Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Trusted Funeral Services in California, MO
Phillips Funeral Home has served families in California, Missouri, and surrounding communities since 1906, providing compassionate and professional funeral care. Our full-service funeral home offers traditional burial, cremation, and memorial services tailored to individual family needs. We specialize in pre-arrangement planning, ensuring peace of mind for future generations. Our team assists with veterans' services, including headstones and burial flags, and offers a wide selection of urns and monuments. We provide grief support resources and maintain a commitment to community service, reflecting over a century of trust and dedication.Our experienced staff is available 24/7 to guide families through difficult times with empathy and expertise. We prioritize transparency, ethical practices, and personalized care, ensuring every family receives dignified and meaningful services. Our three locations in California, Eldon, and Mary's Home ensure accessibility for all clients. With deep roots in the community, we combine tradition with modern services to meet evolving needs. Our focus remains on honoring lives while supporting those left behind through comprehensive aftercare programs.
Services
Traditional Burial
Cremation Services
Pre-Arrangements
Veterans Headstones
Monument Sales
Urn Selection
Grief Support
Obituary Services
Memorial Planning
Pre-Need Counseling
Details
- Year established: 1906
Highlights and features
- Serving families since 1906 with generational expertise
- Full-service funeral home with cremation and burial options
- Specialized veterans' service coordination
- Personalized pre-arrangement planning available
- Three convenient locations serving Missouri communities
Services
Traditional Burial
Our traditional burial services provide comprehensive care including body preparation, casket selection, cemetery coordination, and chapel services. We handle all logistics from death certificates to clergy coordination, ensuring dignified ceremonies that honor individual wishes while supporting grieving families through structured memorialization processes.
Cremation Services
We offer cremation with flexible memorialization choices including urn selection, columbarium placement, or scattering ceremonies. Our staff guides families through legal requirements while providing options for personalized tributes before or after cremation, respecting both budgetary considerations and cultural traditions.
Pre-Arrangements
Our pre-need services allow individuals to document final wishes and pre-pay arrangements. This proactive approach prevents family decision-making burdens, locks in current pricing, and ensures personal preferences for burial type, casket selection, and memorial details are honored through legally binding documentation.
Veterans Headstones
We coordinate government-provided headstones and markers for veterans' graves worldwide. Our experts handle VA Form 40-1330 submissions, explain eligibility requirements, and ensure proper installation while advising families about monument style options that meet cemetery regulations.
Monument Sales
Our monument showroom displays granite and bronze options with customization capabilities for photos, epitaphs, and family crests. We provide cemetery compliance guidance, pricing transparency including installation costs, and memorial design consultations to create lasting tributes that reflect individual personalities and legacies.
People
Kevin Simpson
President
Licensed funeral director with 40+ years experience. Leads firm since 1995. Former Mayor of Eldon. Holds aviation license. Active in local economic development and community organizations.
Gary Schofield
General Manager
Funeral director since 1996. Specializes in pre-need planning. Former retail manager with business acumen. Member of LDS Church. Coordinates monument sales and insurance services.
Margie Brockmeier
Office Manager
Manages daily operations since 2001. Catholic church educator. Coordinates administrative functions with 20+ years funeral service experience. Handles financial records and client communications.
Rick Callahan
Funeral Director Apprentice
Retired firefighter/paramedic. Miller County Coroner since 2000. Completing funeral director licensing. 20+ years public service experience. Handles transportation and preparation duties.
Bob Hoskins
Pastoral Counselor
Ordained Baptist minister. Provides grief counseling since 2006. Combines law enforcement background with pastoral care. Coordinates survivor support programs and clergy coordination.
Questions
What funeral service options are available?
We offer traditional burial, cremation services, and memorial arrangements tailored to family preferences.
Do you provide veterans' funeral benefits?
Yes, we coordinate VA headstones, burial flags, and assist with veterans' benefit paperwork.
Can I plan funeral arrangements in advance?
Yes, we offer pre-need planning to document preferences and ease future family decisions.
What support exists after a funeral?
We provide year-long daily grief support emails and counseling resources for bereaved families.
Are cremation services less expensive?
Cremation often costs less than burial, but pricing depends on selected memorialization options.
How do I write an obituary?
Our staff helps draft obituaries and submits them to local newspapers for publication.
