George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Homes has maintained its family-owned and operated status throughout the 1970s, '80s and '90s era of conglomerate buyouts. The "mom and pop" ownership and management of Hewell & Son have been retained, in fact, with history repeating itself. For many years, George Hewell Sr. called on his wife, Mrs. Anne Hewell, to serve as an officer in the corporation and his helper in the business.
She was vice president of Hewell & Son, and she also served as hairdresser and organist for both funeral home locations. Today, the wife of George Hewell II, Dr. Susan Hewell, is also a corporate officer. She is vice president/secretary, and she, too, is organist/pianist for the funerals. In fact, that's how Susan and George II met: Susan was an established musician in Jacksonville and was called to the funeral home to play for a funeral in 1995.
She was vice president of Hewell & Son, and she also served as hairdresser and organist for both funeral home locations. Today, the wife of George Hewell II, Dr. Susan Hewell, is also a corporate officer. She is vice president/secretary, and she, too, is organist/pianist for the funerals. In fact, that's how Susan and George II met: Susan was an established musician in Jacksonville and was called to the funeral home to play for a funeral in 1995.
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The Hewell and Son Funeral Homes shares its history of serving Jacksonville families with the history of Jacksonville itself, beginning with Mr. Hewell, Sr. and his affiliation with the Key-McCabe Funeral Home in 1934. Mr. and Mrs. Hewell, Sr. became owners of Key-McCabe Funeral Home in the ensuing years, but the name was not changed to Hewell & Son until 1973.
For some families, the traditional visitation, funeral and burial are the tributes of choice. The funeral may take place in a church, our chapel or the graveside. Some families have photos displayed as a collage or a video playing on one of our flat screen televisions, and they may choose to share these during the visitation, the funeral service or both.
Staff members of HEWELL AND SON FUNERAL HOMES are caring and experienced professionals who understand that each family is unique and has personal requests and traditions. These requests and traditions are of utmost importance to our staff of licensed funeral directors. George H. Hewell II is a licensed funeral director and the owner and president of George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Homes.
A funeral is an important part of grieving, and often the first step in the healing process. For thousands of years, funerals have been the preferred means of expressing grief and paying tribute to loved ones. When dealing with loss and grief, there is no single solution that meets the needs of every individual.
If you have come to this portion of our website because you have experienced a death in your family, our condolences and prayers are with you. We understand that there can be many factors that go into choosing a funeral home.
These can include not only the cost, but also the size and availability of the facilities being offered, the experience and professionalism of the staff and the quality of effort given to every aspect of you or your loved one's funeral services.
These can include not only the cost, but also the size and availability of the facilities being offered, the experience and professionalism of the staff and the quality of effort given to every aspect of you or your loved one's funeral services.
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Judu Gifford
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