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JANUARY 8, 2020
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Southern Cremations & Funerals acquires Holly Hill Funeral Home Local company offers transparent pricing, all-inclusive packages
BY JILL WHITLEY jill@newnan.com
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fter working in the funeral industry nearly her entire life, Christine Hunsaker, owner of Southern Cremations & Funerals, is an expert at guiding people through the process of securing their legacies. Still, it was a touching surprise when she got a call last year from Tony House, the owner of Fairburn’s Holly Hill Funeral Home. House, who opened the funeral home in 1974 and worked closely with Hunsaker after she acquired Holly Hill Memorial Park in 2014, was ready to retire but wanted to make sure the families he served would be well-cared for in the future. “Out of the blue, Tony called me up one day, and said that he was looking for someone to take over his business,” Hunsaker said. “We owned the cemetery, and he had seen our commitment to doing everything above-board, as transparently and openly as possible. He believed it was a natural fit; that we were the right family to take over the funeral home.”
Now known as Southern Cremations & Funerals at Holly Hill, the facility, one of three owned by Hunsaker and her brother Robert, is committed to providing the same compassionate death-care services that Fairburn residents have come to rely on—even keeping the former owner on staff for as long as his health allows. “Tony is so well respected in the community, and we are grateful that he chose us to take over his business, and that he will continue to stay on as part of our team,” Hunsaker said. While it might seem that nothing but the name has changed at Holly Hill, the Hunsaker family is quietly leading a revolution in the death-care industry, right here in metro Atlanta. “We know that, whether it’s expected or sudden, there is never a good time to lose a loved one. No matter the circumstances, saying goodbye is always difficult,” Hunsaker said. “Because we are locally
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PROVIDED BY SOUTHERN CREMATIONS & FUNERALS Southern Cremations & Funeral's new funeral home in Fairburn serves families from throughout South Metro Atlanta. The company owns two other funeral homes in Marietta and Covington.