I went to a home going celebration and I must say although the service was sad , it was executed beautifully. I've been to services before by this company and they show nothing but professionalism, empathy , compassion and genuine kindness. They understand the importance of family's grief at there time of need. There goal is to make your loved one look as if they are resting. Building is located in Spanish Lake Mo. Private parking lot. Burial or cremation choices. Phones are open 24/7- 314-868-9500. Office hrs Mon-Sun 8a-8p. Website very informative . read more

William C Harris Funeral Dir & Cremation Srvc - Cremation Services Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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I would like to thank William C Harris and the entire staff, especially Mr. Gerald French Sr.! While making the arrangements for my father's home going celebration, Mr. French went above and beyond for my sisters and I. Gerald was very compassionate, empathetic, patient, supportive and extremely professional throughout the entire process. Gerald made my sisters, and I feel as though we were not alone during our time of grief. I'm no easily impressed, but needless to say I was extremely impressed by Gerald French Sr. and the entire William C Harris staff! My dad looked absolutely Amazing! I'm so glad my sisters and I chose William C Harris Funeral Directors and Cremation to service our father! Thank you so much for caring for my father and for the support my family and I received during our difficult time of bereavement. Gerald French Sr. is the BEST!! read more

Update: they have cleaned the ossuary out. And the two grounds people I spoke with were very cordial and professional. I'm happy that I now feel as if I can visit without anger and regret. I'm happy that this was rectified. read more

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HORRIBLE SERVICE !!! They completely ruined my aunt's burial !!! And we are still having problems with them preparing documents on down to the wrong spelling on my aunt's death certificate!! We have had the worst experience with this company!!! THEY SUCK !!!! read more

We used William for mother and father's services the past few months. William and his team are extremely caring, professional, and provide a level of service above and beyond their competitors. I'd recommend if you are in this situation, giving them a call. You won't regret, no sales pressure, and he made sure my parent's touches were there. read more

The staff was very attentive to my family' needs and requests with regards to my great aunt's funeral. Being professional, punctual and kind helped much during our time of grieving read more

Excellent service was provided by this company during our time of mourning. The new location on Redman Rd. is really nice and my entire family felt that William C. Harris did an amazing job to celebrate my mother's home-going. Thank you. read more

My husband pass March 2018 Mr. William and his staff were very wonderful and very professoinal and I would recommend them to anyone. He is a very trust worthy and honest person were if it was anyone else they would have taken fully advantage of a person because they know that you are grieving, not him at all. He goes up and beyond to make sure that everything is perfect and to you request. His service is great. read more

William C Harris prepared my brother for going home in 2013. All was well. When my mother passed in October 2018, I immediately thought of him. I overlooked the acute arrogance while making the arrangements. When we went for the final viewing, my mother didn't look anything like herself. Her fingernails looked as if a 5 year old had painted them. Mr Harris was called and improvements were made. The morning of the funeral there was a discrepancy with the obituaries. An entire page was omitted. The professionals at WC Harris missed it and they wanted to blame me for approving the rough draft. It was the page that list my mothers education, her children, her lifestyle. That is a staple in every obituary. They missed it yet blamed me for not catching it sooner. First Mr Harris said I didn't send it. I told him the lady confirmed receiving it, not once but twice. He then rushed off the phone and said he had to go fix the error. William C Harris actually called my cell phone while I was at the church viewing the body to tell me he fixed the error but I would have to pay for it. So I am actually in the church with my family arguing with him over $150. That was extremely petty and unprofessional. Everyone was asking who I was on the phone with...at that time. Very embarrassing. All because I was expected to catch something his 'professionals' didn't catch. Our memory book the funeral home gave us stated my mother was 57 at the time of death. She was 77. Simple math Mr Harris. To top it all off.....after the funeral someone walked up to me and asked where that information was. I told them it was in the obituary. When they showed it to me....it was not. That means he was so cheap, petty, and insensitive that he passed out the bad obituary anyway and gave the family the improved copy. That was really pathetic. I would never use him again. If a business is so strapped for cash that they have to call a grieving daughter during the service about $150....they might need to revamp their finances. My limo driver was excellent! If Mr Harris don't change his petty and insensitive ways, we can just sit back and watch his demise. I wish him well. read more

The staff at William C. Harris in STL insisted the next of kin could make funeral arrangements which would be my sons eldest adult child. Instead of her the staff allowed my son's Ex-Girlfriend and their daughter to make arrangements. In which they said could not be edited, changed, deleted, or started over. Mr. Harris himself explained to me and my family that everything would be taken care of by an insurance the Ex has provided. Mr. Harris told us the payment for our loved one was paid for by insurance. Eventhough we offered to pay a large amount in cash. But was told again no payment was needed that the insurance is paying for it. However, two days later I was told payment was needed that day. We were told the insurance did not go through. I felt forced to proceed with William C. Harris because they had already retrieved the body from the morgue and already embalmed the body. We would have had to pay something anyway. As well as times and dates had already been previously made and had already been sent out to family and friends. The staff then replaced the Ex-Grirlfriends name with mines. I explained I did not have the amount she was willing to pay through insurance. Therefore, we begin to cut out extra's she had purchased, I asked to start over new but was told due to the time and the expected funeral date this would be easier. We felt like everything was being rushed. Later I noticed they did not change the date on the itemized receipt. It still had the date the Ex had made arrangements. After full payment was made in cash and was accepted we expected things to go smoothly. No one never reached us back to view the final obituary. When we went to the church for the viewing we were told they weren't fulling set up yet. However viewing was from 9-10am. Mr. Harris said he personally delivered the body by 9:05am. The family was being driven around the block 3 times and entered the church at 9:45am. Only has 15 minutes of viewing. The body was covered with scratches and holes not covered by clay. The makeup used was 2 shades darker than my son's complexion. The staff did not make themselves available to the family for questions. They did not provide tissues for the family. They refused to allow my family to line up for seating claiming it was to cold outside. Making us move around in seating while the Pastor prayed and spoke. They also issued out obituaries during the Pastor's speech, many of the guess began to look at the obituaries to see where we were in the program since they were late getting out the programs. The obituaries has a mistake on it placed by the William C. Harris funeral office staff. After paying the cost for obituary services and copies. The picture looked like a copy was a faded and cropped badly. The final viewing was denied to my family by them. When they asked me at the funeral for the second viewing if I wanted to view my son I said no but they could. Implying the guest and my family. They chose not to hear that I said they could see him. They preceded to move the casket out of the church even though myself and my family jumped up to try to stop them. I insisted that as his mother I wanted them to see him. The employee Fred an employee at William C. Harris stated, "It was too many people there to view the body. They had to make it to the grave site by 1pm". Since the burial site was a distance from the church. Mr. Fred implied if we did not make it in time the Funeral home will have to pay an extra fee. We felt like everything was being rush per their conveience. When the casket was placed outside in the hearse they opened the casket to retrieve an lining. The family waited outside the limo for the driver in the cold while he was inside passing out Funeral window sticker. We were understaffed the limo driver should have been placing us in the car and taking care of our needs. Placing us in the lead of traffic. Instead of having someone guide traffic, people were pulling out and jumping in front of people. There was no on on staff to guide us no cones were even placed out for the limo or the hearse as far as parking. Without my permission they disgraced my son's body outside without my permission. This is how anyone standing outside got a chance to see him. They even gave me the wrong payment slip for someone else's funeral. When Mr. William C. Harris was called the next business day. He stated all the employees working the event that day were his family members. That what I stated was not true. He did not have an open ear to our concerns. He stated I could write an complaint for him to view but then hung up in mid-sentence as I was speaking. Because he said he could not hear me due to the background. I received the worst service I have ever received in my life. Dealing with William C. Harris was the biggest mistake I had ever made. My last memories of my son are tarnished by this experience. read more

I could not be more pleased with the world class service provided by he owner and his staff. They relocated my son from another state with pleasure and grace. They walked my family through the whole ordeal without a hitch. They even referred me to a place to buy my sons clothes. The service and obituary was worry free from beginning to end. I would refer them to anyone and I am hard to please. Thank you for your care and understanding in our time of need.. read more

My daughter, Cynthia Ragland, passed 3-15-20016. We contacted Wm. c Harris, and the experience was phenomenal. Although our budget was small, we were able to give my child a beautiful home going. flowers purchased from the funeral home were beautiful. The personal care given to my daughter ( hair, dress, makeup ) was awesome. They are not only professional in mannerism, but also in their deeds and actions. I must give a huge thumbs up to Windell Harris. An outstanding young man. THANK YOU WM. C. HARRIS FUNERAL HOME I will recommend you to everyone. Sandra Ragland-Johnson and family read more

Superb services. Supportive and very compassionate and professional staff and owners. I appreciate the personal one on one with Mr. Harris as well. He did not attempt to pressure us or rush us in our decision when preparing to say farewell to our loved one. Thank you William C. Harris and staff, you all made a difficult time easier. My entire family was pleased and at peace with how you handled our loved one. read more