Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Trusted Funeral Services in Jonesboro, AR
Emerson Funeral Home has served families in Northeast Arkansas since 1932, offering compassionate and personalized end-of-life services. As a family-owned business, we prioritize making difficult situations manageable through transparent pricing and comprehensive options including cremation, burial, and memorial services. Our facility features an on-site crematory, ensuring your loved one remains in our care throughout the process. We provide affordable services without compromising quality, including a wide selection of urns, cremation jewelry, and caskets. Our state-of-the-art memorial chapel accommodates up to 500 guests with modern audiovisual technology to create meaningful tributes.We specialize in veteran services, assisting families with VA benefits and honors, and offer grief support resources to aid in healing. Our experienced team guides families through pre-planning, personalization options like tribute videos, and traditional funeral arrangements tailored to individual needs. We maintain a commitment to community service while upholding the highest standards of professionalism and empathy in every interaction.
Services
Traditional Funerals
Cremation Services
Veteran Honors
Pre-Planning
Grief Support
Memorial Services
Personalization Options
Urns & Caskets
Details
- Year established: 1932
Highlights and features
- Family-owned since 1932 with deep community roots
- On-site crematory ensures continuous care for your loved one
- Most affordable cremation and funeral services in Jonesboro
- Specialized veteran service coordination with VA benefits assistance
- Modern facilities with audiovisual technology for personalized tributes
Services
Traditional Funerals
We offer comprehensive traditional funeral services including visitation, funeral ceremonies, and graveside services. Our team coordinates venue arrangements, clergy support, and personalized elements like tribute videos to honor your loved one's life.
Cremation Services
Our cremation services include traditional funeral ceremonies followed by cremation, memorial services with cremated remains, and private cremation options. We provide guidance on urn selection and final resting place choices.
Veteran Honors
We specialize in veteran funeral services, assisting families with VA benefits applications, military honors ceremonies, and memorial items. Our staff coordinates flag presentations, rifle details, and headstone requests for eligible service members.
Personalization Options
We help create personalized tributes through photo displays, tribute videos, music selections, and keepsake items. Our team works with families to incorporate meaningful elements that reflect the deceased's personality and life achievements.
Grief Support
Our grief support program offers one year of weekly guidance messages and resource materials to help families cope with loss. We provide practical advice on navigating the grieving process and accessing community support networks.
Questions
What services does Emerson Funeral Home offer?
We provide traditional funerals, cremation services, memorial services, veteran honors, pre-planning options, grief support, and personalized tributes including tribute videos and live streaming.
Do you have an on-site crematory?
Yes, we are the only funeral home in Jonesboro with an on-site crematory, ensuring your loved one remains in our care throughout the entire process.
How do you assist veteran families?
We help families obtain VA benefits, coordinate military funeral honors, and provide specialized services including flag presentations and headstone applications for eligible veterans.
Can I personalize my loved one's service?
Yes, we offer personalization options like tribute videos, photo displays, music selections, and customized urns to create meaningful memorials reflecting individual lives.
Do you offer grief support resources?
We provide one year of weekly grief messages and resources to help families navigate the healing process after loss.
What areas do you serve?
We primarily serve Craighead County and Northeast Arkansas, with arrangements available for families in surrounding regions.
Reviews (5)
Paige Botts
Dec 05, 2021
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I cannot say enough good things about every aspect of this funeral home. My mother in law recently passed away and Derrick significantly helped ease my family during this difficult time. He answered all of our questions and went out of my way to ensure that my father in law understood all aspects and felt comfortable with every decision.
Julie Milnes
Nov 03, 2021
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They were so incredibly helpful!!! Josh in particular!!!! I had so many changes to the obituary, and he took it all in stride! So grateful for all they have done during this difficult time!
Marcus Asher
Jun 02, 2021
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Emersons was great to work with for my moms funeral. Derrick Coleman, the funeral director, was very professional, patient, and more than accommodating. The facility was top notch!
Amanda Cutler
Feb 06, 2021
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My father, Michael Harris, passed away in August and Emerson were the ones who arrived and called his time of death. Ive never had someone close to me pass away before, and with the shock and grief myself and my family felt, we went ahead and chose to move forward with Emerson for the funeral arrangements. That was the biggest mistake we couldve made. We werent very thrilled during our first meeting, and didnt feel as though we were really being taken care of during such a sensitive time. But when they switched our funeral director, we became a lot more comfortable and felt that our
Bob Kernes
Sep 24, 2020
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They could have video the service of my nephew Seth Malachi Tartt. So that others could watch it that couldn't come. On the internet
