Behind an Advance Auto parts lies the Brookside Historical Cemetery. It is a perfect example of an…read moreold Florida cemetery. African-American and White sections contain many of the founding families from the small agriculture centered community of Fellsmere which was founded in 1911. The cemetery is much older however and is one of the oldest cemeteries in Indian River County. The land for the cemetery was donated to the city of Fellesmere by Fellsmere Farms in 1916 but there are unmarked graves in the oldest section of the cemetery from the 1880's. Brookside contains an array of markers, homemade brick, cement, and modern engraved granite. Prominent people are buried here as well as the the lesser known turpentine workers who worked in the pine camps that is now the St. Sebastian River State Buffer Preserve. The city of Fellsemere maintains the cemetery. Across from the historic cemetery is the entrance to another piece of history, the rails to trails project. The abandoned Trans-Florida Central Railway trails have been turned into hiking trails. The trail is a 2-mile hiking and biking pathway sitting in a former railroad corridor that once connected Sebastian and Fellsmere. The centerpiece of the trail is the iconic bridge over Interstate-95 where the name of the trail is displayed prominently in huge letters across the span of the bridge. It was designed to look like an old trail bridge. Though the railroad trail is about 15 miles long, only 2 miles of trail have been completed.

Cox-Gifford and their team were exceptional. These were the most difficult moments of my life and…read morethey took my hand and helped me throughout the entire process. They were kind, patient and thorough. Kristin was amazing and walked me through each step, answered all of my questions, and always checked in with me to see if I needed anything else. I couldn't thank these group of professionals more for their kind hearts and highly recommend their services to families who've suffered a loss and don't know where to begin or how to pick up the pieces. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you Coxx-Gifford. Jennifer Luce

Marshall was easy-going with the process of organizing funeral arrangements for my mother…read more Joseph was fantastic with the prepping and transporting of my mother This funeral home is pleasant inside and very sympathetic to family members .

Viking was a town settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947) who started a pineapple…read moreplantation. In 1895 Norwegian immigrants Jens (1858-1944) and Agathe Helseth arrived, growing pineapples on Daniels 80 acre farm. More pioneers moved and the settlement grew and it became known as Viking, because of the large population of Scandinavians living there. Viking had a post office and school. It was a flag stop on the Florida East Coast Railway. The first sheriff of Saint Lucie County, Bob Lennard, was a Viking resident. Jens Helseth granted one acre of his property as the town cemetery in 1905 which was the year the first burial took place when Sea Captain Jacob Erickson was interred. The cemetery contains members of the Helseth family and WWI and II veterans. As the population in the area grew, pineapple farms were replaced with streets, houses, and businesses. Viking was renamed Indrio by Mrs. Edwin Bonney, the wife of the founder of Crayola Crayons. The couple had a home on Indrio Road. South Viking became Indrio and West Viking is now a protected nature preserve. Today all that is left of this Florida ghost town is the cemetery and the light posts from the Helseth estate.

Our family chose The Thomas Lowther Funeral Home based on reviews and the team, especially Jeff,…read moreexceeded our expectations. Our loved one passed on Christmas Eve morning and with one call, Jeff was there to take her into their care. Their kindness, compassion and respect for both our deceased loved one and those handling the arrangements was unparalleled. Jeff's guidance on how to bring our loved one back to NY to her final resting place was spot on. Delta TSA was kind and respectful when bringing her ashes through security. To my heart warming surprise, I learned that our loved ones ashes were formed in the shape of a heart. For those in the Vero Beach and surrounding areas, our recommendation is Thomas Lowther Funeral Home. Our heartfelt thanks to you, Jeff.

Lost a loved one recently. Thomas Lowther Funeral Home was able to assist a large group very well…read moreWith kindness and caring.

I will have to say Millennium Cremation Service has been top notch in assisting my family with the…read moreloss of my father. We are from out of town and Billy has been amazing in helping with so many things but most of all securing the perfect place to have the Celebration of Life services. He has helped us through such a difficult time in our lives. Thanks so much!

The service was kind, professional and sensitive to our needs. After my mother in law passed, my…read moresister in law was given a professional courtesy (she's a nurse) which they didn't have to do. Completely unexpected. It's that kind of customer care that goes a long way.

Strunk Funeral Home was exceedingly helpful during a very sad time…read more Sandy, the very lovely and kind woman who helped my daughter especially, with the death of her father, was supportive and positive throughout this process. We, my daughter and me, the ex-wife of the deceased are from out of state and his cremated remains as well as the accompanying paperwork needed for TSA were packaged perfectly. Thank you Sandy for your thoughtfulness.

After both of my parents have passed in recent months they both requested Strunk to handle the…read morearrangements. Tim and Richelle were very professional and handled all the major details of the viewings and the bodies. They were kind and compassionate about the work that they do. The attention to detail was outstanding. They were very helpful and took time to answer all of our questions. Their facilities were very nice and could accomodate a large amount of visitors. Overall, I was very impressed with the level of service in what was likely the most devistating time of my life.

Misleading communication, promise to deliver yet nothing but excuse after excuse. Job never done…read more I was recommended to contact Jamie at Everlasting Stoneworks on May 6th, 2020. My brother passed away in October of 2019 and I've had poor luck in having seven letters engraved onto my brother's headstone. Jamie was sweet and kind during our one and only phone interaction as going forward, we would communicate by text or email. During our first phone call I was promised this quick job would be completed within 10 days, no longer. I was told her sandblasted was out of town so we'd wait a few days. That turned into waiting on a stencil for nearly a month and a half. On June 12th, 2020, Jamie entirely stopped responding to my messages and emails. I texted her three times on the 17th, four times on the 20th, emailed her on the 12th as well as the 23rd of June. Jamie never responded to me. It was yesterday, July 6th, 2020, that I decided to use a backup phone number I have to send Jamie a text message asking if I was reaching Everlasting Stoneworks. Within minutes she responded. When I addressed that it was me and was still waiting on any update whatsoever on the 10 day job filled with promises that it would be done and was repeatedly told not to worry nor panic, Jamie did the unthinkable. She stated to me that she found her husband cheating on her and that's why she had not answered, as she had not been working. (She answered that text within minutes though, ready for work). She followed this message with telling me to simply call somebody else. The most fortunate thing about this event is that I was never charged upfront. I cannot request any money back in this case. What I have lost is more than two months of time for a job that should take moments to honor my dead brother. I have every text message we exchanged as well as every email exchanged. Jamie was never rude but always provides false time line promises. It started with 10 days and one of the times she promised it would be done the very next morning at the latest. Jamie even provided me a photo of what appeared to be the stencil for my brother's name! That message was grouped with the promise that the job would be finished by no later than the following day. This was on June 16th, 2020. I am attaching or providing screenshots of parts of our exchanges. My purpose in this complaint is to warn anyone planning to use her services. Look at the previous BBB complaint as well. She is known to disappear and provide inaccurate expectations or resolutions.

Work preformed on and what was requested. Found the process well explained and handled with…read morecompassion

Definitely a service based family business. I came in to see how they service the community and was…read moreso pleased with how down to earth they were. They have been open since the 1930s and have served local pioneers.