Our family endured 2 losses this year... The company was very respectful, supportive, caring, and…read moreprofessional!

My grandmother, Clarissa Simon, passed on last summer and my mother had already made arrangements…read morethrough MLK prior to her passing. The follow up appointments and getting the final details squared away went as smooth we could've hoped, under the circumstances. On the day of the services, the attendants were present without being a distraction...fulfilling the roles necessary without distracting from the service. At the end of the funeral, the main one in charge (forgive me not remembering his name) did a bit of a speech to close out the service as wheel out the casket. It touched on my grandmother's career as a nurse and made the family feel at ease with the goings on surrounding the day. It was the best I could've hoped for in an otherwise heartbreaking time. I couldn't imagine a better outcome for the day. My grandmother would've been pleased with it all.

Attended a funeral for the Late Rev. Soloman Wade in Quitman Ga. I was impressed with the…read moreprofessional service provided to Rev Wade's family. I don' live in the Quitman area, but if I did this funeral service run by sisters Delphanie and Ashley McGhee would be at the top of my list.

Stevens McGhee Funeral Home offers very professional services from start to finish! We recently…read moreutilized their services when my mother-in-law passed away. They were very efficient, keeping us informed of what was going on and provided everything we asked for. I highly recommend them and you won't be disappointed!

My husband's grandfather passed away in 2006 (12 years ago). He was buried by his wife, the…read moregrandmother who died years before. We all live out of state but visited the cemetery over 2 years ago. We noticed his date of death was not inscribed (paid for but not done). We contacted Matthews and they made all these promises. A year ago we made a special trip to see what had been done and had a terrible time finding the grave. The marker was completely missing. To date it has not been completed and set on the marble after many calls, excuses and promises. Remember...all that was needed was a date of death!!! Good luck if you choose to use this company. We are considering getting an attorney but this is just a warning! Today I was told every type of inscription is at least six months out! Or is that just for families out of town?

They were wonderful to me when my mother died. Great service and did not push about money. I have…read moreheard of this at other funeral homes, but not this one. Could not have asked for a more caring place.

I can't thank Andrew Smith enough for the care and attention he provided my family and me. He…read morelistened to my brother and my requests and brought important things to light we otherwise wouldn't have thought of. He was so accommodating and paid attention to the details. The funeral was beautiful. Andrew had staff at the funeral home to take family to the site and he had staff at the site to welcome guests that drove straight there. The funeral home is very nice and welcoming. Thank you again Andrew for all your help.

What a nasty experience with this formerly reliable company. We were treated like dirt from the…read moreget-go. Terry Fisher behaved like a worm when we attempted to make arrangements. Terry, don't lecture your clients like they're stupid. If you would speak up and audibly articulate your questions, you wouldn't be asked to repeat the questions so many times. Also we felt rushed at the actual funeral service. Don't operate your funeral services like you're trying to turn over tables and booths in a busy restaurant. Being asked to physically leave the funeral site 16 minutes after the conclusion of the service was rude and unacceptable. If you're that tightly packed with your alleged schedule, then perhaps you need to revisit your scheduling policies. All in all, the whole thing was a nasty experience, From our first meeting to discuss arrangements, all the way through the service. I cannot recommend this business at all. They used to have a sterling reputation in Columbus. Since selling out to a huge corporation (Dignity) I am learning of frequent dissatisfaction with Striffler Hamby. And no, I'm not going to contact you to discuss this further. You have all the data you need right here in my review.

We had an unexpected death in my small family of a relatively healthy 28-yr-old. The whole family…read morewas already struggling just paying basic bills and no one had money for funeral expenses. We called all over the Opelika-Auburn-Columbus area and the only funeral home willing to work with us and allow payments over six months for the service & burial costs was Frederick's. They made it possible to lay our loved one to rest next to other family members. Today we made the last payment but we will always be grateful to them.

My husband passed a year ago this past November. It's taken me this long to think about my review…read moreinstead of reacting in the moment. When selecting a funeral home I selected this one mainly because my hubby wished to be cremated and the crematory was on site. In our meeting, I was highly disappointed in the behavior of the director for several reasons. First, when I mentioned I had read all about cremations on google, his comment was that's where I made a mistake. Not only was that not called for but so very untrue. I learned so many things I did not know. I was as able to ask to see my husband which I did. He seemed surprised but let me. Then his cell phone rang and he proceeded to carry on a conversation with his wife when he should have said I'll have to call you back. Instead they talked about lunch. I ask if he needed to excuse himself. I ask to see the crematory for the purpose of cleanliness. He did take me down to it but also proceeded to take the clipboard off the wall to show me how they log who's in there and I knew this from google. You could see the clipboard so no need to remove it to the point I could read the persons name. He proceeded to open the crematory itself after I ask him please not to knowing someone's remains were in there. At that point I was absolutely devastated thinking to myself what would their family think along with the invasion of privacy. I went home thinking very hard if I wanted to have my husband picked up and taken somewhere else. I chose to stay there and discuss my concerns afterward and we did. You also have the right to view the cremation process and take part in process. I elected to see my hubby's care until the end and my son and the crematorium placed him up on the roller and I pushed the crematory button to start the process. Something I still do not regret. The crematorium assured me it would not be opened until his remains were removed. When I picked up his remains they were in a black box where the lid did not even fit securely. It kept coming off. It had to be taped shut. I special ordered his urn so I elected to move him over myself at home once it came in. I will say the response time to the Bethany House was incredible. And he was able to get the casket I picked out from Montgomery before the next morning and my husband looked at peace in it. I was very satisfied with the great job they did preparing him. And the director did apologize although he also made excuses along the way. So off to a rocky start but all worked out in the end. A year ago I would have rated them a 1. I do think this is probably an amazing place. Everyone else couldn't have been more respectful. Hopefully the director and his wife learned a few things during my journey.