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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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Coleman Funeral Home opens third location

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Jeremy Roberts | Leave a comment
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Olive Branch, Southaven now serve DeSoto County   Coleman Funeral Home has debuted its third facility in north Mississippi, with a branch location now open in Southaven. The move broadens Coleman’s service to families in DeSoto County, where it also operates a 6,500-square-foot custom-built location in Olive Branch. Coleman Funeral Home was founded in Oxford […]

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Coleman Funeral Home expands in DeSoto County

Posted on by Jeremy Roberts | Leave a comment
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  Southaven location offers business office, family gathering space   Meet our staff  |  Complete price list  |  Pre-planning resources   Coleman Funeral Home is opening a new location in DeSoto County, just 10 miles from the Olive Branch facility it opened in 2017. Its new Southaven branch office is located at 59 Church Road […]

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Not into funerals? How to plan a celebration of life instead

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Jeremy Roberts | 1 Comment
Posted under Celebration of Life, Community, People, Planning

  As published in The DeSoto Times-Tribune on Thursday, Nov. 23, and The Oxford Eagle on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. “We only want a cremation or burial. We don’t want a funeral.” You might be surprised by how often we hear that, when families come to our office after a loved one’s death. It’s not that they […]

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‘The Art of a Funeral’ – The Planning Process

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Errol Castens | Leave a comment
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Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford hosted the third session – “The Planning Process” – of its series, “The Art of a Funeral,” on Tuesday, August 15. The first two sessions, held in June and July respectively, discussed the purposes and customs behind funerals and dispelled misconceptions about it. Glenn Coleman, who owns the company in […]

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New funeral home opens in Olive Branch

Posted on August 2, 2017 by funeralOne | Leave a comment
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Ribbon cutting, open house set for Aug. 10 The Olive Branch community has a new, modern choice for funeral care. Coleman Funeral Home is preparing to open its custom facility at 6815 Parkview Blvd., across the street from the YMCA of Olive Branch. The 6,000-square-foot funeral home is a light-filled space designed around the needs […]

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