Honoring Your Loved One at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bringhurst and Turner Funeral Homes

A loved one’s life can be honored and celebrated in many ways. A ceremony offers such an opportunity. A life can be celebrated with several different kinds of ceremony. The common ones include funeral services and memorial services. A funeral service is a ceremony in which the deceased loved one is present. A memorial service is one that can be held at any time after a loved one is buried or cremated.

Ceremonies serve several important functions. They help to:

• Close the gap between a death that has occurred, and a death that matters.
• Enable us to express our thoughts and feelings regarding the loved one.
• Move us from a life we have shared with someone, to life after their death.
• Provide an opportunity to celebrate the life of the loved one, share memories with family and friends, and pay our final respects.
• Give us a deeper appreciation of the life the loved one has lived.

With nearly two centuries of experience helping families create meaningful personal ceremonies, Bringhurst and Turner Funeral Homes can assist you with every aspect involved, from choosing clergy to recommending appropriate readings and music that will most appropriately honor your loved one. This can be done in a traditional service, or if desired by the family, a personalized and more contemporary service can be arranged.

Memorial services held on or near an anniversary of a death offer opportunity to create an especially thoughtful remembrance. Anniversary memorial services not only afford ample time to plan and prepare the ceremony, but also for people to arrange schedules to attend. The Bringhurst and Turner Chapel audio-visual technology is designed for large-screen displaying of tributes, and, if desired, streaming services on the Internet. The Atrium and Conservatory are suited for receptions following services.