Affordable Funeral & Cremation Services

01/20/2026

I want start this post by saying I want this to be an informative transparent post about serving the Beaverhead and Madison County's' need for the services that are probably the most difficult to deal with in life. Any sarcastic comments, as well as, any incorrect information will be deleted. I have absolutely no intentions of misleading anyone. As a matter of fact, I would welcome anyone with concerns to come in to my office at Affordable Funeral and Cremation to allow me to address you in person. Please stop by 405 N. Montana St, anytime. I will be glad to show any and all paperwork to the state.
There has been a crematory right in town for the last 14 years that Ron and Julie Briggs operated under BrundageFuneral Home. As of August 2025, that facility as been shut down by the current funeral home owners and the property sold, leaving Beaverhead and some of Madison County without a local crematory.�I purchased 2 retorts(crematory machine) in September, to bring the services back to Dillon, and also provide pet cremations as a new service instead of sending the business to Bozeman. One retort is reserved for humans and the other for pets. It has taken me over 4 months to get everything here and set in place.
On October 4th, I had a grand opening for Affordable Funeral and Cremation Services, and advertised information about the new cremation premises in the Dillonite for 2 months straight. At that time, I spoke with the people that came in about the pet cremations and got nothing but positive feedback about that service. We are providing affordable “end of life” services for much lower cost than our competition, to include our cremations. My goal here is to educate the community about the entire end of life services that are offered out there including cremation and green cremation. Neither of which are a threat to the community or environment. So after going through all the proper channels last Monday I had to apply for my permit from the DEQ. At that time, I was informed of the steps I have to go through prior to obtaining my permit. Not all of that as been completed because the DEQ application is 20 pages long. So there is nothing that has been going on behind anyone’s back, these are the steps that have to take place. When the DEQ gets done with the application process, I have to apply for my state crematory license. Before the state approves said license, a state inspector will be assigned to come out and inspect the building and retort to make sure it is functioning properly, and within state guidelines. When this process is complete, I will host an open event where community is invited come out and walk through the facility and ask any questions. The building where the Crematory is situated is nothing new and nothing has changed as far as appearance, so there is nothing changing the view or environment.
I am going to address a few comments in this thread that are most concerning. First, to Ms. Judy. I wish you would have first come to the business and spoken with me about this. Might have made things much simpler. I have never hid anything from my families or the community I serve. You are my priorities, ask any one I have served. You are also getting a lot of misinformation from people who know nothing about the equipment and its function, ie.. ground water is not an issue, the machine does not drain or operate with water or the issue of the environment, a crematory retort actually burns cleaner than your fireplace, which I'm sure most of you have here in Montana. Next, the person that said they were in my building and saw it operating: that is a LIE! My machine was not hooked up to gas until today, January 19, 2026, by PSI. I have attached a copy for the PSI appoint, for proof. Bottom line people, if we are going to be able to be transparent, as we all want to be, STOP the lies, and talk about what is really happening. Again, Ms. Judy, I wish nothing more than for you to come in and talk to me and let me answer any questions you might have, instead of listening to FB opinions. Beaverhead and Madison Counties, MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN. Nothing to hide, but a community to serve.
God Bless. Bryan Coble.

01/16/2026

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01/11/2026

The day we buried my mother, my siblings hugged me and said, now we are family again.
I looked at them and felt my chest tighten.
These were the same people who were never there when she could not get out of bed.
The same people who did not answer the phone when I called, tired and scared.
The same people who said let me know if you need anything and then disappeared.
But that day they came early.
Well dressed.
Tears ready on cue.
Smiles for distant relatives.
Hugs they had not given in years.
I stood there watching, unsure whether I was crying for my mother or for the performance happening beside her coffin.
I was the one who stayed.
When the doctor said she could not be left alone, everyone suddenly found something important to look at on the floor.
I stayed.
I stayed when she forgot names.
When she needed help bathing.
When she whispered sorry for being a burden.
When she asked why her other children never visited and I lied so she would not feel abandoned.
My world became pills, alarms, sleepless nights, and a quiet fear that she might die thinking no one cared.
They never saw the early mornings.
The falls.
The tears I wiped away in the bathroom so she would not see.
The exhaustion that sinks deep into your bones and never fully leaves.
They did not see any of that.
But when my mother died, they showed up.
Not to ask how I was holding up.
Not to say thank you.
Not to acknowledge a single thing.
They came with questions.
What about the house.
What about the land.
What did she leave behind.
That was the moment something snapped inside me.
I realized that for some children, a sick mother is an inconvenience, but a dead mother becomes an opportunity.
Then came the words that cut the deepest.
You already got enough.
You lived with her.
You stayed, so you deserve less.
As if love were a paycheck.
As if sacrifice were something you subtract from an inheritance.
As if caring for your own mother were a transaction.
They wanted to divide property without dividing guilt.
They wanted fairness without presence.
They wanted equality after years of absence.
I did not argue.
I did not shout.
I did not beg.
Because I finally understood something they never will.
I had already received what no lawyer could measure.
Her last words.
Her last look.
Her hand squeezing mine at the end.
The certainty that she did not die alone.
They took the things.
I kept my peace.
And that peace weighs more than any house or piece of land ever could.
If you are reading this and your mother is still alive, but your thoughts are already on what she will leave behind, remember this.
Money gets divided.
Conscience does not.
And there are things no inheritance can buy, like sleeping at night knowing you did not walk away when you were needed most.

12/30/2025

This page is dedicated to William

12/10/2025

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Lovellia was born on October 18th, 1961 and passed away on December 1st, 2025 at the age of 64

12/09/2025

Happy holidays for your friends at Affordable Funeral and Cremations!!

11/11/2025

10/14/2025

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Scott was born on September 18th, 1957 and passed away on October 3rd, 2025 at the age of 68

10/14/2025

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