We laid both of my parents here and did their services here. I can't recommend them enough. Lauren…read morewas our director and bless her heart she was so patient with me and my changes and kept me calm and went above & beyond to help us. Thank you so much!

From the owner: One of Okaloosa county's finest cemeteries…read more Heritage Gardens Funeral Home is dedicated to providing services to the families of Niceville, Valparasio, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Shalimar and surrounding areas with care and compassion. We serve every family in our community with great pride. We are able to offer a wide range of services to meet your families needs and customs. We will listen to you and your wishes to help plan a celebration consistent with your expectations. We will take the time to plan every detail and help to relieve the burden on your family during your time of loss. Our website contains information about our caring staff, our services and links to resources to help you get through this tough time. Please give us a call to see how we can help. Heritage Gardens Cemetery is dedicated to serving area families. The well groomed cemetery also offers columbarium niches for cremation inurnments. Our cemetery serves all funeral homes.

Refuses to let immediate family visit with their passed family members. This is absolutely…read moreunacceptable.

Dear Mr. James Bass, I seriously don't know how to begin…read morewith thanking the very best Funeral Home for going above and beyond yet again. Emerald Coast Funeral Home, Mr. James Bass, Jeffrey, Matt and so many of you, went above and beyond for my husband of almost 47 year's married and almost 50 year's together. You again, far exceeded my expectations with all your outstanding detail. My Dear Husband could not have asked for a better Funeral. It was everything he asked for and far more. I thank you with all my heart. You all provided an excellent service, as you did with my late daughter, Sweet Kathleen Dorothy Quill 10 year's ago, this coming December - 22nd. As far as pre-planning, I can not recommend it enough for anyone reading this and contemplating as to whether or not to go ahead with a pre-planned Funeral. My precious daughter whom passed almost 10 year's ago was a shock. A bigger shock was planning a funeral with nothing saved for such a tragedy. After my daughters funeral we looked straight in to pre-planning and I feel extremely blessed that we did. When my Dear Husband passed earlier this month, only one call was made to Emerald Coast Funeral Home, they took over and took care of everything. My husband received the best care from Emerald Coast Funeral Home and again, they went above and beyond. They left no stone unturned. I even panicked because I couldn't find my husband's name tag for his military uniform. Needless to say, Emerald Coast Funeral Home, followed through with a new one. Should I begin pre-paying for my own funeral? Most definitely, I wouldn't want to put any loss or responsibility on my family or anyone around me. It gives me great peace of mind and takes all the worry away. Definitely something you should consider. A + care too and from our very own Emerald Coast Funeral Home. I thank each and everyone of you again, with all my heart. Thank you, Kind Regards, Dorothy (Dolly) Quill Lady-q@hotmail.com

When my Mom entered hospice my family began to make certain arrangements. We thought Mom had…read moremade a prepayment at Evan's Funeral Home almost 20 years ago. I called the phone number and found it had been sold to McDonald Family Funeral. I spoke to Keaton McDonald and he told me he would see if he had any record of a prepayment and call me back. I didn't have much hope since it was arranged with a previous owner so long ago. He called me back and confirmed the prepayment. He coordinated with the local funeral home in Central Florida and was so helpful to us at a very sad time. This type of professionalism and customer service is rare these days and we are so grateful for his help.

Keaton and his family have their hearts in everything they do. My mother's passing and arrangements…read moreseemed unbearable and daunting... but with their gentle guidance we were able to keep moving forward. When we needed a moment to dry up our tears, he sat with us. When we needed direction, he offered suggestions. When we felt the ground had dropped out beneath us, he lifted our spirits. When we had to change a few things, he was immediately available and helpful. He was the calm in our storm. It made all the difference in the world to have someone so calm and knowledgable with us. He thought of everything so that we did not have to in our acute grief. He offered exactly what we needed. I will forever be grateful.

For a few decades, Clary Glenn has cared for our needs. Joel…read morehas gone out of his way to care for our needs. I highly recommend their services.

From the owner: We are proud to be a locally owned and family operated business serving the Walton, Holmes, and…read moresurrounding counties since our established date of 1931. We offer two locations to better serve you in both Defuniak Springs and Freeport where we offer a full range of services. These services include Full traditional funeral services, immediate cremation and on site crematory services, as well as many more listed on our site. Our goal is to provide the level of generous compassionate service to families we serve that far surpass their expectations. We strive to ensure this experience is as meaningful as possible, leaving families with great peace of mind.

To Mr. Caleb Anderson, Ms. Cori and the West Florida Funeral Home team…read more I am writing this to share the utmost respect caring and gratitude to the West Florida Funeral home. Words cannot describe the level of caring, compassion, sensibility, and professionalism that your team and you displayed during one of the most difficult times for my wife and me. Before my mom passed away you and your team provided all the necessary information and procedures to pick up my mom, the necessary documentation to transport my mom from Pensacola to Puerto Rico. Along with the coordination with the funeral director in Puerto Rico by providing them with flight times, airlines, and all the necessary supporting documents to make the transition seamlessly. I personally was very impressed in the manner Mr. Caleb worked with the nurses and doctor at the nursing facility where she resided. Your prompt decision to make the necessary corrections to the documentation in which they erred three consecutive times. In addition, addressing the need to transport my mom as soon as possible when the airlines wanted to wait an additional day. Once my mother arrived in Puerto Rico the viewing was a few days later. My family and her friends that attended the viewing along with the funeral home were amazed and very impressed with the quality of work and preparation your team performed. From my entire family and myself, we want to express from the bottom of our hearts our most sincere gratitude to the entire team. May the Lord almighty bless you and your team. Thank you - Thank you - Thank you.

From the owner: Honoring lives with dignity — compassionate care you can trust.read more

FINAL UPDATE AS OF OCTOBER 17, 2022 Fined $1,500 for not…read moreproviding a priceless for goods. Making up prices with me. Fined 1,500 for other code violation. She tried too take advantage of me in my Daddy final arrangements. 3,000 same amount she TRIED to get from me or my Daddy car BEST OUTCOME SHE WAS PLACED ON PROBATION FOR ONE YEAR CROOK ON LOCKDOWN Beware this funeral home is crooked. They quote you prices for service but the correct process is you should be given a itemized price list and you pick what you want. And not what color you burying the deceased for the casket you are suppose to pick the casket. Each item of service should be itemized with a price not the word included. Death certificates are 10.00 with the health dept and she charge 20.00 with no explanation of why. If any of the above has happen to you more than likely you've been overcharged and should contact the Funeral Compliance office in Tallahassee at (850)413-3039 to file a complaint. To be taken an advantage of in the time of a love death is the lowest but if everyone file a complaint this can be stopped. I filed a complaint. UPDATE: MY COMPLAINT WAS COMPLETED AND AFTER THE INVESTIGATION THERE WAS A FINDING OF 4 VIOLATIONS. SHE IS NOW A PROVEN CROOK OTHERS JUST DIDN'T TAKE ACTION AGAINST HER AND THE REPORT STATES THAT AFTER A VISIT TO HER OFFICE AND REVIEWING OTHER DOCUMENTS

From the owner: Our professional and caring staff is dedicated to providing affordable and sincere Celebrations of…read moreLife through Funeral Services, offering Traditional Burial, Direct Cremations, Service with Cremation, Graveside Services, Immediate Burial, Memorial Chapel Service and Domestic and International Shipping.