Edwards Funeral Home & Cremations Inc

I am a funeral director/embalmer in Florida. It is extremely common in our industry to contract with out-of-state funeral homes when a loved one passes while away from home. I have dealt with too many funeral homes to count due to those circumstances and NONE have matched the service of Edwards. They were efficient, easy to communicate with, and went above and beyond their duties as a contracted funeral home that was only hired to simply file a death certificate and preform the cremation. My client family reached out to them with a concern when I was unavailable on a funeral and they were immediately put at ease by the staff. Later, Edwards even went out of their way to mediate with law enforcement so they could retrieve the loved one's personal effects and ship them to me - which they did on their own dime. I would like to specifically recognize Justin Smith and Jim Stroud. They made it abundantly clear by their attitudes and actions that they are in this industry for one simple reason: to help those at their greatest time of need - even when they have little to gain. As a funeral professional, I HIGHLY recommend Edwards to both client families and other funeral homes alike. I can not imagine how well they take care of their own client families after seeing the way they lovingly treated mine during their brief interactions. Thank you Edwards!

We had a wonderful experience with Justin Smith and his team at Edwards Funeral Home in Kinston. He and his team made you feel like they where part of the family during this difficult time in our lives. He also made sure that our love one was transported 4 1/2 hours away to a cemetery in SC and everything went just as planned. Thank you again Justin for your care and compassion.

Very kind and caring staff during one of our family's most difficult times. They went above and beyond to help meet our needs. Justin and his team were respectful and considerate to our family throughout the process.

I think things went very well with the services received from Edwards Funeral Home

Justin Smith and his staff exhibited the highest level of service and compassion to our family while taking care of the final arrangements for our dad. Meeting with the staff was timely and the visitation, service and burial were all conducted in a respectful and dignified manner. Misty was extremely helpful and knowledgeable from beginning to end. Mr Giles Stroud was respectful, accommodating and always available to answer questions, give guidance and consolation. We thank them for being there for us during this difficult time.