors than to the needs of families.
Unlike funeral homes and mortuaries that are part of large corporate organizations, funeral homes that are owned by people who are part of their communities. Indeed, independent ownership is a primary criteria of membership in this organization. Most members of Selected Independent Funeral Homes are families that have been caring for friends and neighbors for generations.
If local ownership and knowledge of local traditions are important to you, you should ask who owns and operates the funeral home you are considering.
Watson-North Funeral Home, Cremation Center & Memorial Park is a family owned and operated funeral home that strives to provide superior services to the local and surrounding counites of Franklin County. For more information on our funeral home, please visit us online at www.watsonnorth.com.
