Rawlings Funeral Home

“So very thankful for how Rawlings team assisted with our mother's funeral plans. You helped us in our most difficult time. We didn't have prearrangements. You took us under your wing, guided us through all our questions, and were upfront and honest. If you are looking for compassionate and experienced funeral home to assist you, this is the team.”

— Kelly Torline

“Extremely unprofessional, disrespectful, and traumatic experience Our family’s experience with Rawlings Funeral Home during the burial of my grandmother was completely unacceptable and caused lasting emotional distress, especially to my grandfather who had just lost his wife. To begin with, the funeral home itself was not clean. The floors were dirty, the bathrooms were dirty, and the overall environment felt neglected and unprofessional—something no grieving family should encounter. When we left for the burial, my grandmother was not given a proper funeral escort. The family attempted to follow the hearse ourselves, only for the hearse to go to the wrong location. It then sat in a parking lot for approximately 15–20 minutes with my grandmother inside while the family was left confused and scrambling to figure out where she had been taken. When we arrived at the gravesite, things became far worse. The grave was dug so shallow that the top of my grandmother’s casket was going to be only about six inches underground. This was horrifying. Family members, including myself, felt forced to jump into the grave to try to dig it deeper ourselves. My grandfather—who had just lost his wife—was attempting to shovel the grave deeper before the funeral home finally stepped in to do what should have already been done. Even after they re-dug the grave, there was only about 10 inches of dirt covering her casket, and the grave was on a steep incline, creating serious concerns about safety, erosion, and animals disturbing the grave. We were told the grave had been “properly marked,” yet during digging another vault was hit, and the solution was simply to “scoot the grave over.” This was incredibly disrespectful and showed a complete lack of planning, organization, and care. Afterward, my grandfather reached out to express how uneasy and distressed he was about how shallow the burial was. He was told there was “nothing they could do” and was referred to a third-party company that wanted $4,000 to fix the problem—essentially asking him to pay to correct their mistakes. Rawlings Funeral Home ultimately refused to take responsibility or provide any meaningful help. As a result, my grandfather spent weeks not eating or sleeping, terrified that my grandmother’s grave could become exposed or disturbed. Thankfully, another funeral home showed compassion and professionalism and agreed to move her properly—but my grandfather still had to pay out of pocket to undo what never should have happened in the first place. Throughout all of this, Rawlings Funeral Home showed zero sympathy, accountability, or respect for our family or for my grandmother. This experience violated basic burial standards and compounded our grief in ways that should never happen. I would strongly caution anyone considering this funeral home. Families deserve dignity, professionalism, and care during one of the hardest moments of their lives—and that is not what we received here.”

— Skyler Pierce

“I just want to say that we just laid my grandmother to rest and Rawlings funeral home and Doug the grave and knew they hit another ball or a casket and still put my grandmother in a hole that was only 30 inches deep her casket was 22 in and they still barrier on top or right next to someone they do not want to help get her move to end and then lay her to rest peacefully this is disgusting and the disgrace and my grandmother deserves a lot more respect than what Rawlings funeral home has done for her I suggest no one I mean no one at Rawlings do the funeral or anything you will be rushed through the service very unprofessional rude and has no respect for anyone's loved ones they're just a money hungry funeral home”

— Jessica Chamblee