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.

There are not enough good things that I can say about my family's experience at Rader. My father…read moresuddenly and unexpectedly passed in an accident, so none of us were mentally prepared to be planning his services just days later. What made our experience so special at Rader was the coordinator/director that we were paired with, Leward. We came to the funeral home for the first time to view my father's body and to meet with Leward about arrangements and getting paperwork signed. He was able to read the room perfectly. We were all extremely overwhelmed considering we were all in shock, but he guided us with compassion and patience. He explained every step of the process clearly and slowly. He even made us crack a smile or giggle when appropriate. He did not aggressively push any of the funeral home's services or products on us. We explained that we wanted a celebration of life at our home, and he understood and helped us determine what additional support we would need for the event. He texted us to check in on us leading up to, and even after, the celebration, and assured us that he was there if we needed anything. It was extremely special to have the support and kindness of Rader, and specifically Leward, during the most difficult time of our lives. He made the whole process simple and pleasant. My family is incredibly grateful for our experience at Rader Funeral Home and recommend it to anyone that is looking for comfort and support when a loved one passes.

Leward LeFleur, our Funeral Director, went above and beyond to help my girls and I during the…read moreextremely difficult time of losing my husband/their father. He was kind, compassionate, understanding, comforting and knew just what to say. Leward put us at ease immediately. He even made us laugh a few times! Leward explained the entire process to us and helped us plan the Celebration of Life that we envisioned. He kept in contact with us to see if we needed anything, even following up after the celebration. I am very appreciative to Leward and the entire Rader team. I highly recommend Rader Funeral Home.

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.

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.

Absolute worse place. They over charge for items and during the worst time of your life. The spouse…read moreof one director is very strange and instead of being all empathetic she acted like it was a hassle to speak to her. I am so disappointed in them.

Local family-owned business operated by a quality team of funeral services staff. Offering…read moreinterment services for local area residents for many years. Certified notary services.

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.