Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home

Mary Nelson

Frank Carmon is a gentleman and a competent professional - the perfect temperament for his responsibilities as Funeral Director. My father had prepaid all his funeral arrangements before his death (having arranged them with Frank's father.) Upon my father's death Frank cleared time immediately to sit with me and review all of the decisions Dad had made, and then discuss all the details that were not covered previously. Even though we'd never met, he was easy to talk to, listened carefully, understood what my siblings and I were looking for, and carefully guided us through all the decisions related to burial and the intimate graveside burial service we envisioned. Throughout our week of planning (as we dealt with a mother in hospice as well) he patiently dealt with all our issues, requested changes, always offering the help of his significant team of professionals and network of clergy and soloists just when it was needed. He was responsive - sometimes answering emails at midnight! And when we showed up at the cemetery the morning of the burial, there was an intimate semicircle of 13 chairs piled high with big soft warm blankets that chased the chill of the 18 degree day. It's just what my father would have wanted. And it really helped us immerse ourselves in appreciating and celebrating my father even as we were mourning his death.

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