Bates Family Funeral Home
Contact Bates Family Funeral Home. Call the Funeral Director at (903) 667-2009 to find out what services are provided at the De Kalb, Texas location.Green or eco-friendly funerals: Bates Family Funeral Home may offer green or eco-friendly funeral services that are designed to be environmentally sustainable. Biodegradable caskets or urns, avoiding embalming chemicals, and using natural burial practices.
Viewing and visitation: Bates Family Funeral Home will provide space for friends and family to gather and pay their respects to the deceased.
Customized caskets or urns: Customized caskets or urns that reflect the interests or personality of the deceased may be a service Bates Family Funeral Home offers. For example, a casket might be painted with a sports team logo, or an urn might be shaped like a musical instrument.
Grief support: Offering resources and support to help De Kalb, Texas families and loved ones cope with their grief and begin the healing process.
Memorial jewelry: Some funeral homes offer memorial jewelry that incorporates a small amount of a loved one's ashes or other mementos into a piece of jewelry that can be worn or kept as a keepsake.
DNA preservation: Check with Bates Family Funeral Home about collecting and preserving a small sample of a deceased individual's DNA. This can be used for a range of purposes, including genealogy research, paternity testing, and forensic identification.
