The Shelby community is experiencing several positive improvements around town – the new Shelby High School, the Shelby Justice Center which will be opening soon and the future construction of the downtown park/amphitheater. Barkdull Funeral Home is pleased to announce they too are progressing.
The funeral home is installing an on premise crematory for families who choose cremation services. Completion expected in late spring.
“We liked the idea of a loved one never leaving our care which allows our funeral home complete control of cremation scheduling, stated Eric Barkdull. “This also will allow us to have control of the costs incurred for such services enabling us to pass that savings onto our families.”
The staff at Barkdull Funeral Home consists of directors Eric Barkdull, Lesli Barkdull Neal and Mike Lancaster who combined have over 86 years of experience helping generations of families during one of the most difficult times in their lives.
In July of 2013, the funeral introduced Carli Fichter, a sixth generation member to join the family business began in 1895 by her great, great, great grandfather, Luther W. Barkdull. Fichter is currently serving her apprenticeship after graduating from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
The funeral home’s part-time staff includes Jay Baker, Allen Wheeler, Bill Neal, Terry Boice, Greg Woodall and Sherry Woodall.
The Barkdull staff counsels families about traditional, memorial and cremation services. Funeral pre-planning is offered to relieve loved ones of unexpected financial burdens and hasty, last-minute decisions.
Lesli Barkdull noted, “Today’s consumers want information. They want to explore all of the available options. All of us are individuals with different needs. The ability to correctly assess and meet those needs is what good service is all about.”
Barkdull’s goal is to help families celebrate a life lived.They encourage personalization, whether that be a memorial DVD photo tribute or allowing families to bring in items that were meaningful to their loved one. They have had a Harley Davidson motorcycle displayed at calling hours, a gentleman’s collection of taxidermy animals and even had a musician jam session.
Barkdull Funeral Home stated they look forward to and fully support positive growth for Shelby. They believe in their community and thank Shelby for their trust in them.
