Thomas E. Melvin & Son Funeral Home, Inc.

11/11/2025

To those in uniform serving today and to those who have served in the past, we honor you. Thank you for your service!

10/28/2025

Thank you to all First Responders for your dedication and service!

10/16/2025

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09/26/2025

The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) provides burial and memorial benefits to honor Veterans and their families. This video gives an overview of eligibility, available benefits, and how to apply.

The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) provides burial and memorial benefits to honor Veterans and their families. This video gives an overview of eligib...

09/11/2025

Never Forget 9/11/2001

8:46 AM Flight 11 crashes into the World Trade Center North Tower

9:03 AM Flight 175 crashes into the World Trade Center's South Tower

9:37AM Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon

9:59 AM the South Tower of the World Trade Center Collapses

10:03 AM Flight 93 crashes into a field in Shanksville, PA

10:28 AM the North Tower of the World Trade Center Collapses

Our hearts continue to be with all those affected by these events on that day.

09/04/2025

Consider sponsoring a wreath for a veteran in our local cemeteries.

It September! And with it we turn our focus to Wreath Day 2025.

Which will soon be upon us!

We need your help in reaching our goal! Each wreath cost just $17.00 to sponsor.

We are so close to our goal! Please help us make sure no veteran is forgotten! Sponsor a wreath today!

Visit:

https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/159284/Overview/?relatedId=0

Then come out on Dec 13 and help place a wreath!

09/03/2025

Check out our new website! We are still making a few minor changes and tweaks. If you would like to submit a testimonial for us to put on the website please fill out the form on that page, we'd really appreciate it.

Discover what families in Harrington, DE have to say about our funeral home's services by reading our testimonials page. See how we have helped families during their time of need.

08/29/2025

Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend, and please be safe out there in your plans for the weekend!

08/11/2025

Loss breaks our hearts open until they’re barely recognizable.

Everything we thought we knew about our world and ourselves changes in an instant. The pain is staggering and overwhelming.

But to those hearts that are hurting so badly, I offer you this gentle reminder:

The person you lost, the person you are missing: They mattered so deeply.

While they were here, they poured their love into you.

They wrote their story in your heart to give you something to carry with you.

The pain of their absence is a reminder of how much their presence mattered and how much their love mattered.

And while grief means learning to express and share that love differently, it is still within you: so strong and steady.

The person you are has been shaped, in part, by the love you’ve been given. Because they were here and it mattered.

And despite your pain, you are here, and it matters.

The way you carry the love of everyone you’ve lost matters.

The way you continue to pour love into the hearts around you matters. The way, day after day, your hurting heart continues to bring kindness and empathy into the scary unknowns and this uncertain terrain: it matters.

And we may never fully get to understand how much of an impact that love makes, but it is growing and it is taking root in the hearts of everyone whose lives intersect with ours, just as the love we’ve been given has grown so beautifully within us.

It matters.

So, may you take these two simple truths forward with you today:

They were here, and it mattered.

You are here, and it matters.

-Liz Newman

07/18/2025

YOUR KINDNESS IS SOMEONE'S SUNSHINE. And it's so easy to share. You never know who might need uplifting. Let's start the ripple effect to .

07/03/2025

Please be safe as you celebrate this Fourth of July weekend.

The office will be closed Friday, July 4, 2025. We will be back in the office on Monday, July 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM.

If you are in need of our services, we are always available 24 hours a day, by calling (302) 398-3884.

All routine calls will be returned when we come in on Monday.

06/14/2025

Thinking of all those who are missing the father figure in their life this weekend.

Picture Credit: "Love Our Angels" page