YODER-CULP, INC Information

Yoder-Culp Funeral Home strives to provide each family with a personalized service that commemorates and celebrates the life of a loved one. Our Funeral Directors will guide each family through the process of planning a funeral service. Yoder-Culp will also facilitate filing for any insurance and Social Security benefits. Traditional Service - This service typically involves several hours of visitation for family and friends at the funeral home, and a funeral service at either the funeral home or a location of your choice. Folowing the service, family and friends then move to a cemetery of the family's choice for a committal service and burial or entombment. Graveside Service - The graveside service generally includes several hours of visitation for family and friends at the funeral home followed by a short committal service at the cemetery. Memorial Service - Most often a memorial service includes several hours of visitation for family and friends at the funeral home. A private graveside service is usually followed by a personalized public service at a church. A Memorial Service implies that the body is not present at the service. Cremation - This method involves reduction of the body to its basic elements through exposure to intense heat. The cremains are then placed in an urn. If above-ground burial is preferred, the urn may be placed in a niche within a columbarium-a building designed specifically for this purpose. If earth burial is desired, the urn may be buried within a cemetery. In general, cremation should not be generally regarded as an end in itself. All of the other customary funeral services can be involved if you desire. Yoder-Culp Funeral Home offers inexpensive cremation caskets for use during the visitation period and the funeral service, prior to cremation. Earth Burial - Most people choose earth burial as the final location for their remains. This form of interment requires the purchase of a cemetery lot. There may also be a fee for the opening of the grave, and an additional fee if a vault ...