For 50 years and 3 generations Eagleson Funeral Home has been part of the community

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For more than 50 years and three generations later, Eagleson's Funeral Home has been part of the community in Southampton.

Chad Eagleson and his wife, Jodi, the third generation, have now purchased the Funeral Home from Chad's parents, Frank and Doris Eagleson.

Chad Eagleson obtained his Funeral Director's License in 2001 and began working with Haycock-Cavanagh Funeral Home in Wallaceburg, Ontario. In 2002, he moved to Toronto to take a position with Turner & Porter Funeral Directors Ltd. to broaden his experience in the field and, then in 2005, the young couple moved to Southampton where Chad Eagleson realized his dream to join the family's funeral services.

The family carries on a long tradition in Southampton. The senior Gordon Eagleson and his wife Margaret opened Eagleson Furniture and Funeral Services in May, 1953, after purchasing the Herbert Harmer Furniture and Undertaking business that had been established in 1886 by the Harmer family.

Historically, many furniture stores in Ontario also provided funeral services because they not only made furniture but also caskets. Many furniture builders, in fact, also learned embalming techniques. When Gordon and Margaret Eagleson took over the Harmer business, they held visitations and funeral services in the living room of their small apartment next door to the furniture store on High Street.

In 1955, the family purchased the Spruce Lawn Guest Home on Palmerston Street and opened the first real funeral home for Southampton. After many additions and renovations, the Eagleson Funeral Home, Chapel and Family Centre has become recognized as one of the most thought-out, full-service facilities in the Bruce Grey region.
 

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A family tradition, the entire Eagleson family is "..... dedicated to creating personal and meaningful services for families. Don't forget that many of these families are our friends and neighbours and we want to help them through the difficult time of the loss of a loved one in any way we can."

"Over the years," says Frank Eagleson, "we've seen dramatic changes in the way people plan funerals. People are taking their own funerals into their own hands, relieving their families of the task. Also, funerals have become mroe of a celebration of life. We encourage families to bring in special mementos of a loved one ... whatever the deceased was interested in should be a meaningful part of the celebration."

Chad and Jodi Eagleson are excited at taking over the family business. "We feel so privileged to be able to continue this family tradition in Southampton," says the young couple. Now with seven-month old son Hudsen, they are looking forward to continuing the long tradition of Eagleson Funeral Home.

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Eagleson Funeral Home

234 Palmerston

Southampton, Ontario N0H 2L0

519-797-2085

800-858-9544

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