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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.

Coleman Funeral Home welcomes community ambassador
Posted on August 1, 2018 by Jeremy Roberts | Leave a comment
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Lori Payne joins Coleman Funeral Home Coleman Funeral Home of Southaven has welcomed to its staff lifelong Southaven resident Lori Rasco Payne. Payne, a Southaven High School graduate and local business owner, has joined Coleman Funeral Home as a community ambassador. Her role includes providing Southaven families with information about services provided by Coleman […]
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Local family funeral professional joins Coleman
Posted on February 19, 2018 by Jeremy Roberts | Leave a comment
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Ashley Bowlan returns home to serve the Olive Branch community The son of local Coleman Funeral Home staff member Perry Lee Bowlan has returned home to serve the Olive Branch community. Ashley Bowlan, who grew up in Olive Branch, will join Coleman Funeral Home of Olive Branch as a funeral director. He has been […]
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Coleman Funeral Home opens third location
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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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How to Get Your Affairs in Order
Posted on February 16, 2018 by Jeremy Roberts | 2 Comments
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Spare your family future conflict by making plans today Life is too busy to think about dying, and that’s the way it should be. But for many people, the experience of burying a parent makes them think about the day their own kids will be in their shoes: “How can I make things easier […]
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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
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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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