When a Death Occurs
The moment you lose someone, the world asks you to make decisions before your heart is ready. Here's the truth: only a few things must happen right away, and Booneville Funeral Home handles most of them for you. This guide walks you through the first steps.
Your First Call
If your loved one passes under hospice or hospital care, the staff there will make the official pronouncement and guide the first steps. At home without hospice, call 911. Then call us at (662) 728-6607 — any hour, any day. We'll bring your loved one into our care and take it from there.
Sitting Down Together
Within a day or so, we'll meet to plan the arrangements together. Bring what you can: any pre-plan on file, a favorite photograph, clothing, discharge papers if your loved one was a veteran, and vital details like their date of birth and Social Security number. Whatever's missing, we'll track down together.
Let Others Help
In a town like Booneville, help arrives fast — let it. Ask someone to coordinate meals, someone else to notify distant family, and let us publish the obituary and service times on our website so word reaches everyone who cared. Accepting help isn't weakness; it's how communities grieve.