In Auburndale, Kersey Funeral Home serves families across Polk County with burial, cremation, funeral and memorial services and pre-need planning. It was established in 1950, occupies a 1913-1914 estate building with a lake-view chapel, and offers Spanish-language services.
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In Auburndale, Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home works beside Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens, its sister cemetery on K Ville Avenue, so burial needs no off-site travel after the service. It offers burial, cremation and cemetery services to families from Winter Haven to Lakeland, including interment of cremated remains, above-ground entombment and family estates.
In Fort Meade, McLean Funeral Home & Crematory arranges burial and cremation services. The family-owned firm added the Fort Meade home in 1999 to Whidden-McLean of Bartow, established in 1925.
In Haines City, Oak Ridge Funeral Care provides burial, cremation and pre-need planning to families across the surrounding Polk County region, with human composting through a partner provider. Cremation is performed at Monarch Crematory, a company-owned facility in Haines City. Spanish-language services are available, and the location states it was established in 1999.
In Lake Wales, this home at 90 W. Orange Avenue is the Florida location of Caver Funeral Home of Detroit. The firm states it arranges all interments, including burial, cremation and entombment.
In Lakeland, this chapel is one of the home's two locations, with the other on West Memorial Boulevard. The home is African-American owned and states it has served the Lakeland community for more than 37 years.
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