Davenport Funeral Home is the ultimate provider of funeral and cremation services as well as in creating healing experiences in West Union, SC and the surrounding area. Family-owned and operated since 1949, we have years of experience caring for families, from all walks of life. Our goal is to provide our client families with memorable remembrance experiences and celebrations of their loved one's life, and the time they shared. We have a team of dedicated, professional staff members who are committed to helping you in your time of need. Call us today at 864-638-3611 for all your funeral and cremation needs. 

Deciding which services may be the best for your specific situation will be aided by more information. Again, understanding the differences in the available services can be helpful here.

A Brief Overview of Funerals: There is room for a lot of variation in a funeral service. They could be quite formal, traditional events, or less formal with modern influences woven throughout. Simple or elaborate, the consistency in the funeral format will have to do with where the body is. As in, the deceased remains will be present at the service. Full funeral services usually have multiple events as part of the final arrangements.

A visitation with the family could be offered before the funeral ceremony. This may include the public presentation of the deceased for final viewing. The body will be embalmed, dressed, and groomed to look as natural as possible to give the appearance of one who is asleep. It is also okay to have the visitation with a closed casket if public viewing doesn’t seem like a viable option. The funeral offers an opportunity to reflect and remember the life of the departed one. It may evoke a whole range of emotions. After these events, the final disposition will occur.

How Memorials are Different from Funeral Services: A memorial service is an alternative to a funeral ceremony. This type of service is much like a funeral as it offers an opportunity to remember, reflect, and celebrate a life that has ended. However, it is different from a funeral because the deceased's body is not part of the event. Because of this, memorials could be held weeks or months after a death has taken place. As you would expect, the time-sensitive needs to care for the remains will be handled shortly after death.

Cremation Services: The procedure we call cremation is a process that transforms the deceased remains into a few pounds of tiny, dried granules. We refer to these as “ashes” or “cremated remains.” The transformation is a result of exposing the body to intense heat, which will cause the deceased form to combust into flames. After a few hours, the incineration is complete. Once cooled, remaining bone pieces will be gathered and ground to a uniform consistency. If desired, combining funeral and cremation in West Union, SC, is an option.

If you want to handle preparations for your final arrangements now, it is pretty simple to do. This can be done if a known death is upcoming or if you are not expecting death to occur any time soon. Setting your affairs in order has long been heralded as a prudent decision. And, who knows you better than you? It can be a kind gesture to your surviving family to make these decisions in advance. Additionally, prepayment of services will give you the best possible price since you lock in today's rates for these future services. 

Partnering with a highly rated and experienced funeral home to arrange for final services needs will bring comfort as you say this impossibly challenging farewell. The kindly experts at Davenport Funeral Home are more than qualified and prepared to assist you with all things funeral and cremation in West Union, SC. Please reach out to us to learn more about how we can make this time just a tiny bit easier. Our funeral home can be found at 311 S Highway 11, West Union, SC 29696. Please call (864) 638-3611 for immediate, upcoming, or future needs.