The greatest of those changes has been the consolidation of locally owned funeral homes by internationally owned corporations. Not long ago, all Wichita area funeral homes were locally owned and operated. Today, only five remain. Local ownership enables a funeral home to be more receptive to your needs. A locally owned funeral home's primary goal continues to be to serve the community it's owners are a part of, not to serve the financial needs of its investors and stockholders.
Local ownership allows more flexibility in business policy.
Special requests or needs do not have to be approved by a universal corporate operations manual or board of directors. Your individual requests and total satisfaction is paramount to the locally owned funeral home. Using the services of a locally owned funeral home supports the Wichita community. Unlike profits earned by corporate chains, the dollars you spend locally stay in Wichita, not in the corporate coffers in Houston, Texas or Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada or Kansas City, Missouri. Local funeral homes support numerous Wichita charities, civic organizations, churches and schools, plus the locally owned funeral home realizes the special economic concerns some in our community require.