Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Emergency
services
Your Trusted Funeral Service Provider in Carbondale, IL
At Meredith Funeral Home, we have dedicated ourselves to serving families in Carbondale, Illinois, with compassionate and personalized funeral planning for over seven decades. Our mission centers on creating meaningful ceremonies that honor individual lives while providing comprehensive support during times of loss. We specialize in traditional burials, cremation services, veterans' memorials, eco-conscious green burials, and pet remembrance options. Our experienced team prioritizes attention to detail, offering 24/7 availability to accommodate immediate needs and preplanning consultations to ensure future wishes are honored.We maintain partnerships with local cemeteries and certification programs to facilitate environmentally responsible choices. Through our Circle of Friends+ program, we extend post-service support resources to assist families with grief management and estate settlement. Our facility features versatile gathering spaces designed to foster community connection during memorial events, while our preplanning checklist helps individuals document personal preferences to alleviate future burdens on loved ones.
Services
Burial Services
Cremation Services
Veterans Memorials
Green Burials
Pet Remembrance
Details
- Year established: 1953
Highlights and features
- We offer 70+ years of compassionate funeral service experience
- Our team provides 24/7 personalized support for immediate needs
- We specialize in veterans' burial benefits coordination
- We offer certified green burial options with environmental stewardship
- Our preplanning specialists help document personal end-of-life wishes
Services
Traditional Burial
Our traditional burial services include complete arrangement coordination from visitation to graveside ceremony. We handle all logistics including transportation, casket selection, and cemetery coordination while helping families create personalized tributes through music, readings, and memorial displays. Our team ensures compliance with all legal requirements and provides guidance for obituary preparation.
Cremation Services
We offer full-service cremation packages that include private viewings, memorial ceremonies, and urn selection. Our specialists help families navigate options for scattering, permanent placement, or keepsake memorials while maintaining strict chain-of-custody protocols throughout the process.
Veterans Memorials
Our VA-certified planners coordinate full military honors, flag presentation, and benefit applications. We ensure proper documentation for burial allowances and provide guidance on eligibility requirements for national cemetery interment and presidential memorial certificates.
Green Burial
Our green burial services feature biodegradable caskets, natural preservation methods, and certified cemetery placements. We educate families about conservation standards and help arrange services that minimize environmental impact while maintaining meaningful memorialization traditions.
Pet Remembrance
Through Eternal Friends, we provide aquamation services for pets using water-based cremation. Our packages include keepsake urns, pawprint memorials, and fur clippings to help families honor their animal companions with dignity and personalized tributes.
People
Jenny Meredith
Preplanning Specialist
Jenny Meredith brings 15 years of funeral service experience to her role as Preplanning Specialist. She guides families through end-of-life planning, helping document personal wishes while explaining financial protection options and VA benefits coordination.
Questions
What funeral service options do you offer?
We provide traditional burials, cremation services, veterans' memorials, green burials, and pet remembrance options with personalized customization.
Do you offer preplanning services?
Yes, we offer complimentary preplanning consultations and a downloadable checklist to document end-of-life preferences.
Are veterans' benefits included?
We help families understand and apply for VA burial benefits, including memorial certificates and military honors.
What makes a green burial eco-friendly?
Green burials use biodegradable materials, avoid toxic chemicals, and occur in certified natural cemeteries to minimize environmental impact.
Reviews (6)
Kim Daughton
Oct 03, 2021
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Justin and his staff are some of the most caring people Ive ever met. They helped me through every step of the process whenever my mom passed away and took some stress off of my shoulders during the most difficult thing Ive been through. I would highly recommend them.
Lisa Thomas
Jul 23, 2021
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Justin was super helpful and kind throughout the process. He was professional and very knowledgeable each step of the way. Highly recommended!
M. E.
May 05, 2021
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Mr. Meredith is fantastic. We used his cremation services and everything was taken care of by Meredith Funeral Home. We also used the online pre-registration which is easy and cost efficient.
Hurley Fam
Oct 10, 2020
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The owner Im assuming was very thoughtful, guided us through the process and was helpful with all the arrangements. I would definitely recommend their services in the most unfortunate circumstance we all have to face with our loved ones. Thanks for all your help and for what you do for the passing of our loved ones. God bless you.
Amanda Neal
Oct 02, 2020
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Mr.Meredith and his staff were so amazing when my children were buried they went above and beyond than I could ever imagine. They were so compassionate to me and my family through our hard time
Jacob S.
Jul 31, 2020
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As a pastor I deal with many funeral homes in the area. There is no better company to work with than Meredith Funeral Home. I wish that all of my congregation had prearranged their funerals with Justin and his team. They make the process so much better for families and are very down to earth and normal folks.
