Everything was great and Mom looked beautiful. She is happy, I'm sure, in her mauve bed, now able to sleep peacefully. The flight of doves was lovely. Thank you for everything, Shannon. Best regards.

Dear Mr. Goebel and Staff - The members of the SADD Chapter would like to join me in expressing their heartfelt appreciation for all of the time and effort you put into making the Mock Crash at St. Teresa High School a reality and success. We felt the message was strong and well received. Your personal touch and empathy were certainly felt by the people who played the roles of the parents and the victim. The actual mother of the victim was also at the event and was touched. We did show the rose to several classes the following day for those who were unable to see it at the event. Our Prom was successful and incident free. We could not have done this without your contribution. Thank you for the very difficult job you do. We have posted pictures to the St. Teresa Advancement Facebook page as well as to the St. Teresa High School webpage under SADD for future reference. Our students, faculty and staff greatly appreciate your continuous support.

Dear Eric, Bill and Barbara and Staff - Thank you all or helping us give mom the beautiful and loving farewell we wanted for her. A special thank you to Eric for his help in pre-planning, to Bill and Eric for meeting with us on "blizzard" Monday to finalize details, to Barbara for her patience with us on the day of mom's service ( managing to corral all of us into the funeral car) and to all the staff for their kindness and attention to detail. Mom looked beautiful and we are grateful for the attention given to her from her hair to the color of her fingernail polish everything was perfect. We were so happy with the DVD - the pictures of mom and so many of her loved ones, helped us feel that those who couldn't be there due to distance and/or health were with us in spirit to say goodbye. Thank you also for allowing our little dog, Teddy, come to the service. He brought mom a lot of joy and laughter with his visits and it seemed only right that he be there that day.

I so appreciate and enjoyed talking with you at the time of my mother-in laws visitation and funeral. You are very comforting. God bless you in your ministering to families during the difficult time of loss.

Robert, I just wanted to express my sincere thanks for the love, care, and support we received during the passing of my father-in-law, M. R. I have never in my life seen a funeral staff so kind, caring, and compassionate. I can not tell you how much that helped all of us during this difficult time. In a world where people are around death all the time, it is very nice to be treated in such a manor. I was personally touched by the woman (funeral assistant)(I can't recall her name), who embraced my mother-in-law more than once. She showed genuine care, and love to Mom. We live out of state but I have told everyone about how we were treated at Graceland Fairlawn. If every funeral home had such a wonderful and compassionate outlook towards families, the experience would be so much better for all of us. Thank you again for the support and love we received. It did not go unnoticed. Many Blessings

The men have done so much work cleaning up after the Tornado. The grass always looks nice.There was lots of weeding done.it looks great .Jerry has plays taps for the kolean was vets for 10 years and these year was the best.we saw it in our poper to remins folks to attend there was lots of people there.the gun salute-music-Taps & Bagpipe was such a vivid reminder of what our service people have done for us. The “Flight Home” was beautiful. It was good to see the boy scouts too and the refreshments after such a warm(Hot) memorial were very nice. The people at the front very helpful & informative. Memorial day is sometimes a hard & emotional day so you all made it a good day. Thank you for all your work thru the year.

Dear Mr. Stork, I wish to thank you and your staff on behalf of my brother, and out bereaved family for your prompt and professional attention to our needs at this time, and to wish you personally, and professionally a long and continued success in the excellent manner you are managing two of Decatur’s proudest assets and landmarks dating to early into the last century. Your memorial gardens and crematorium/chapel reflect modern appeal to all generations lucky enough to be raised in a dynamic Decatur area… Sincerely,

On behalf of the D. and N. Families, We would like to say we are truly thankful to have entrusted our loved one (my dad H.D. Jr) in your care. From the first phone call, to receiving his body, to our final goodbye at Memorial Park, the staff was professional, caring, loving, and supportive. The D. family has used your services in the past (e.g. M.D., P.W.), and were very pleased. This was my first time being involved in planning a funeral. I now understand why our family has been so pleased with your services. Robert Stone was a “God send” for me. He did not treat me as a business transaction. He truly came across with genuine care and concern to make this as positive and stress free of an experience as possible. He was very personal and professional. He did a great job making sure to present my dad during his final viewing as handsome, peaceful, and proud!!! Mike, who handled the programs, was very patient with me and very helpful offering creative options. He went above and beyond to make sure everyone would be very pleased with the program and obituary. Kay was so welcoming, friendly, and helpful. I felt like I had known her for years. For all the staff that worked directly with us, as well as those that worked behind the scenes, we pray that each one of you be richly blessed for the incredible work that you do supporting families like ours through such a difficult period. Please know that you all did an awesome job making me and my family feel very loved, supported, and special. Blessings to each one of you!

Graceland-Fairlawn, This letter of appreciation comes to your attention belated, but not diminished. Our sincere appreciation for your thoughtfulness will continue for years to come. BGR will one day also thank you for taking respectful care of her earthly body. She is now in the care of God the Father, her maker. As her grandfather, I am sending to you a small gift of appreciation so that it may help your organization to continue with assisting others in the future. Thank you!

Mr. Goebel, I would like to thank you for hiring such a caring and considerate staff! My family had a graveside service for my husband, F., at the new columbarium. The service was wonderful from the water that was brought to us, to the chairs that were there waiting for us, to the dove release- everything was just perfect. Angela Burchett, Rob Stone, Sharon Ross and John Brosam are the wonderful people that helped me through this sad part of my life. I must mention that a gentleman had to cut an inch off of my husband’s “box” so it would fit in the niche. He did a great job, I was really pleased! “Gator” took me to the niche to be sure it fit and I stayed while he locked it up. He is a “great” guy! Blessings to you, PS. Please share this note with these kind and “special people.”