Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Emergency
services
Your Trusted Oklahoma City Funeral Service Provider
Smith & Kernke has served Oklahoma City since 1939 as a family-owned and operated funeral service provider. With two locations and an on-site crematory, we offer comprehensive funeral, cremation, and memorialization services designed to honor individual lives with personalized care. Our team specializes in creating meaningful ceremonies through customized tributes, veteran honors, and celebrant-led services.We maintain strict ethical standards in cremation procedures while providing 24/7 support for immediate needs. Our facilities accommodate both traditional and contemporary services, emphasizing emotional support for grieving families through every step of the arrangement process.
Services
Funeral Services
Cremation Services
Celebration of Life
Personalization Options
Veteran Services
Details
- Year established: 1939
Highlights and features
- Family-owned since 1939 with 85+ years of local experience
- Own on-site crematory with transparent procedures
- Personalized memorialization options including tribute videos
- Veteran service experts handling VA benefits paperwork
- 24/7 availability for immediate needs assistance
Associations and certifications
- Licensed Crematorium
- American Society for Dignified Cremations
What people say
Compassionate care
Personalized ceremonies
24/7 support
Veteran experts
Transparent process
Services
Funeral Services
We offer complete funeral services with visitation, chapel or church ceremonies, and burial arrangements. Our directors coordinate permits, death certificates, clergy, music, obituaries, and cemetery logistics while providing grief support. Services include casket selection from $500-$5,000 with required grave liners or sealed vaults. We handle transportation arrangements for distant locations and supervise all service details.
Cremation Services
Our licensed crematory provides immediate and full-service cremation options. Families may choose private viewings, memorial services, or traditional ceremonies before cremation. We offer cremation caskets and rental options. The process typically completes within 3 business days after authorization. Remains may be buried, scattered, or returned in basic or decorative urns with personalized memorialization choices.
Celebration of Life
Certified celebrants create personalized ceremonies reflecting individual lives through stories, music, and readings. We assist with photo displays, tribute videos, customized programs, and unique venue arrangements. Services may include live music, guest participation, and personalized grave markers. Our directors help incorporate hobbies, passions, and family traditions into meaningful memorials.
Veteran Services
We coordinate VA burial benefits, including flag presentation, Taps playing, and headstone applications. Our staff assists with paperwork for service-connected death compensation and national cemetery internment. We provide military funeral honors with color guards and rifle details while ensuring eligibility compliance for veterans with honorable discharges and their dependents.
Personalization Options
We offer tribute videos, photo collages, personalized urns, and memorial keepsakes. Our directors help create customized programs, music selections, and reading choices. We facilitate guest participation through memory sharing, card writing, and collaborative eulogies. Artwork displays and themed decorations reflect individual personalities and life achievements during visitation and services.
Questions
What funeral service options do you offer?
We provide traditional funerals with visitation and burial, cremation services with memorial options, and celebration-of-life events. All services include personalized elements.
Do you handle VA benefits paperwork for veterans?
Yes, our staff completes all necessary forms for VA burial benefits, flag presentation, and headstone applications as part of our veteran services package.
Can I tour your crematory facility?
Absolutely. We offer scheduled crematory tours to demonstrate our ethical procedures and equipment, with same-day viewing options available for cremation families.
What personalization options are available?
We offer tribute videos, photo displays, customized music, guest participation opportunities, and themed decorations reflecting the deceased's hobbies and personality.
Are you available for immediate needs after hours?
Yes, our directors respond 24/7 for death notifications, transportation, and initial arrangements at either of our Oklahoma City locations.
