INFORMATION UPDATE
In addition to serving our historically faithful families and friends, in the past year we have had the opportunity to serve families and friends that normally would have been served by the Gibbons Funeral Home, Coalport. During this time, we have also assisted numerous families in transferring prearranged funerals from that funeral home to ours. Due to Dan Gibbons’ well-deserved, announced retirement and the closing of the funeral home in Coalport, a void in the funeral services in that area has existed.
Please know that it has been our honor and privilege to serve all our families in the past. If you are "up in the air" which firm to choose in your time of need, we consider it an honor and privilege should you choose us as your funeral home. Also, we are here to assist you in transferring your prearranged funeral that you may have with the former Gibbons Funeral Home, Coalport. They are your arrangements and you have a right to choose which funeral home you would like to handle them. Feel free to call, email or text us.
This funeral home has been in service since 1890 and I personally am entering my 41st year as funeral director. The good Lord has blessed me with wonderful health…I have no plans on retiring. My daughter, Adrienne, is pursuing her funeral director’s certification and is entering her second year of training. She is scheduled to be licensed in two years. My promise to the families we serve is that for decades to come, we will continue to offer you the comfort, friendship and compassion you deserve along with professionalism and dignity in all that we do.
Charlie
Have The Talk of a Lifetime
Meaningful memorialization of a loved one’s passing can transform, heal, and comfort us. It highlights our loved ones’ sacrifices, reminds us of the things that they value, and inspires us with their life stories.
Have the Talk of a Lifetime, a program created by The Funeral and Memorial Information Council, was designed to help families have meaningful conversations about the things that matter most in their lives. These discussions can give important insights to the people they left behind — insights that can be used to honor and remember the lives of their loved ones.
Why is having the talk of a lifetime important?
Although we might have daily conversations with our loved ones, the most meaningful and deep ones don’t always happen. Having this kind of conversation can make a huge difference — it can help us see our loved ones in a different and more positive light, it can teach us valuable lessons, it can give us a clearer picture of the things they love, it can bring us closer together, and it can help us reaffirm to them how much we love them.
Who should have the talk?
We could have the talk of a lifetime with anyone we value, cherish, and love. It could be our grandparents, our parents, our siblings, our uncles and aunts, our cousins, our spouse, our children, our grandparents, or our friends. It also doesn’t have to be done only when we feel we are or someone we love is at the end of their life. We’ll never really know what the future holds, so let us take the opportunities we still have with them while we still can.
How do we start the talk?
We shouldn’t really wait for a special moment to start having these kinds of talks. We can do it anytime and anywhere, when we and our loved ones are comfortable — at home while we’re having meals together,out for a walk, gathered as a family, or playing games.
We could also sometimes start with visual prompts, like a photo or an entire photo album, a memento, or a souvenir. We can open up about past experiences while we’re at memorable place, such as a church, a favorite restaurant, or an old park. These can be great ways to start a story.
May we always treasure every moment of our lives and have meaningful conversations with the ones we love.
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