Let me start off with the good things I liked about Jesse E Cooley Jr Funeral Service. The Chapel inside and outside is very well kept. There's plenty of parking spaces. The restrooms are clean. They allowed us a few hours prior to the day of the funeral to set up flower arrangements and decors. The staff were nice, but I will come back to this comment towards the end.
During our initial visit, David showed us the chapel and we were happy with all the good aspects listed above. Accommodation between us and David was good due to his flexibility with us. He was very professional, I thought. We were told by David no nailing or stapling decors on walls and ceiling, which we understood and agreed. During setup of the decor to the ceremony and in between, the staff sat in the back from time to time keeping a watchful eye, especially during the decoration part. Everything went smoothly until the last day when our loved one was to leave from Jesse E Cooley Jr Funeral Service to the church the morning of. David approached us and claimed that there were damages (holes) to the walls and scratches to the wooden floor board where the casket was.
Here's where I promised I'd come back to my comment. The holes David said that "we" damaged were old damages. The holes were puttied, painted, and nowhere near where we were setting up our decorations. Who brings putty to patch holes and matching paint to funerals? Let me know if you do, please!
The scratches, how is it possible it's us when it's his staff that pushed our loved one to and from that area every evening and every morning? But David claims he just works there and did a walk through and these were the damages caused by us. Funny how he didn't go through a walk through with us and did his own walk through to pin old damages on unsuspecting customers like ourselves.
We didn't cause the damages and stood against his accusations. David stooped low of the lowest. He took an advantage of our vulnerability by holding our loved one hostage by not proceeding any further service until the damages he claimed we caused were paid in full. We ended up paying him for the damages in full. Turns out there were prior people who had used Jesse E Cooley Jr Funeral Service in the past. Guess what? It's a small world. Friends and families had their loved ones that used them before. They had pictures and videos. Those damages had always been there in some pictures and videos. How many family members had been taken besides us? I would imagine a lot.
I'm not saying don't use them. Jesse E Cooley Jr Funeral Service is a nice chapel to give service for your loved ones. Should you decide to use Jesse E Cooley Jr Funeral Service, take lots of pictures and videos before using their facility. If you see anything that you might think they will use against you, they will. Point it out to them. Otherwise, your loved one will be held captive until you pay for something you didn't do. read more