Welcome to the website of The Melvin T. Strider Colonial Funeral Home, which was established over 154 years ago as a family-owned and operated business. Our funeral home is a full service funeral facility that has proudly served Jefferson & Berkeley Counties, West Virginia and the surrounding Tri-State area since 1889.
The staff at the Colonial Funeral Home are dedicated to providing professional, compassionate services to all families in times of bereavement. Please do not hesitate to call us at 304-725-7068 with any questions you may have regarding funeral & cremation arrangements or pre-arrangements.
The staff at the Colonial Funeral Home are dedicated to providing professional, compassionate services to all families in times of bereavement. Please do not hesitate to call us at 304-725-7068 with any questions you may have regarding funeral & cremation arrangements or pre-arrangements.
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Most of us plan ahead in life. We plan for our wedding, our children's education, family vacations, and other significant expected life events. We also plan for the unexpected events of life by purchasing home, auto and medical insurance. Understanding the benefits of pre-planning has prompted many to take the step to plan their own arrangements.
Many who have undergone the emotional strain of arranging a funeral within hours of losing a loved one have made the choice to pre-plan their own funeral. Doing so lifts the burden from their loved ones by relieving decision-making pressure at a time of grief and emotional stress. Funeral arrangements are a deeply personal choice.
Someone you love has died. You are now faced with the difficult, but important, need to mourn. Mourning is the open expression of your thoughts and feelings regarding the death and the person who died. It is an essential part of healing. The following articles provide many practical suggestions to help you move toward healing in your unique grief journey.
Most of us are not prepared to plan and carry out a funeral ceremony for someone we love. And so much of the information available on this critically important subject fails to focus on what is most important: having a personalized, meaningful funeral that helps families and friends begin the healing process of mourning after the death of someone we love.
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George Laney
Nov 15, 2021
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My daughter and I were treated in a kind; accommodating; and professional manner by Craig and his staff following the terrible and unexpected death of my son, Elijah. We especially appreciated Craig and his thoughtful assistant gently dressing Elijah in the new clothes we brought for him and for providing socks which we omitted in our grief.
