Our experienced staff will work with you to create a most meaningful service. We strive to make each service unique and everything the family wishes for it to be.
Heckart/Gillespie Funeral Home is a full service funeral home offering traditional funeral services and merchandise, cremation services and merchandise, pre-need planning, and a wide variety of other specialty services.
Traditional funeral services and merchandise typically includes:
Professional services
Visitation facilities
Funeral ceremony (chapel, church, or graveside services)
Transportation services
Specialty services/merchandise includes:
Direct burial
Shipping and receiving services
Memorial services
Clothing
Keepsake bookmarks
Flag cases
Pre-arranging your funeral:
Allows you to express your own wishes
Relieves your loved ones of a future financial burden
Gives you peace of mind
Relieves your family of many decisions at a difficult time
Please visit our Pre-Arrangements page for more information.
The most important thing to do when a death occurs is to CALL US IMMEDIATELY, no matter when or where. If the death occurs in a hospital or other medical facility, ask the staff to notify Heckart/Gillespie Funeral Home at 660-826-1750.
Among the services we provide are:
Assist you in making funeral arrangements.
Help you notify friends and relatives.
Prepare and file all necessary paperwork.
Take respectful care of your loved one's body.
Consult with clergy.
Contact casket bearers.
Notify newspapers and radio stations.
Coordinate with cemetery to coordinate grave opening and closing.
Direct services.
Secure veterans' benefits to which you may be entitled.
File claims for possible Social Security benefits.
File claims with insurance companies.
Continuing care after the funeral when questions or other needs arise.
Our philosophy at Heckart/Gillespie Funeral Home is best described by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. in his `Ten Freedoms for Creating Meaningful Ceremonies.'
1. You have the freedom to make use of the funeral ritual.
2. You have the freedom to plan a funeral that will meet the unique needs of your family.
3. You have the freedom to ask friends and family members to be involved in the funeral.
4. You have the freedom to view the body before and during the funeral if this custom is appropriate for your culture and faith.
5. You have the freedom to embrace your pain during the funeral.
6. You have the freedom to plan a funeral that will reflect your spirituality.
7. You have the freedom to search for meaning before, during and after the funeral.
8. You have the freedom to make use of memory during the funeral.
9. You have the freedom to be tolerant of your physical and emotional limits.
10. You have the freedom to move toward your grief and heal.
We encourage you to contact us if you have questions about the services we offer.
