At Sisk-Butler Funeral Home we realize that every individual is special and we feel that every service should be unique.  We offer many types of services to meet the needs of our families.  We offer traditional funeral services, cremation options and advanced funeral planning.

We believe in valuing old traditions as well as incorporating new ideas to serve our families in the most difficult times.  Trust in us, as so many others have, for assistance with prearrangement, cremation, and when the need for a funeral is there.  Our staff is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to serve you.  When you select Sisk-Butler Funeral Home we give you service with personal care and our commitment to provide a loving, dignified tribute that will honor the memory of your departed.

Our Services Include 

• Transporting the body to the funeral home
• Use of  funeral home facilities
• Embalming and cosmetic application
• Casket, vault and urn selections
• Use of funeral coach for transportation and family car
• Arranging religious services
• Registering the death
• Preparing newspaper obituary notices

Traditional-A traditional funeral service with visitation is the most frequently selected service we offer.  A traditional funeral service is one which is usually preceded by a visitation and viewing.  A traditional funeral service is held with the body present, with either an open or closed casket, within two or three days of death.  The service may be public or private.  A member of the clergy will usually officiate the service that will be held in the church or in the funeral home chapel.  A procession to the cemetery follows, where a brief committal service at the graveside will conclude the service.  We will tailor the service to meet the individual needs and desires of our families. The visitation is a time for the family and friends to support one another in their time of grief.  The body is present in an open or close casket allowing the family and friends the opportunity to acknowledge the reality of death and to say goodbye to their loved one.

Graveside-At a graveside service, family and friends will gather at the cemetery for the service.  The funeral director will also be present, and is able to provide transportation for the family to and from the cemetery if desired.  Usually a member of the clergy will officiate the service.  There can be music, a eulogy, poems or other readings, during the service.

Cremation with Traditional Service-A cremation service may include a private or public viewing.  There may be a funeral service at our Funeral Home or place of worship prior to the cremation itself.  Burial of ashes, if desired, may take place at a later date, and may be either public or private.

Ceremonial Casket-There are many services available to those who choose cremation.  We offer memorial services or a complete funeral with visitation, including use of ceremonial casket.  The use of the ceremonial casket eliminates the high cost of purchasing a casket for only a one or two hour visitation.

Cremation with Memorial Service-This includes immediate cremation without a public or private viewing, but also offers the choice of having a memorial service, which is held after the cremation.

Direct Cremation-Direct cremation would include no services or rites.  It may take place only after obtaining a signed death certificate from the attending physician along with a signed authorization from the next of kin, or authorized agent of the deceased.  In the state of North Carolina there is a twenty four hour waiting period after the time of death before cremation can be performed.

Options for Disposition of the Ashes-You may choose to bury the ashes in a family plot, scatter the ashes, place the ashes in an urn to be kept at home, or you may choose to place them in a niche or other location.  The method of disposition of the ashes is your choice.

Pre-arrangements-Any type of service may be pre-arranged.  Inflation-proof contracts are available which will guarantee today’s prices for the future needs.  You do not have to pre-pay to preplan.  If you already made pre-arrangements previously and now you prefer our facilities and services, your prearrangements can easily be transferred.

Additional Services We Provide

• Contact Social Security

Our office will contact the Social Security Department on behalf of your family to notify them that a death has occurred.  We will work with your family in securing Social Security death benefits.

• File Veterans Benefit Forms

Our experienced staff will assist your family in completing and filing all necessary
forms related to veterans affairs and benefits.

• Provide assistance with Insurance Companies

Our experienced staff will work with your family in filing information and securing benefits from insurance companies for your family.

Video Tribute

We offer to produce a unique video, blending exquisite scenery with personal photos you provide accompanied by beautiful background music.  This treasured tribute can be played during the visitation on our large screen TV.  You can share this keepsake with your family and friends.  There’s no better way to keep loving memories alive than to capture the memories of a loved one’s lifetime in a video tribute.  You will cherish this treasure forever.