Talk about being there for you at the worst possible time of your life. These folks were an…read moreabsolute Godsend and treated me like one of their own family. My husband and I were in the process of moving to Jefferson City with my sister (who was mentally challenged) and our pets. We discovered that my sister was terminally ill and I knew I would have to make funeral arrangements quickly. I remembered how wonderful they were when my father-in-law passed away two years ago. They made an unbearable situation bearable. They got to know me and sat and listened. It was especially hard because we had lost my mother just a year before. They truly cared and when the time came, they let me know that they would take good care of my sister. They were truly concerned with my feelings. I can't begin to say how much I appreciated their care and kindness.

From the owner: Trimble Funeral Homes - Jefferson City, can arrange a beautiful funeral for your family and…read morefriends, including an open-casket event like a viewing or wake and a burial ceremony at the gravesite. If you need help with the big or small details, you can count on the funeral planning team to take all the stress off your hands. A cremation service can consist of the standalone process of a direct cremation with families choosing to scatter the ashes on their own time. Or you can choose to plan a memorial ceremony to hold after the cremation is completed. If veteran services or military honors are part of your plans, the team can help secure those benefits and implement traditional accommodations into the service. Along with basic funeral products like caskets, urns, vaults, and memorials, you can choose unique grave markers for the deceased. The benefits of selecting an involved funeral planning team are grief resources to help you through the mourning process.

Amazingly compassionate!!!! True family run business. Prices are good but the people are the…read morebest!!! Thank you so much for the compassion you showed my friend with the cremation of his son. I will ALWAYS recommend you!!!

My family contracted with Mr. Woods to handle the arrangements for my uncle. We had agreed upon a…read moresimple cremation, and requested copies of the death certificate, which Mr. Woods said that he could provide for us. We live in Texas, so we were much relieved to find someone local who could manage everything for us. The cremation itself was without issue as far as we could tell. As my uncle's personal representative, I traveled to Jefferson City to begin wrapping up his affairs and to retrieve his ashes. At that time, I was told the death certificate copies were "not ready yet" and would be mailed. I asked that one copy be scanned and e-mailed as a PDF, so that the process of notifying companies and agencies could begin. Mr. Woods advised me that yes, of course, this should only be a matter of a few days. Several days and multiple unanswered communications (both phone and e-mail) later, we were finally informed that the death certificates were "on my desk" by Tyler Woods, but that he was out of town and would put them in the mail to us just as soon as he was back in town, stopping only to scan the requested copy for e-mail. Several more days passed. The credit card provided had long since been billed, so it was clear that Mr. Woods had some time to complete the affairs of his business. I spoke with Mr. Woods' assistant, who advised us of a medical emergency in the family, and promised that the matter would get attention just as soon as possible. The assistant apologized for not being able to send the death certificates and receipt but explained that Mr. Woods doesn't allow the assistants to do that paperwork. Given that knowledge, we waited patiently for several more days to allow Mr. Woods to deal with his emergency. I spoke with Mr. Woods again after the wait and was promised that the 'backlog' of work was being addressed that very day and that the e-mail copy would be sent that night. No such copy arrived. After several more unanswered calls and e-mail messages with escalating language (while always respectful), Mr. Woods finally sent a photograph (made with his cell phone?) and sent that through e-mail. This was not the PDF that was needed, which is produced during a scan of a document. A photograph of the document is not valid with any of the creditors or banks and was refused, as expected. We were unable to begin the probate process and were also unable to terminate service contracts or close accounts, and had to pay additional costs/fees out of pocket. After (6) weeks of this very tiring and frustrating process, the death certificates were received. They were mailed to the wrong person in our family but we did get them. The process date was listed as just a few days prior, making it clear that they had only just been submitted and approved by the state. In other words, Mr. Woods' initial claim of having them over a month earlier was simply a stall tactic. It has now been nearly three months and even though many attempts have been made to get a receipt for the $1,200.00 cremation, none has ever been received. We had to use a copy of our bank transaction statement to include with the probate paperwork in order to provide evidence of the cremation costs. Mr. Woods has taken unconscionable advantage of the fact that we are several hundred miles away to stall and evade us. Calls have gone unanswered, e-mails ignored. Promises have been made, broken, repeated, and broken again. Left without recourse to get him to complete the contracted tasks, we are forced to consider such drastic measures as legal action and reversing the charges paid for his services if we do not receive the promised documents soon. I can respect that Mr. Woods had a family emergency, but our family is, itself, grieving its own loss that should not be compounded by his thoughtless and careless inattention to his business. Also, he could have easily delegated these tasks to someone else in his office but seems to be micromanaging all operations of his company. We do *not* recommend using the services of this business.

Made the death of my wife MUCH worse than it should have been:…read more1) Embalmed instead of creamating as requested 2) Forced my friends to stand outside in the snow and rain because they would not allow a viewing because: 3) They scared the shit out of me by erroneously telling me she was both HIV and hepatitis positive (both were wrong); as a physician I know there was no need to leave my friends out in the cold when Phil Freeman could have let them into the lobby, but he chose not to let them in! 4) Took forever to finally get her ashes However, in order to 'make it right I was told, "you will not be charged for the embalming", how generous of them to not charge me for something they were not to do to begin with!! I DO NOT RECOMMENDED THIS PLACE UNLESS YOU WANT THE DEATH OF YOUR LOVED ONE TO BE WORSE THAN IT ALREADY IS!!

I have to say that the level of customer service you and your family will receive from everyone at…read moreFreeman's is extremely amazing. They helped so much during our time of loss and grief. Everything was so effortless and no pressure and no stress. If anything was even mentioned that we needed they made a changed or were right on the spot making it happen and no questions asked. I just can't express what it meant and how grateful we were and how happy we were with your service. Thank you, may God Bless your family and business. Sincerely, Stephanie Beck on behalf of the Ed Shock Family

Finding national cemeteries in the middle of residential areas is always an interesting…read morejuxtaposition. Surrounded by homes that post-date the graves, the site can make one consider the transitory nature of things. Jefferson City National Cemetary is built on a hill, a unique aspect. It's a confined area, surrounded by houses and near a major street, but inside the gates it's quiet and well maintained. You can tell the age of some sites by the large trees that are taking over the headstones, and, in at least two instances, forced the caretakers to replace the headstones entirely. I wonder, based on the spacing, if there isn't at least one gravesite that has been lost entirely by the tree and its occupant lost to history. Although my visit was not during Memorial Day, it's still apparent that there is still care taken to maintain this site, and the history it represents.

Beautiful well kept cemetery. Monument listing all the names of those killed in the Centralia…read moreMassacre.