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.

My family use Josh Anderson and Jh Anderson when my nephew was killed he did a very good job on my…read morenephew body but so much as doctors call it (bed side manner) Josh Anderson dropped the ball...after my sister had a signed contract with this company Josh Anderson told her at the visitation he need more money by 5pm or he will not perform the funeral the next day..my sister paid him more money which she over paid for the funeral. Jsh wrote her a check and his own bank would not cash it. He made promise after promise and 2 months later she still did not receive the money he owes her. Long story short this company and Josh Anderson preys on families at there weakest time to benifit themselves. I would never use him or his company again and I suggest you all do research before picking a company for your family needs

Don't work or do business with J.H. Anderson. I used to work for his company and he is very shady…read more He lied and said that I was an employee when I was working for him and turned around and said that I was independent contractor and sent me a 1099 form after I had quit. The IRS has already determined in a letter that they sent to me that I was an employee for J.H. Anderson, not an independent contractor. Also, I noticed a lot of people including people that I know that have done business with J.H. Anderson have had bad experiences dealing with him including his customers who rode in his limousines, funeral customers, and former employees. Some of these complaints have been posted online. I myself had filed several complaints against him and other people I know are also taking legal action against J.H. Anderson. Avoid J.H. Anderson like the plague that he is.

My father passed away back in June and we still don't have his name on his marker but my mother,…read morewhich is still alive has been added. My father was a veteran and we were told that there was some additional paperwork needed. I must add, we never received a phone call stating additional needed paperwork. Only until family members when out to visit and add flowers did we find out that he name was not on the marker. After calling and inquiring, we were told about the needed information. Once we found this out we faxed over the info and then was told the delay will be longer due to the government being shut down for 43 days. Being told today, should be resolved within the next 1-2 months before his marker is complete. The by far the worse customer service we have had to deal with and not to mention how upset our mother is. We have used this funeral home for many family members and never have had these issues. I personally have my husband there and he was a veteran!

Lakeview funeral home longview, tx My father-in-law…read more(husband's step father) passed on November 15th. His funeral was preplanned by himself and was assisted 1 year ago by my brother-in-law (at the time my mother-in-law passed).​ It seems this would be a contract (binding agreement by law). Since his death his estranged daughter's who have not had anything to do with him in numerous DECADES have surfaced. In Texas they have rights BUT this funeral home has continuously refused to tell us what is going on after numerous phone calls, knowing our family has already participated in these plans. Today November 22nd- there is NO obituary for my father-in-law (although it appears 7 days ago one was started and removed), information has been passed to us that his funeral will be Tuesday the 26th but no pall bearers or obituary or eulogy by family of 30+ yrs who love him and honor him. This also means no notification to many family, friends, and business associates in his life. It's like a paupers funeral....just get them in the ground. Don't plan your funeral with this business that is unprofessional and disrespects the deceased. THEY WILL NOT HONOR YOUR LOVED ONE.

Beautiful cemetery in Longview!! I love the cannon and flags flying! Nice little quiet place to be…read morelaid to rest! We are fortunate that my hubby's stepdad is buried near a tree. We love the fountain as well with the plaque in his honor. Unfortunately the flower shop is not open on weekends! And some head stones need a little TLC!

Jeremiah was a blessing in the process of caring for my grandmothers end of life needs. Every…read moreaspect was professional. Communication was impeccable, and genuine heart evident. It was a beautiful service and care for her. Even through the challenges Croley was perfect.

People are just dying to get in here…read more Fun fact, the first person buried here beat all of the other ones to death.

McWhorter is who my family uses. They're compassionate, kind and professional. I am trusting them…read morewith my own arrangements. Thank you , John & Amy...

My father just passed away last week and John and Amy who have always been family friends were just…read morewonderful to all of us during this very heart rendering time. Even when you know a loved you is dying it is always so wonderful to have people that will listen to what the family would like for the services and make suggestions that will lighten our burden by making the visitation and funeral better plus at a value that was surprisingly good as well. McWhorter Funeral Home did an excellent visitation and service for us and I wholeheartedly recommend them for your family needs as well.

Normally I wouldn't leave a review for negative reasons but this time I am. Recently dealt with…read moreEast Texas funeral home after a death in the family. The crew that picked up the family were very professional and compassionate, and forthcoming with what we should expect from the funeral home. This was comforting during a time of mourning and stress. We met with director, Neal, a couple days later. He was unprofessional and was more interested in talking about himself. For example, I can tell you about his marital status, his child, his band, etc... he showed little interest in knowing about our family member. The following Monday I dropped off the check for our services, and was appalled by the manner in which they so aggressively took it and recorded it. I would have felt better feeding a starving wild animal a steak. The process of transporting our family member to another state for burial was confusing and unknown for us. We contacted Neal a couple times during this process and would have to wait for return calls, as he was rarely available. We had to deal with another funeral home in a different state which went very smoothly. They also advised that they were having difficulty getting in contact with Neal. They were readily available and willing to assist us and answer any questions or concerns we had about the process. We were able to get our family member buried by her family a couple weeks later, after what I feel like was way more effort than should have been required. Bottom line, I would recommend you go anywhere else but East Texas funeral home. Hopefully you can have a good, compassionate experience.

This place is so unprofessional. I had my husband cremated by them and every time I called to see…read moreif his remains and death certificates were ready for me to pick them up they would tell me a different lie. The lies went on for about 2 weeks. And they tried to give me a different Urn other than the one I paid for. They advertise that the cremation start at $995 but it don't, it start at $1500. They also didn't tell me they don't fill on insurance,but they only take Cash untill we had done the contract. I paid them Cash. My husband passed away on June 21,2017 and I got his remains from them on July 24,2017. This is entirely too long to be waiting. They never once apologize to me and this was very stressful for me. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. I hope no one will ever have to endure what I went threw. I tried to summit this without picking a star but it want let me. So I'm going to pick 1 even though they don't deserve one.