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In our blog, we share resources and information that families in our community can use to cope with their loss or better understand their grief. We also write about ways we have been involved in the community. Check out our latest posts below.

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Anatomical Donation: A Personal Perspective

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Errol Castens | 2 Comments
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It’s outside most people’s comfort zones to consider their own mortality. There’s one related decision you can make, however, that can make that uncomfortable contemplation quite satisfying. Donate your body to science, and it can be your final public service. As a bonus, Coleman Funeral Home will provide a free memorial service. My parents decided […]

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Timber and bereavement: Caution and advice may be priceless

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Errol Castens | Leave a comment
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You won’t find me giving business advice very often. But if you own forest land, there’s one particular bit of advice that’s worth a few minutes of your time – advice that my family (almost) learned the hard way. It isn’t uncommon for folks who own timber to get a knock on their door a […]

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Coleman donation makes life easier for Oxford Schools bands

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Errol Castens | Leave a comment
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Having their own equipment trailer is making life vastly easier for bands from Oxford High School and Oxford Middle School bands this school year. Coleman Funeral Home was the lead donor to the Oxford Band Boosters for the 28-foot enclosed, lockable trailer late last fall, and this month the last “i” was dotted and the […]

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Business Expo shows Olive Branch’s vibrancy

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Errol Castens | Leave a comment
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      Members of the Coleman Funeral Home family were delighted to join other members of the Olive Branch business community on Wednesday, October 12, at the Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Business and Community Expo. The event brought hundreds of people and dozens of exhibitors into Northcentral Electric Power Association’s headquarters, offering […]

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Senior Lifestyle Expo shows what Oxford has to offer

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Errol Castens | 2 Comments
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Scores of folks learned how rich in opportunities Oxford can be when Coleman Funeral Home hosted Senior Lifestyle Expo 2016 on Oct. 4. Lafayette and Oxford High School choirs bookended the inaugural event with half-hour concerts of spiritual, patriotic and popular music, and business leader Mark Hartnett and bon vivant Kaye Bryant spoke to the […]

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