We believe that making informed decisions is the key to finding funeral home services that are both meaningful and affordable. At Acly-Stover Funeral Home, we invite you to explore the options we offer and understand the costs involved, so you can make choices that are right for your family.

Being informed helps ease the burden of planning and provides peace of mind during a difficult time. We follow a “pay only for what you need” approach, ensuring that you receive thoughtful, high-quality services without unnecessary expenses - honoring your loved one with dignity and care, while also respecting your family’s needs.

Pre-Planning

To help provide security and peace of mind for you and your family, Acly-Stover Funeral Home offers pre-need funeral plans. By arranging the details of your funeral now, you can ensure that your wishes are honored and ease the emotional and practical burden on your loved ones later.

Planning ahead allows you to make thoughtful choices with confidence, knowing that everything will be handled according to your preferences. Our caring team is here to guide you through the process and provide support every step of the way whenever you need us.

Visitation, a Memorial Service or a Funeral Service

A formal visitation provides a time and place for you to offer the family your expression of sorrow and sympathy. Visitation is typically held at the funeral home, and the deceased is typically present so that you can pay your last respects. A memorial service is a service without the deceased present. The deceased is present at a funeral service. The same rules of etiquette apply.

Video Tributes

A Video Tribute is a beautifully crafted presentation that brings together photos, videos, and memories of your loved one, set to music of your choice. These tributes can be shared during a memorial service, at a celebration of life, or even online as part of a lasting digital memorial. 

Video Tributes offer family and friends a special way to reflect on a cherished life, celebrate meaningful moments, and honor the love and joy your loved one brought to everyone around them. They become a lasting keepsake, a heartfelt way to remember, share, and celebrate the life and memories that will always live in your hearts.

Cremation

Cremation is a gentle and respectful process that returns the body to its basic elements through carefully controlled heat. Your loved one is placed in a container approved for cremation and then in the cremation chamber, where the body is transformed with care and dignity.

What remains are the bone fragments, typically weighing between three and nine pounds, which are lovingly placed in a cremation urn. This urn becomes a meaningful keepsake, allowing families to keep their loved one close, honor their memory, and celebrate the life they shared.

Committal Service

A committal service is a brief, heartfelt ceremony held at the graveside following the funeral. It is a time for immediate family and close friends to gather in love and support as the casket is respectfully lowered into the ground.

During this meaningful moment, family members may choose to participate by shoveling the first soil onto the casket or by placing flowers, offering a final, personal tribute. This simple yet profound ritual provides a space for reflection, comfort, and connection, honoring the life of your loved one and offering closure for those who remain.

After-Care

At Acly-Stover Funeral Home, we are here to support you not just at the time of loss, but in the days and months that follow. Grief can be overwhelming, and no one should face it alone.

Through resources like CareFirst, which offers free support groups and individual counseling, families can find comfort, understanding, and a safe place to begin healing while honoring the memory of their loved one.