Funeral Services

Lake Shore Funeral Home and Cremation Services offers a wide choice of services. We will assist your family in planning a funeral and choosing the options that suit your family's needs and your loved ones wishes. We are able to assist you in holding services in a wide variety of areas. From our two chapels, to your church or at the cemetery we are able to prepare a meaningful service to honor your loved one. We will listen to your family and help to arrange a celebration of your loved one's life through whatever means you choose.
We gladly welcome any questions or concerns you may have regarding these services. Please feel free to contact us directly or use our convenient online request form for additional information. Our services include:

• Traditional Funeral/Memorial Services
• Graveside Services
• Customized Caskets and Burial Vaults
• Licensed Professional Counseling & Quality Aftercare Materials
• Pre-arrangements and Pre-funding Arrangements-Choice of Several Insured Based Plans
• Reception Center/Community Room
• Catering
• Burials Without Funeral or Memorial Services
• Cremation Options
• Urns
• Keepsake Jewelry
• Flat Bronze, Granite, Upright Granite and Marble Headstones, Monuments, Mausoleums, and Statuary
• Infant and Child Services
• Indigent Care

Pre-Planning

There are many advantages to planning a funeral ahead of time. By pre-planning a funeral, difficult decisions will not have to be made during a time of grieving and stress. You will be able to visit a potential resting site and have time to decide on and compare options. Thought can be made to whether or not cremation is an option you maywant to choose. Your wishes can be put into writing to give your family direction when the time for the funeral comes. Our staff will help you plan so that your family can carry out your wishes.

Online Memorials

We can set up an online memorial for your loved one. Our online memorials provide information for guests about the funeral services and also provide a tribute to your loved one. Guests will be able to gain information about dates, times and locations of funeral services. Guests will also be able to order flowers, make donations and sign a guest book through the memorial. The family will have access to the memorial to add photos or videos to create a gallery for their loved one. By providing information to guests about services, our online memorials help lessen the load on a family during a difficult time. The memorials also serve a way to pay tribute to your family's loved one.

After Care

Sometimes the loss of a loved one can be especially painful. We understand that the grieving process does not end with the funeral. We are here not only to help arrange the funeral, but to help families cope with the loss of their loved one. There are a wide variety of grief resources available and we will help to point you in the right direction and begin the healing process.  Carri Shehorn, M.Ed., LPC, our Bereavement Support Counselor, provides assistance to people in need as well as information about support groups, books, videos, and other materials designed to assist children, adolescents and adults.

Pet Death Care

The Shehorn Family also own and operate God's Creatures Pet Crematory in Waco.  This "special" death care provider was established in 1997 and has helped over 14,000 area families with the final care of the "special" member of the family.

Obituaries

We will prepare an obituary to be published for your loved one.

Death Certificates

We will help you in obtaining a death certificate which can be important for insurance purposes as well a host of other issues.

Social Security

We will notify the Social Security Administration of the death. We will explain and help you apply for any benefits you may be entitled to through Social Security.

Veteran's Benefits

We will help you secure your potential veterans benefits, such as burial flags, government markers, and memorial certificate.