Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Emergency
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Family-Owned Funeral Services Since 1961
Hayworth-Miller has served Winston-Salem and surrounding communities for over 60 years as a family-owned business. Founded in 1961 by W. Paul Hayworth and Robert F. Miller, we relocated to our current Silas Creek Parkway location in 1965 and established our first crematory in 1996. With five locations across Forsyth and Davie Counties, including Rural Hall, Kernersville, Advance, and Lewisville, we provide traditional funeral services, cremation options, and unique memorialization solutions. Our team of experienced professionals, including fourth-generation family members, specializes in personalized arrangements that honor individual lives while supporting grieving families.We maintain two crematories for local service needs and offer livestreaming technology to connect distant loved ones. Our Robert F. Miller Center provides flexible event space for post-service gatherings. Accredited by industry associations through our leadership roles, we combine multi-generational expertise with modern innovations to serve diverse community needs. Our commitment to compassionate care has earned consistent positive feedback from families we've assisted through difficult times.
Services
Traditional Services
Cremation Services
Memorialization
Unique Services
Merchandise
Details
- Year established: 1961
Highlights and features
- Family-owned for 60+ years with fourth-generation leadership
- Five locations serving Winston-Salem and surrounding communities
- Personalized memorialization options including livestreaming services
- Two on-site crematories for local service control
- Free preplanning consultations with experienced counselors
What people say
Compassionate care
Professional staff
Personalized arrangements
Community commitment
Modern technology
Services
Traditional Services
We offer comprehensive traditional funeral services including visitations, chapel or off-site ceremonies, and graveside services. Our team helps personalize arrangements with tribute videos, customized displays, and music selections. Services can be tailored to religious traditions or secular preferences with options for clergy-led or celebrant-led ceremonies.
Cremation Services
Our cremation services include traditional funeral ceremonies followed by cremation, memorial services with cremated remains, and private cremation arrangements. We provide transparent pricing and various final disposition options including urn selection, columbarium placement, and scattering assistance.
Memorialization
We create personalized memorial experiences through photo displays, video tributes, music selections, and literary readings. Our services incorporate artwork, customized urns, and keepsake items to honor individual lives. We also offer digital memorials and physical memorial folders for lasting remembrance.
Unique Services
Our distinctive offerings include butterfly and dove releases during services, therapy dog visits through Love on a Leash partnerships, and space memorialization options for scattering ashes. These specialized services provide meaningful ways to personalize funeral ceremonies and create memorable tributes.
Merchandise
We offer extensive selections of caskets, urns, and burial vaults with various materials and designs. Our merchandise includes personalized options for custom engravings, themed decorations, and keepsake items. We maintain inventory for immediate needs while offering special order capabilities for specific requests.
People
Analise Munday
Manager, Silas Creek Chapel
Analise Munday manages our flagship Silas Creek Chapel location, bringing years of funeral service experience to ensure compassionate care for Winston-Salem families.
Scott Morris
Manager, Rural Hall Chapel
Scott Morris leads our Rural Hall Chapel operations, providing trusted funeral services to Rural Hall residents and surrounding communities with personalized attention.
Ashley Samuels
Manager, Kernersville Chapel
Ashley Samuels oversees our Kernersville location, continuing the tradition of quality funeral care established when the chapel opened in 1990.
Terry Funderburk
Manager, Kinderton Chapel
Terry Funderburk manages our Kinderton Chapel in Advance, serving Western Forsyth and Eastern Davie Counties with compassionate funeral arrangements since 2008.
Wes Saunders
Manager, Lewisville Chapel
Wes Saunders leads our Lewisville location, providing local expertise and personalized service to Lewisville, Pfafftown, and Yadkinville communities since 2012.
Questions
What types of funeral services do you offer?
We provide traditional funeral services, cremation options, and customized memorialization solutions including livestreaming capabilities.
Do you offer preplanning services?
Yes, we offer free preplanning consultations and a downloadable preplanning checklist to help families make informed decisions in advance.
Are payment plans available?
We offer financing solutions through our funeral loan program for families needing extended payment terms.
What locations do you serve?
We operate five locations serving Winston-Salem, Rural Hall, Kernersville, Advance, and Lewisville communities.
Do you provide veterans' benefits assistance?
Yes, our staff helps families complete necessary paperwork to obtain Department of Veterans Affairs benefits for deceased veterans.
What unique memorial options are available?
We offer butterfly and dove releases, therapy dog support through Love on a Leash, and space memorialization options.
Reviews (2)
Christopher Lee
Nov 27, 2018
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Death is never easy, but the love and care from Hayworth helps. Thank you for serving my family. May 10 2018
Susan Dee
Sep 09, 2013
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It is difficult to express the pain one suffers at the loss of a loved one, in my case my mother. Mike Shore came to see us at the house hours before she had passed and I asked him to please not have my father sign any documents yet. He was gentle, understanding and very patient with us. He understood the pain and didn't push us into any hasty decisions nor sale. When the time came we called on him and he behaved like a true gentleman, genuine heart and wonderful understanding. I know the decision is difficult and you will have many choices but I strongly recommend you speak to them because they
