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Guidance, community stories, and resources from the Lighthouse Funeral and Cremation Services family in Amarillo, TX.
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Can a Funeral Home Take Life Insurance?
Life insurance can help cover funeral costs, but certain circumstances can make a policy contestable. Here's how to use life insurance for funeral services — and how to avoid complications.
Is a Funeral Home a Good Investment?
Funeral homes are service businesses with constant, inherent demand. With community engagement and a strong reputation, investing in funeral services can be a sound financial decision.
Are Funeral Home Owners Rich?
Owning a funeral home offers the most promising path to financial success in the industry — but it takes diverse services, strong community relationships, and effective marketing.
What Are Funeral Home Jobs?
From office staff and removal technicians to embalmers and funeral directors, a funeral home relies on several distinct roles. Here's a look at the jobs that keep it running.
Can a Funeral Home Dispose of Ashes?
From preparing the deceased for cremation to returning the ashes, funeral homes handle cremated remains with care. Here's what happens — including when remains go unclaimed.
What Does a Funeral Home Do With a Body?
What a funeral home does with a body depends on the family's wishes — from direct cremation to traditional services and embalming. Here's a look at each process.
Active Shooter Training: Be Prepared, Not Scared
Join us for a complimentary lunch during our June Community Event, featuring an "Active Shooter Training" presentation from the Amarillo P.D. Crime Prevention Unit.
What to Expect During Probate
Probate is the legal process of gathering a deceased person's assets and distributing them to beneficiaries. Here's what to expect — and Texas's intestate order of succession.
Get Your Affairs in Order
A practical checklist to get your affairs in order — beneficiaries, transfer-on-death deeds, living wills, powers of attorney, account lists, and the most important step of all: talk to your loved ones.
Funeral Home Transparency with Prices
When you're choosing a funeral home on short notice, price transparency matters. Here's how some funeral homes advertise misleading prices — and why Lighthouse posts its full price list online.
Memorial Day Service
Our friends at Llano Cemetery displayed over 200 American flags and held a heartfelt service honoring our fallen veterans, with nearly 1,000 people in attendance.
500 and Counting
The Texas Panhandle Quilts of Honor have hand-stitched over 500 quilts for Panhandle veterans — a moving reminder to honor those who served. A note from Joel Carver.