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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.
Wreaths Across America: Coleman Funeral Home to Honor Fallen Veterans
Posted on October 31, 2023 by Communications | Leave a comment
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On December 16, 2023, Coleman Funeral Home will once again be participating in Wreaths Across America, a national movement to honor our nation’s veterans by placing wreaths on their graves. Garden of Memories Cemetery in Oxford will be one of thousands of cemeteries across the country participating in this memorial event. “We believe that it […]
Continue ReadingGarden of Memories Oxford to Honor Fallen Veterans with Wreaths
Posted on November 16, 2022 by Communications | Leave a comment
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In December, Garden of Memories Oxford will host Wreaths Across America to remember and honor the 56 veterans buried at the cemetery. The wreath-laying ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on Dec. 17, and staff and community volunteers will decorate the graves of every veteran laid to rest at Garden of Memories. “This is […]
Continue ReadingColeman Funeral Home’s ‘Trunk or Treat’ Scares Up Safe Family Fun
Posted on October 3, 2022 by Communications | Leave a comment
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Community members slinging candy is, as one might expect, a primary draw for the Halloween-themed Trunk or Treat event in the parking lot at Coleman Funeral Home, but lately a friendly neighborhood web-slinger and his friends give the sweets a run for their wrappers. “In the past couple of years, we’ve had staff in costume […]
Continue ReadingKaye Bryant Inspires Local Grief Group
Posted on February 18, 2020 by Communications | Leave a comment
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Coleman Funeral Home hosts second gathering of The Journey After OXFORD, Miss. – At the second meeting of The Journey After, a grief support group hosted by Coleman Funeral Home, Kaye Bryant shared her experiences with overcoming grief to inspire members. Bryant, an Oxford native, opened up about the changes she had to make in her […]
Continue ReadingThe story behind our new support group
Posted on October 22, 2019 by Communications | Leave a comment
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By Kathy Brummett Coleman Funeral Home When I lost my husband years ago, I had to start my journey through the stages of grief. I buried myself in work and got stuck in the grieving process. There was no community I felt like I belonged to anymore, and certainly no community where I felt truly […]
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