For five generations we have been serving the Hope Community and surrounding areas. Our funeral chapel is in the original, store front, brick building built in 1901 by the funeral home founder E.A. Norman. It has been remodeled several times over the past 127 years to meet the needs of our growing business.
Thank you for visiting and please browse our site to learn more about our firm. We offer many services to help with your funeral needs: Atneed, Preneed, Cremations. We also offer special services to preserve the memory of your loved one: Laminated obituaries, memorial cards, candles, & throws.
Thank you for visiting and please browse our site to learn more about our firm. We offer many services to help with your funeral needs: Atneed, Preneed, Cremations. We also offer special services to preserve the memory of your loved one: Laminated obituaries, memorial cards, candles, & throws.
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Norman Funeral Home proudly boasts being the oldest business in Hope to be continuously run by the same family. In the 1850's George Norman and son E.A. came to Hope, Indiana from Stokes County, North Carolina. Being the carpenters they were, they built a sawmill in the Hope area and included in their services building coffins to fulfill the funeral needs of the community.
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.
