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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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Roberts named Instructor of the Year

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Errol Castens | Leave a comment
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Jeremy Roberts was honored May 9 as EDHE 101 Instructor of the Year by the University of Mississippi’s Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience. Roberts, Director of Event Services at Coleman Funeral Home in Oxford and Olive Branch, is also an adjunct instructor at Ole Miss, where he teaches the course titled “Academic Skills […]

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Our ‘quiet celebration’

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Errol Castens | Leave a comment
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Coleman Funeral Home hosted a Christmas memorial on Dec. 4 for families we had served since opening our new building in November 2015.   In what will be an annual offering, the event was a quieter celebration of the sometimes overwhelming holiday. A blazing fireplace, beverages and hors d’oeuvres complemented the setting of wreaths, poinsettias […]

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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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‘Camp I Believe’ set for grieving kids

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Errol Castens | Leave a comment
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Camp to give grieving kids chance for expression, fun If you’re close to a grieving child, letting them and their family know about “Camp I Believe” could be one of the biggest helps you give. “Camp I Believe” is a no-cost, three-day respite providing both peer support and expert help to children and teens who […]

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