Colwell Memorial Home & Crematory

Compassionate Funeral & Cremation Services in Beardstown, Illinois

Serving Beardstown, Illinois with personalized memorial services

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Colwell Memorial Home & Crematory

515 South State Street
Beardstown, Illinois 62618

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Recent Obituaries

Lena Lambert Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Lena Lambert

Lena Elizabeth Lambert age 85 of Beardstown died Tuesday May 9 2023 at Heritage Health Beardstown. She was born October 14 1937 Buena Vista Township i...

Patty Mayes Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Patty Mayes

She was born June 27 1953 in Beardstown the daughter of Walter William and Laura Lucinda Wilcox Pherigo. She married James "Jim" Mayes on November 26 ...

Carrie Blasius Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Carrie Blasius

Carrie was born September 3 1978 in Beardstown the daughter Richard "Dick" and Rita Robison Vermillion. She married Thomas "Tom" Blasius on August 10t...

Betty Hiles Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Betty Hiles

Betty was born to Arthur Lee and Nellie Katherine Cook Avery on March 22 1925 in Beardstown IL. As a child Betty loved to walk up and down the street ...

Judith Livingston Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Judith Livingston

Judith Lee Livingston 78 of Springfield died Sunday April 16 2023 at Springfield Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Friday Apri...

Sr Ronald Mcclure Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Sr Ronald Mcclure

Ronald Lee McClure Sr 88 of Beardstown died surrounded by his family Tuesday April 11 2023 at his home. He was born May 7 1934 in Beardstown the son o...

Michael Chestnutt Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Michael Chestnutt

Michael Leslie Chestnutt 55 of Fredrick died Wednesday April 5 2023 at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield. He was born September 25 1967 in Rushville t...

Kevin Perry Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Kevin Perry

Funeral services will be held at 1030 AM Friday April 7 2023 at Beardstown Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in the Beardstown City Cemetery. The...

Seth Jarrett Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Seth Jarrett

Memorials have been suggested to Colwell Memorial Home. Condolences may be left online at www.colwellmemorialhome.com or on Facebook at Colwell Memori...

Lauralee Smith Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Lauralee Smith

Lauralee Ann Smith 76 of Olney and formerly of Beardstown died Saturday March 25 2023 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East in Indiana. She was born Jun...

Judy Logsdon Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Judy Logsdon

Judy Ann Logsdon 82 of Beardstown died Monday March 20 2023 at Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville surrounded by her family. She was bo...

Harold Bishop Obituary, Beardstown, IL
Harold Bishop

He was born September 4 1936 in Schuyler County IL the son of James Ezekiel and Margaret Caroline Irvin Bishop. He married Zelda Christine Kirkham on ...

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Arranging a funeral can be both emotionally challenging and financially burdensome. Many people have little knowledge about the funeral industry, and in such difficult times, they may be vulnerable to being deceived or taken advantage of.

To protect consumers, Colwell Memorial Home & Crematory is obligated to follow the guidelines outlined in the "Funeral Rule". Failure to comply with this rule could result in complaints being filed against the funeral home by the Federal Trade Commission.

The "Funeral Rule" was established in 1984 to ensure that all funeral homes, including Colwell Memorial Home & Crematory, provide customers with clear and accurate information about the products and services they offer. This includes providing price details over the phone upon request.

As part of the "Funeral Rule," Colwell Memorial Home & Crematory is required to offer a General Price List (GPL) to anyone who asks for it. This list includes various expenses related to funeral services, such as transportation to the cemetery in or around Cass County, as well as costs for viewing or visitation services.

Anyone who visits Colwell Memorial Home & Crematory at 515 South State Street in Beardstown, IL and asks about funeral arrangements is entitled to receive a free copy of the general price list. This applies to all individuals, regardless of whether they intend to purchase funeral services or not.

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