Autry only handled a portion of my dad's funeral, the service was held at church. I know several…read moremistakes made on the pamphlet such as my dads date of birth, the scripture we requested and the misspelling of my brothers name as a pallbearer. The pamphlet being what people have to hold onto about my dad, is all wrong, it's an error that cannot be corrected. My mom paid an ungodly amount for these services and was told, they were busy. I don't feel like this was at all a professional response.

We used Autry Funeral Home for both my grandmother and grandfather, as well as my Uncle and Aunt…read more I only attended for 3 of them, but with my grandfathers unexpected passing last week, I was involved from start to finish. The Autry family is absolutely amazing. They are gentle, kind and understanding in our time of grief. They were so incredibly thoughtful. The spent all the time we needed going in to arrangements and making plans, they took care of everything. We picked a time and date for viewing, derive and burial at the grave site, and all were executed flawlessly. My grandfather was a welder and they went above and beyond finding a welding them for his obituary as well as his thank you cards. I wanted to make a slide show but I am an Apple user, so they had me send 13 emails full of pictures and they created a beautiful slide slow for us with music and everything with less than 24 hours notice. Once everything was completed, they handed me a bag. This bag had all my flower tags in it, thank you cards and envelopes, etc. Thank you for taking such amazing care of our family in our time of sorrow and loss.

Pastor James Bray was a wonderful officiant! He was down to earth, very patient, and flexible! I…read morewould recommend him to anyone I know looking to marry! Pricing was very reasonable and he was right on time!

Paster Mabry (Sensational Ceremonies Atlanta, GA) was one of the best choices we made in our…read morewedding plan! He is an amazing man of faith who is incredibly personable and a true pleasure to work with. Planning a wedding is tough enough and Paster Mabry made it easy. He gave us great material help with organizing the flow if our ceremony. Reasons Paster Mabry should be your wedding officiant: 1) Genuine Warmth - From our first meeting he put us completely at ease. He took the time to get to know us in a short time. We knew when we left the meeting that we found the right officiant for our special day. 2) Affordable - When planning a wedding it's easy for the budget to spiral out of control. Sensational Ceremonies was a reasonable choice. Paster Mabry met with us for an initial meeting, attended the rehearsal & and conducted the ceremony all for an affordable price. 3) Organized - One of the choices you have to make when planning a wedding is whether the officiant will attend the rehearsal. When I contacted other officiants most didn't see the need to attend the rehearsal since they have conducted many weddings. That may be fine in some situations however we wanted to make sure that everything was a stress-free, no-brainer on wedding day. It was Paster Mabry's experience with weddings that was invaluable at the rehearsal. Having him attend the rehearsal was (next to choosing him) one of the best decisions we made. Even though we had a wedding director that conducted the rehearsal Paster Mabry gave great guidance on the ceremony. Because of this we felt very confident going into the wedding the following day. 4) Charming Person - He was a calming influence on the wedding day. Even though we had a hiccup (one of the unity candles went out) he was able to bring lite humor to the moment defusing any possible nervous tension. Additionally he took the time to get to know us well enough that everyone was comfortable. Many people commented on how much they loved the way he conducted the ceremony and because it felt very personal they also thought we had known him for a long time. Selecting Paster Mabry was one of our best decisions and Sensational Ceremonies made it easy.

This review is difficult for me because it involves (this) funeral home, which -- in my opinion --…read moretook advantage of my father, an 82-year-old veteran who mistakenly sent the body of his wife here. Their charges for this small mistake cost him about the same price as his mortgage. In full disclosure, I previously posted a negative review about this place. The owner messaged me, and I took down the review to do more research. (Notice his comment here. Not accurate, but whatever. Notice as well that he just responded to a negative review that is years old. That tells me a lot.) That's only fair. Though I inject my opinions in every review (Isn't that what we do?), I would never offer up slanderous or libelous comments here. I'm a former award-winning journalist, and I totally believe in the truth. The truth about Welch Funeral Home is that the owner, during our texts, asked me what I considered to be reasonable for about 10 hours in his freezer and a five-mile ride to the proper funeral home. -- I gave him my answer (hourly wage, price of gas, etc.). His answer? "Slander away." (I have the screenshots for anyone who is interested or considering this business.) The bottom line: He seemed more concerned about a Yelp review than he did righting the situation. I paid the $1,500, and I can afford it. What I cannot afford is the intense stress and pain that the "Cammack Family" caused my family. As I said in my original review, they have a gross lack of empathy and integrity -- at least in our case. I knew the original owners of this funeral home. They owned empathy and integrity. Further, if there were a $1,500 mishap, they would not have spent their time requesting a phone call (such as Blake asked for from me), and they would not have spent hours arguing with family members about how they have to charge everyone the same price to pay off a freezer, such as they told my step-brother and sister in-law. The funeral business must be extremely tough ... at least for those who like and feel for people during their darkest hours. I don't get the feeling that the new Welch Funeral Home ("The Cammack Family -- Longview and Marshall") share my sentiments. Funerals are a huge decision. This place might well do a great job at preparation, services and burials. But God forbid that your 80-something year old family member accidentally send someone here for a few hours. Not only will you pay out of your pocket, but the surviving spouse will be left in unnecessary emotional despair. Shame on you, Blake -- and the "Cammack Family." Enjoy your $1,500.

The staff at welch funeral home were all very professional and very attentive to our families'…read moreneeds. The family room that they set up with pictures and flowers was over and above.