So much for perpetual care! Roads are washing away, dead trees, overgrown with weeds, in such…read moredisrepair! This has been going on over the past few years but never this bad. Someone needs to be held responsible.

I just buried my mother this past week. The people who worked with my wife & myself were more than…read moreoutstanding, especially Amy. She was a blessing. She was very well informed on the details that needed to be dealt with at the time. She was a God-sent. We really needed someone like her at this time. They helped with every need - some even before we knew we needed them. I would recommend this cemetery within the Shreveport, Louisiana area. My father & grandparents also have grave sites there. My wife & I are both to be buried there too.

Very affordable, the staff is responsive quickly and very caring. So glad I found them in our time…read moreof need.

My uncle passed away in September 2023. Forest Park funeral home made it possible for me and…read moreextended family to go onto their website that was easy to navigate. A Memorial book was presented for the family to share thoughts and memories in. Flowers could be ordered from this website and a tree planted in his honor was available. The quality of service given to my aunt could not have been any better. And I would highly recommend this Funeral Home.

Before the funeral, their staff walked me through each step making the process easier to handle…read more The service was beautiful, and almost seamless. They even zoomed it for those who couldn't make it. $5500 for the service and cremation. My complaint comes from after the service. I had to call (3weeks later) to inquire about the death certificates and another 3 weeks for the remains.

When the nurse asked us, "Do ya'll have a funeral home set or one in mind?", I was honestly caught…read moreoff guard. I couldn't wrap my head around that morning's events and didn't even understand the question. Yet it was one of the questions I remember that sticks out for some odd reason. Thankfully a close family friend recommended Kilpatrick's and put us in touch with Martin. He was able to help that same day, making sure my late mother was in good care all the way from the hospital to Kilpatrick's. When my dad and I met with him the following morning, Martin walked us through every step, all the paper work, the check boxes, the details. He was very patient with us from the start, making sure we took a break (very overwhelming) during our meeting and even followed up with us a week later. The staff we also met at the Marshall St. location were great too. We made the mistake of parking in the back, thinking we would be blocking the driveway. They had been waiting for us and made sure to let us know parking in front okay (not a tow zone, FYI - looks deceiving).

Mr. Clifford from Winfield Insurance was very knowledgeable and professional in helping our family…read moresave money on our future Funeral costs by locking in our prices on future Funeral costs.

I am old enough to remember when Winnfield was the most well-known and widely used funeral services…read moreprovider for Black families in the Ark-La-Tex. In the last 25 years, however, the competition has grown and there is now a vigorous and lively market for families' business during that stressful time. I wasn't sure what to expect coming back to my home and having to bring my dear mother's remains halfway across the country for her Celebration of Life. She was a deeply loved and respected educator in Caddo Parish since the early 1970s, as well as a past president of the local alumnae chapter of her sorority. I'm her only child and my wife is not from the area. For those reasons and many others, I am exceedingly grateful for the outstanding work that Ms. Femecca Jackson and the staff at Winnfield did for me and my loved ones. At every step in the funeral process, Ms. Jackson, was patient, knowledgeable, informative, classy, respectful and always willing to go far above and well beyond what I had been told to expect. Even at our church on the day of the service, Ms. Jackson was tirelessly working, making sure that my family and mother's friends were attended to with the most compassionate care imaginable. Also, we were simply amazed at how beautiful mother looked! The preparers are also to be commended. Finally, the business arm of the operation was just as proficient and professional. There was not a single hiccup in transportation, securing permits, coordination with our Nevada mortuary, scheduling, venue, decor, funeral accoutrements or payment arrangements. The staff truly made us feel welcomed and comforted. I recognize that selecting a funeral home is vastly different from choosing a place to dine; however, families should recognize that this service is also a business. There are good ones, and not so good. Shouldn't the people that you choose to care for your closest loved ones in their transition have an honorable reputation for excellent service? And, when a business provides top notch service, shouldn't patrons spread the good word? Certainly the answer to both of those is "yes." Winnfield Funeral Home did magnificent work for our family and I am glad that our steps were guided to their door. Thank you, Femecca, and please give everyone else all our love and gratitude. K. Speed and family (...the late Ms. Loretta Z. Speed)