December 2020

Page A29 DECEMBER 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A Please visit FuneralServiceFoundation.org to order FREE copies of these useful resources. SIMPLY PAY SHIPPING. PM3305 Preneed program not available in all states. The staff there is so professional and kind. Even when our families call in and speak directly with customer service, I know they’re getting taken care of and treated respectfully. — Megan Coyle Stamos Coyle Funeral and Cremation Services Count on Physicians Mutual ® to grow and secure your preneed business. PhysiciansMutual.com/preneed 800.974.1802 Rollings Funeral Service acquires Kimes Funeral Home & Cremation Service TYRONE,GA—Rollings Funeral Ser- vice is proud to announce its recent acqui- sition of Kimes Funeral Home & Cre- mation Services in Parkersburg, WV. The funeral home, which has been serving its community for over 100 years, was former- ly owned by Kathy Kimes-Black. Greg Rollings, president and CEO of Rollings Funeral Service commented, “I’m so honored to have the opportunity to bring Kimes Funeral Home & Cremation Services into the Rollings family of firms. They’ve been an establishment in the Park- ersburg community for over a century and their long heritage of compassion speaks for itself. I’m confident that this new chap- ter will ensure that their legacy will con- tinue for another 100 years.” Rollings also added that this marks his tenth funeral home in West Virginia. Having been with the funeral home since she was 24, Kimes-Black decided it was time to focus more on her family and, more importantly, her new role as grandmoth- er. Wanting to preserve the Kimes’ legacy she helped to maintain, she and her son, Brad Kimes, began researching a partner and eventually found Greg Rollings. While there were other interested parties, she ul- timately chose Rollings Funeral Service because of husband and wife team, Greg and Debbie Rollings. Kimes-Black men- tioned that she felt Greg Rollings was “… honest, straightforward, and someone who I looked in the eyes and felt like I could trust.” She also mentioned that she sees this new chapter as a means to keep the funer- al home moving forward into the future while maintaining the same excellent ser- vice and compassion that the families they serve have come to know and trust. Annually, Kimes Funeral Home & Cre- mation Services serves around 120 families. With over 50 locations along the east coast, Rollings Funeral Service is one of the largest private funeral home owners in the eastern United States. Rollings prides themselves on being a great alternative to selling to a publicly traded company and they continue to search for firms that will be a great fit for their growing family of fu- neral homes. Kimes Funeral Home & Cremation Service S E N D U S Y O U R N E W S ! PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 1-800-321-7479 info@nomispublications.com