Pettway Funeral Services

12/22/2025

So often we get caught up chasing material things and consumerism. Let’s be intentional about investing in our families and friends time, presence, and love. Those shared moments turn into memories that last far longer than anything money can buy.

12/21/2025

WEEK 4 — “Why I Chose This Work”

What guided me to this profession wasn’t just education—it was experience, pain, healing, and a desire to help families navigate what I once had to face alone.
Learning the do’s and don’ts of death care became more than a career shift; it became a mission.
A mission to support, to guide, and to make sure families feel seen, understood, and cared for.
This is why I became a funeral director.
To stand with people in their hardest moments—so no one has to face them alone.

12/20/2025

12/14/2025

WEEK 3 — “A New Chapter With My Wife”

In 2015, my wife said she wanted to return to school, and I told her, “Let’s do it together.”
We enrolled that summer as nursing majors, ready to start fresh and build new careers side by side.
But the road had other plans.
She found her calling in Respiratory Therapy…and the path that had whispered to me years before came back full circle.
I found myself walking straight toward Mortuary Science—not away from it.

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12/13/2025

Remember: You can’t pour from an empty urn. Take care of yourself too. 💧
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12/12/2025

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12/08/2025

We don’t just handle remains — we handle memories. 🕯
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12/07/2025

WEEK 2 — “Loss Changed Everything”

Life has a way of shaping us in ways we never expect.
In 2006, I experienced the unthinkable—burying my son after a brain aneurysm.
Then in 2013, we lost another son to a heart defect.
Sitting on the other side of the arrangement table, grieving and overwhelmed, taught me just how heavy funeral decisions can be—emotionally, mentally, and financially.
Those moments became part of my calling, even before I realized it.


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12/02/2025

Fun fact: Cremation rates in the U.S. have doubled in the last 20 years. 🔥
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12/02/2025

Even the smallest funeral homes can hold the biggest hearts. 💖
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12/01/2025

The funeral profession: where every day you meet people on the worst day of their lives — and help them stand again.
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