Whigham Funeral Home

Kara and Carolyn did a spectacular job at preparing and facilitating my grandmothers service. Very professional and my family was satisfied with their exceptional service

Cannot comment on the service since they did not even want to handle the cremation. This was a more complex file, for a foreign citizen, but not responding to emails and letting me wait for a reaction is NOT professional.

Whighams funeral home you deserve to brag. I would rate you 6 stars if they had it. You were awesome, you treated me and family with such great respect and more importantly my dearly beloved grandmother. She looked great, my family was so very pleased.
We did not choose a funeral home lightly and we did our research. From walking in your doors, Mrs. Carolyn greeted my cousin and I so warmly. And all of the staff were equally as understanding and respectful.
We never had to deal with any major loss in our family however you made such an emotional time easy from start to finish. Always being there to guide us through and offer suggestions to improve the experience. Kara, you get an extra star for your part, you were simply terrific. Thank you all so very much!

While the people are very nice and the home is attractive, there are some improvements that need to be made. The viewing and funeral I attended on 2÷11÷13 and 2÷12÷13 had small glitches that made it more difficult for visitors, most of who do not need more stress at these times.
1. The snow removal was not sufficient. As it is, the lot is small, but with the snow left in many parts of spots, people had no choice but to park oddly and take up extra space. Getting in and out was difficult.
2. Salting for ice was also not sufficient. The front entrance is closed off and the sidewalks and parts of the lot still had slushy ice. The weather was not always above freezing and there were spots of ice.
3. The sound system needs help. Perhaps we just sat in a bad spot, however, we could not hear most of the people who spoke, including those who worked there.
4. Directions to cemetery were lacking. I am unsure if this is the family’s responsibility or the home’s, but I am leaning toward the home’s. There was a name/​town for the cemetery on the program, but no street #. There was no announcement at the end of the service. People had to go back and have someone announce it and even then there were no directions. When we asked at the desk, the woman gave us the address from the computer. That was all. No printout, or offer to assist.
5. Driving to the cemetery was not organized. We were told to line up but no one said where. We went on our own, however, I am unsure that there were flags on the procession cars or anything to indicate they were a processional.

After this past month, most people may know of Whigham as the funeral home that held Whitney Houston’s viewing, but just under a year ago, this month, we were here saying goodbye to my girlfriend’s mother. I didn’t think to write a review on a funeral home until I saw Whitney being brought in in the same gold hearse that held Mama Gloria. I was instantly reminded of how wonderful they were.
Mama Gloria’s homegoing service was held on-​site at Whigham Funeral Home. They had a strong reputation in the community and we understood why. It wasn’t a fancy or elaborate service, but it was beautiful. No detail was overlooked. Reverend Rodney Brooks officiated the service and he made sure our tears of sorrow were well-​blended with tears of joy and laughter… more of the latter. He set the mood for the rest of the speakers to approach the podium with humor.
I personally thought the service was perfect and based off the feedback from the attendees, I know I was not the only one who thought so.
As for all that drama about the release of Whitney’s photo in the casket, I highly, highly, highly doubt it was done by anyone who worked here. They are the most amazing people with genuine respect for the deceased and the living. I wouldn’t put it past the police or a contracted security guard to pull some mess like that… or even someone closer to Whitney.