Jeff was so professional yet caring as we planned the service for our mother. It is never an easy…read moreprocess but we felt so at ease that everything would be done in a way our mother would have been pleased. Blessings to you and all your staff. The family of Beverley Wilson

From the owner: Overton Funeral Home offers funeral and cremation arrangements for all of Indianola, Des Moines,…read moreand surrounding areas. We offer a variety of services such as traditional funeral service, memorial services, cremation options, donor programs, cemetery choices, out of town funeral arrangements, funeral pre-planning, and much more. Call us today for more information.

Hi Bill. I just want to tell you what a beautiful service you did for Darrell on Saturday . I…read moreenjoyed it very much. I enjoyed seeing you and was so happy to give you a hug. I heard about your new church. That has to be so enjoyable and what a great accomplishment. Best of luck to you and keep up the excellent tribute to our Wonderful God.

Rest Haven is the nicest cemetery in West Des Moines and Des Moines Iowa. I go through RestHaven…read morecemetery to look at the swans and I always see Clark Shockley. He is the nicest person always asking me if there's anything he can do or help me with. I really enjoy his company and the beautiful cemetery thank you so much Bernice Thomas.

I am in Arizona and was long distance arranging a burial (inurnment) and graveside service for my…read morefather. I would like to thank Mates, Scott and MaryAnn for their help in making this a seamless and peaceful process. They were all wonderful via phone and in person. Very caring and professional. I very highly recommend McLaren's. Much of my family rests there in their wonderful care.

When my father passed away unexpectedly, the family was understandably unsure as to how to take…read morecare of all of the relevant details. Nathan and his staff at the Denison, IA office were consummate professionals in every respect: They were knowledgeable, patient, efficient, thorough, and clearly were well versed in every aspect of all of the things that you and I might overlook in our grief. When changes came or last-time revisions were required or considered, Nathan was proactively on top of it. Clearly he knew what he was doing. With a generous and patient mindset, everything was taken care of and not one thing was left to chance. I would offer Pauley Jones in Denison my highest professional and personal recommendations, and I would congratulate them on making the excellent decision to have Nathan on the staff. They are to be commended for their compassion and their professionalism.

It's not what you think! I was privileged to get a tour of…read morethis wonderful establishment. I did come to this funeral home at one time in the past. A family friend passed. His visitation here was amazing. He had a love for Maid-rite sandwiches and I remember they had Maid-rite cater in. The large building was packed full of people there to pay their respects. However, today, was a guided tour. Robin who is a funeral director met with us in the lobby. She gave us the history on this building many of you pass everyday going downtown. It used to be two homes and when it was converted into one they left the fountain and very nice décor right in the center to have as a great atmosphere as you come in. Also set up in that area was some memories of a service that was to take place later. There was a lot of time and effort put into putting this They had a serving bar with coffee and some delicious cookies. We started the tour by looking in the big visiting/viewing room. Room for lots of people/chairs. We made our way into another type of viewing room. This one was more of a parlor style. Couches and chairs for intimate meeting or group. The room was very pretty and comfy. After going over more about the funeral home and the history of Dunns we made our way upstairs. We stopped midway to be shown copies of paintings done by Grant Wood for the Dunn family. I thought this was really cool and will look for these the next time I am at the DSM Art Museum. We made our way upstairs to where they keep coffin, urns and vault selections. This was really cool that they had all these options in house and are apparently the only one in their branch that does. I was in awe of the options you can get with cremation. There can even be jewelry for the family after the person is taken care of. She spoke of lots of options for all people and religions. She talked about how lots more people now are taking care of their arrangments before that day comes so the family does not have to worry about things. Speaking of taken care of, from there we moved to the room where embalming and caring for your loved one happens. It was really interesting and everything was really clean. The last stop of the tour was downstairs of the building. They have a crematory on site. She explained that it is set up that family can be present or even start the process if their beliefs need it. With all the information she provided I think what stuck the most was how much they will accommodate and help the family through this process. I left the tour feeling that this location would really bend over backwards to help a family through this tough times. I would really recommend them. I hope I would not need to use them but if I did, I would choose them. Thank you for the great tour. I learned a lot.

Dunn's recently handled my mother's funeral. I was so impressed with every aspect. Randy handled…read moreeverything beautifully taking so much of the burden off me. Every part of the funeral was perfect. I can't say how much it means during a difficult time.