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How to Honor A Loved One If You Missed Funeral Home Services
If you had to miss a loved one’s funeral home service, there are still things you can do to honor their memory, like have a memorial of your own or send flowers and cards.
When a loved one passes away, all you want to do is honor their memory and mourn your lose. The professionals at funeral homes in New Iberia, LA can help with all of that, but it’s possible that your family is going to plan a final services at a time when you just can’t make it. Whether you live far away or have a commitment you just can’t get out of, you missed the final service. What can you do to make up for it? Here are a few ideas.
Send A Note To Family Members
One thing you might do to let your family members know you were thinking of them during the service is to send them a card or note. Let them know that you wish you could be there and are thinking of them and honoring your loved one in your own way. You don’t have to give a reason, but even the card will help them to understand that even though you aren’t there, you wanted to be.
Send Flowers To The Service
You can’t be there, but your thoughts and gestures can be. Sending flowers to the service might be the best you can do in your own absence and it’s a nice way to decorate the room and send your thoughts at the same time.
Make A Donation To A Good Cause
Honoring your loved one doesn’t have to be wrapped up in a final service. You can also make a donation to a good cause in their name in order to honor them. Maybe you know of a charity that does good work and is something your loved one appreciated. Donating in their name can be an honoring thing to do, especially if you weren’t able to make it to their final service.
Have Your Own Memorial
Even if you couldn’t be at the final service your family arranged doesn’t mean you can’t do something on your own to honor them and say goodbye in your own way. Visit their final resting place later and talk about fond memories, have their favorite meal at home and talk about them with your family. The things you can do are endless. You have to do what you feel good about to get those final moments in.
Meet With Family To Share Memories
If you have family in the area, you can meet with them at a time outside of the final service and share memories as a way to honor your loved one. You don’t have to make it a formal affair, but rather something casual that honors them in a different way.
When you are mourning a loved one, you might feel badly that you can’t make it to the funeral home in New Iberia, LA for their final service. While there might be no avoiding it, there are things you can do to make sure you are able to honor that person in a way you see fit. The professionals at Pellerin Funeral Homes can help you in honoring you loved one.
Jim is originally from Orange, Texas and attended Northwestern State University while on a golf scholarship. Jim graduated in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
After graduation, he returned to Texas, where he started a family and worked for an industrial transportation warehouse.
In 2002, Jim received a degree in Applied Sciences from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Sciences and returned to Natchitoches. He has been professionally employed as a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer since obtaining this degree.
Jim joined the staff at Blanchard-St. Denis in March 2008 and became General Manager in 2017. Jim’s level of care for the families he serves is shown everyday by his strong work ethic and his compassion for others at one of the most difficult times in their life.
He is married to Laura Flores and together they are owners of a local restaurant. In his spare time, Jim enjoys spending time with his family and occasionally playing golf with his son, Joe.
Dawn Slaughter has been a resident of Natchitoches since 1994. She moved to Natchitoches from Bossier City to attend Northwestern State University, but South Louisiana will always be “home”. Her dad spent 23 years in the Air Force, during which time she was fortunate enough to live abroad for 3 years and traveled to several countries. She met her husband Jason, at NSU. They have three beautiful daughters, Madison, Morgan, and Mikayla. In 2011, she graduated from Northwestern.
She was a stay-at-home mom for many years. Her husband has subcontracted for cemetery service for the funeral home for over 20 years. She began working at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in November of 2018 as the office administrator and received her funeral director’s license in July of 2019. Dawn takes pride in helping the families of Natchitoches during some of their most difficult times, and helping them prepare their final arrangements to lessen the grief for their families.
Dawn is very active in her church, teaching her little third graders in Sunday School and singing in the choir at Christmas time. She is a member of the Les Amies Service Organization and enjoys volunteering in the community. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and quilting. She is her daughter’s biggest fan in all of their pursuits.
Hunter was raised in Many, Louisiana, he graduated from Negreet High School in 2013. He then obtained an associate degree in applied sciences from Dallas institute of Funeral Service to practice Funeral Directing and Embalming.
In December of 2022, Hunter joined the staff of Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home. Through Hunter’s 10 years of service in the funeral industry he learned how much he loves helping families through the toughest time of their life. Hunter takes pride in treating each family he cares for like his own.
Hunter has two children, Anniston Kate and Lawson. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, hunting, watching any kind of sport, but most of all spending time his children and family.
Tommy started his career with Blanchard St. Denis working part-time. He joined our funeral home full-time in 2011 after retiring from the United States Postal Service with 37 years of service.
Tommy is a lifelong resident of Natchitoches where he graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1970. He furthered his education by receiving an associate degree from Northwestern State University.
He is married to Lisa McClellan. They have 4 children between them and are fondly known as Pepaw and Nana to 8 wonderful grandchildren. Tommy loves the game of golf and plays every chance he gets. He is also a wonderful cook and enjoys doing so for his family.
Tommy is passionate about caring for and seeing the needs of others. He takes pride in helping the people in his community during one of the most difficult times in their life.
Steve was born in Natchitoches and raised in Montgomery. When he graduated from high school, he attended NSU and studied mechanical arts.
He began his career with Gifford Hill and Company, a major construction supply company. While working full-time Steve attended the Shreveport Beauty Academy at night and received his license for makeup and hair styling. After 30 years he retired from Gifford Hill as Regional Manager for the Southwest region.
Steve began working for Blanchard St. Denis in 2012. His new endeavor with our firm gave him the opportunity to work in funeral service, a field he had always wanted to be a part of. Steve loves working side by side with the team at Blanchard St. Denis and helping families after the loss of a loved one.
Steve is married to Phyllis Kinkle Stroud, they have 3 wonderful daughters and 6 beautiful grandchildren.
Anthony lives in Natchitoches. He was born and reared on Cane River and went to school at St. Joseph Elementary and St. Matthew High School in Melrose.
He is married to Janet and they have 2 sons, 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Anthony retired in 2006 from L&L Automotive which he co-owned with his brother. He then opened Anthony’s Auto, selling used cars. He also helps Janet with her catering business, Tatae’s. Anthony joined the team at Blanchard St. Denis in 2020.
Anthony Loves traveling with Janet, spending time with family and talking about cars with his sons and grandsons.
