When my husband went under hospice care my son looked for a funeral home that would help coordinate…read morean Arlington burial. I called Renaissance and they answered all my questions and I gave them all my information. My husband passed away the next morning. They immediately reacted and were so sensitive and caring Keri took care of contacting Arlington with his paperwork and kept me up to date on the scheduling process from beginning when his actual internment occurred. When I arrived at Arlington for the ceremony Keri was there with her assistant to make sure my husband was properly turned over to Arlington's care She even shared some pictures she was able to take. Follow up calls to see how I was doing were greatly appreciated If you have a veteran and you would like to have burial in a national cemetery, I highly recommend this team. Their experience and compassion were comforting during a very difficult time

The woderful staff at Renaissance handled all the arrangements when I lost my mother in 2023 and my…read morefather in 2025. Caring, sympathetic, professional guidance for me as I made difficult decisions. I won't go anywhere else when the need arises again. Lisa Piratzky

Services for my aunt were held with professional individuals. We used the separate space for…read moreeating and everything was handled with care. Thank you.

Valencia E. I would not recommend Lea Funeral Home to…read moreanyone. My family member looked horrible. They should be ashamed of themselves. When we left her at the hospital she looked like she was sleeping. When we walked into the funeral home I thought we were in the wrong room.I said that's not the same person I left at the hospital. I wish I could give a rating of "0".DISGRACEFUL!!! Please don't use this funeral home. RUN!!!!!

On the behalf of the Thorpe family, I would like to thank Lori and her staff for exhibiting such…read moreprofessionalism during our time of bereavement. They truly cared about the needs of the family. My brother Henry Thomas Thorpe was laid to rest nicely. I would gladly recommend her to family and friends. Thanks Lori for making a difficult situation bearable. Rosa Thorpe Ferrell

Dr. Lori Washington, and her staff were able to turn one of the most difficult days in my life into…read moresomething easier for me to deal with. The professionalism, compassion, and empathy were unmatched. The passing of a loved one is always difficult, when it is your spouse the pain can be indescribable. Dr. Lori, and her staff made it bearable, and for that, I can't think them enough. I highly recommend their services. The cremation, and all related services were handled professionally and expediently, a great value. Thank you.

Very unprofessional directors. After our daughter's passing the would not return phone calls. Had…read moreto drive there to schedule a meeting to discuss the death certificate and select an urn. Was contacted by the Funeral Home Manager, Ryan. I explained to Ryan that I had just lost my child. I was very emotional as was hoping that I wouldn't have any additional stress to deal with. As with all businesses things fall through the cracks. Ryan called me and was very apologetic knowing that it is hard to lose a child. Bright Funeral Home was very gracious and all my needs were fulfilled.

We have used Bright's for years, my dad, papa, granny, uncle, great grandfather and more. I can…read moretell the Brights have sold out. Since the 1st encounter with Nicole I have felt rushed and only talking about money. 1st encounter we asked for a moment and she followed us into the room and tried to stand their while we were talking we had to ask her to leave the room. We had already said something to Tommy and she seemed better last night until at the wake she interrupted us to have us sign another document that could have been done when we got there or after. She seems to have a fake demeanor and just how she speaks to family it seems condescending. When they dropped the stand and chairs off at the house not one word was spoken by her or the gentleman helping her. They make you fill out the obituary on your own instead of asking infor to do it. I have been to several services in the last 2 years and the funeral home didn't rush you or make you fill your own stuff out. Then today it was just rush rush rush and when the service at the chapel was over we waited 20 mins for the cop to arrive (I know they can't control the cops). But while we were waiting no one seemed to know what was going on this one didn't know where they were going another one had to get her phone how can they not know where the hell they are going?!?! When we got to the grave side they hadn't even had the service and she was asking do you want to stay for the casket to be lowered. I have NEVER at any funeral that I've been to been asked or seen that. I said yes. They didn't even wait for friends to leave and started lowering the casket then proceeded to have the dirt truck pull up getting ready to unload it. I didn't say we wanted to see dirt put on her and they tried to say we requested it. Who would request that!!! Why do you not at least let the family speak to the guests before doing that. When Tommy and Randy ran things it was nothing like this. For my dad's and papas we stood around talking and they didn't rush anyone they said take your time. Family could talk to people who attended before being rushed out of the cemetery because they want to leave. So unprofessional, with EVERYTHING. I do not recommend any one use them. I have no words for how I feel I am ashamed that I picked them for the amount of money they charged and how this was done is terrible. I already had to deal with the sudden loss and to be rushed is unreal. I would advise anyone to use someone else. I've heard Lancaster's is good. As for me and my family and friends we will never use Bright's funeral home again. I will make sure to let everyone I know or meet know how this place is now. After I called and left a message for Betty Bright to call me back, the manager Brian called me, he said it is normal to ask family at graveside what they want to watch. I thought a funeral was planned out from start to finish why was this not discussed all he could say was I am sorry we didn't meet your expectations. I told him I would be talking to Betty, Randy and Tommy.

It's a genuine pleasure to write this review. We recently utilized Bryan-Lee Mortuary in Raleigh…read moreto facilitate the burial of my Mother. There was a viewing here in Houston, then travel via Air to North Carolina, and lastly auto transportation to Wake Forest to bury. Through Bryan-Lee of Raleigh everything went without any issues! The average person will most likely be distraught when trying to arrange for burial or cremation. Fortunately for us, Bryan-Lee Mortuary in Raleigh has an extremely helpful staff. They set up everything for us with minimal efforts on our part. So, we could do what we needed to do, grieve and support with family and friends. Justin, Maria, Ed and the whole Bryan-Lee crew were in a word: Exceptional. Not only did Justin let us know everything that was going on in the process; he also handled any issues that came our way. Every time I called, Maria answered the phone! It was nice NOT talking or pushing buttons through an auto-attendant... Although I sincerely hope I do not have to utilize their services in the near future, but if I do, I will be returning to Bryan-Lee Mortuary in Raleigh in the future.

While it feels a little weird to review a funeral home, I want to share my family's positive…read moreexperience with Bryan-Lee. I hope this will help others who don't know much about planning funeral arrangements (as my mom, brother, and I did not), and perhaps it will lighten their burden a bit. My dad passed away two weeks ago. We did not make arrangements in advance because while we knew his terminal cancer was going to end his life, we could not anticipate it happening three days after the doctors told us there was nothing more they could do. So we were in quite the bind at UNC Hospitals at 2 AM when we had a body and no idea what to do from there. We were interested in a place near downtown Raleigh, and Bryan-Lee was referred to us. Do not let its Wake Forest Rd. address throw you off. It's located just past where Wake Forest Rd. and Person St. downtown turn into each other (near the Krispy Kreme). In fact, Bryan-Lee is located in the Historic Mordecai district, in an historical home, which my dad would have really liked. Bryan-Lee handled everything with ease: They made the arrangements with the hospital to pick up my dad's body. They handled the cremation as well. They gave my mom a financial information packet about handling bank accounts and the steps to take after losing a spouse. They gave us all of the instructions for writing an obituary. They submitted our piece to the newspapers we requested. One of them was a paper in South Carolina, where I grew up. Andy from Bryan-Lee e-mailed me the day after Dad's obit ran to tell me that he had called that paper after he noticed the online article did not contain a picture of my dad. They assured him that the print version did run the photo, and he wanted to be sure to write that to me before I looked and got upset. Attention to detail, consideration, and customer service like that made Bryan-Lee a great business to work with. The space itself, where my family held a visitation, is lovely. It reminded me of a country club and living room at the same time. By that, I mean it is formal and classy while also comfortable. There were chairs and sofas around the room (which was very large). They have a way to play music if you bring some (though we chose to play it from my brother's computer). They provide ample tissues, mints, and water. They also direct guests arriving to the proper room, take their coats, provide empty boxes so we can take flower arrangements home, handle all of the paperwork required, and other things I'm sure I did not notice. Overall, my family was very pleased with Bryan-Lee Funeral Home. They are friendly professionals who really make you feel safe and welcome when you are otherwise feeling sad, confused, and in a vulnerable position. I recommend them to anyone in need of their services.

I highly recommend them. They were very accommodating and respectful throughout this process.read more

Every aspect was covered and handled in a Professional manner…read more Jessica was just fantastic in Leading me thru the process and what they would do for my daughter. Every request I ask for or needed was addressed by Jessica, Chris, and Tonya !!!!! I "HIGHLY" recommend their services.

Bryan-Lee in Garner did an AMAZING job on my Mother's funeral!!! They took care of us in a very…read morerespectful ..caring way..& showed so much support for our very tough time! Brian was an absolute blessing to work with.. he kept things light & jokingly made us feel so much comfort in one of the hardest things we've ever had to face!! Thankyou ALL for going above & beyond to make our experience a rememberal & professional one! We will always cherish that!!!! I definitely recommend 15 outta 10!!! Awesome place & staff!!!!!

Horrible experience. Untrustworthy. They got the name wrong on the death certificate and now they…read moredocuments from the 1920's to fix THEIR mess up?!? WTAF? Also, can't return phone calls.

Recently I had the misfortune to bury my mother-in-law.Because of Cov-19 and misinformation to us…read morethere were constant changes to date and time of service which was out of our control. Mr. Haywood and the minister of Mt. Peace were very accommodating to the changes made. They made changes to the obituary for the change in service as well. Mr. Haywood made sure the service was kept on time do to the time restrictions placed by the cemetery. Our family was pleased her appearance for the home going ceremony. We have no problem in recommending the Haywood funeral home to friends and relatives.

In August of 2019, I had the misfortune to bury my father. My family was referred to the Haywood…read moreFuneral Home. Upon arrival, they were pleasant and considerate, and originally I felt at ease. When speaking about my father's remains, I expressed multiple times to the funeral director how important it was to our family that a portion be set aside for a keepsake. Over the phone several days before the service I, once again, confirmed that we would receive a portion of the ashes. On the day of his service, Haywood however, had not kept any ashes separate. The gentleman that delivered my father's cremains had no idea I had made this request. He simply said no one had made him aware, and then informed us the urn would have to be re-opened to retrieve any ashes. We, again, explained to him the importance of the remains to our family, and he seemed to reluctantly acquiesce. He informed us they would call in a day's time to pick them up. After three days of waiting for a call, we reached out to them and found out they had been ready for a couple days already. To my horror when I arrived, my father's ashes were presented to me in a transparent pill bottle. My family looked to the Haywood Funeral Home for peace of mind during this difficult time, but only found added stress accompanied by an overwhelming feeling of disrespect.