B.W. Foster Funeral Home has a long tradition of service to families in Portsmouth and the surrounding communities. The services we provide are as varied as the families we serve, so it is impossible for us to list all that we can provide for you. We first listen to your needs and then make suggestions and give guidance.
By listening attentively to your requests we will arrange what will best suit your needs, customs and faith. Our experience and spacious facilities allow us to accommodate these requirements. Whether you are arranging a tribute to a loved one who has just past, or are pre-planning future needs, our compassionate and experienced staff is here to help ease the burden.
By listening attentively to your requests we will arrange what will best suit your needs, customs and faith. Our experience and spacious facilities allow us to accommodate these requirements. Whether you are arranging a tribute to a loved one who has just past, or are pre-planning future needs, our compassionate and experienced staff is here to help ease the burden.
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B.W. Foster Funeral Home, Inc., also known as Foster Funeral Home, was established by its predecessor, the S.J. Flynn Company (also formerly known as "Flynn and O'Connor Funeral Home"). Upon the death of Mr. O'Connor in 1933, Benjamin W. Foster joined the firm as an apprentice.
In 1936 Mr. Samuel Flynn died and Norwood B. Richardson and Benjamin W. Foster formed the firm of Richardson & Foster Funeral Home and moved the facilities from the original location at the corner of South and Court Streets to a facility especially built as a funeral home at the corner of High and Fifth Avenue (now Jamestown Avenue).
In 1936 Mr. Samuel Flynn died and Norwood B. Richardson and Benjamin W. Foster formed the firm of Richardson & Foster Funeral Home and moved the facilities from the original location at the corner of South and Court Streets to a facility especially built as a funeral home at the corner of High and Fifth Avenue (now Jamestown Avenue).
The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected.
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.
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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Timothy Farrell
Sep 22, 2019
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