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I wanted a few items to be
on display such as some pho-
tos and a bench in her hon-
or. They embraced all of my
wishes and made it all hap-
pen and look wonderful. I
felt that they genuinely cared
and wanted to do whatever I
wanted during this time to
honor Mom’s wishes. Even
months after Mom’s funeral,
I have called Graham Funer-
al Home and met with Ter-
ri. She continues to demon-
strate the respect, friendship
and helpfulness I saw dur-
ing those first few days. In
the end, everything that was
done for Mom was exactly as
I hoped and what she would
have wanted. I will continue
to recommend not only Gra-
ham Funeral Home, but Ter-
ri to everyone.”
One family whom Cassa-
day-Turkle Christian Funeral
Home helped shared the fol-
lowing: “Our grandson has
always liked this particular fu-
neral home because they had
root beer barrels in their can-
dy dishes. We share this be-
cause as a small child, he told
another funeral director that
he needed to get root beer
barrels like John Christian.
Sure enough, the candy dish-
es were full of root beer bar-
rels when we arrived for the
funeral service. Back in 1987
when our three children lost
their first grandparent, John
took them aside and talked to
them about their loss. They
still remember how John also
helped them cope with their
grief as they dealt with the
loss of their last grandparent.
The special attention given
to the family of the deceased
is what sets Cassaday-Turkle
Christian Funeral Home
apart from the other funeral
homes in our area.”
“The service that each
of these Exemplary Ser-
vice Award winners provid-
ed is just an example. We
are proud that our member
firms practice the basis on
which we were founded, The
Golden Rule,” said OGR
Immediate Past President Pe-
ter “Skip” Urban.
Founded in 1928, OGR is
affiliated with independent
funeral homes throughout
North America and overseas
that share common goals of
exemplary service, uncom-
promising care and compas-
sion to families in their time
of need. For more informa-
tion, visit
www.ogr.org.
OGR Board and Officers
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