On-site crematory at Warren-McElwain's Eudora chapel, run by staff licensed by the State Board as crematory operators, so a family that chooses cremation at either of its funeral homes keeps the deceased in its care.

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Eudora chapel of Warren-McElwain, begun in 2002, with an on-site crematory, so a family that chooses cremation keeps the deceased in the home's care. Has a large chapel and gathering rooms for refreshments before or after services; the firm traces its roots to Schubert Funeral Home, founded in Eudora in 1904.

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Lawrence location of Peaceful Rest Funeral Chapels & Cremations, a new modern celebration center for Lawrence families that is not yet open. It shares its line with the Topeka chapel, answered 24 hours a day.

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Lawrence funeral home founded in 1920 that installed the city's first and only crematory in 1998, with four funeral directors certified as crematory operators. Has a chapel, state rooms that combine for vigil, prayer or private family services, a lending library, and an after care program for the months following a death.

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Crematory of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, installed in 1998 as the first in Lawrence. Four of the home's funeral directors are certified crematory operators, and the crematory also takes cremations for other funeral homes.

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Lawrence funeral home tracing its roots to funeral homes founded in Eudora in 1904 and Lawrence in 1909, with a large chapel and gathering rooms for refreshments before or after services. Cremations are done at its own crematory at the Eudora chapel, and it was one of the first Midwest providers of green burial, offered in Oak Hill Cemetery's natural burial section.

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