Tennessee Funeral Establishments Commended for Filing Death Certificates Early
Top 10 Percent of Establishments Receive Certificates of Superior Performance
Nashville, June 14, 2006
The Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Vital Records has awarded Certificates of Superior Performance to the top 10 percent of Tennessee funeral establishments for death certificate timeliness in 2005.
“The death certificate is a critical document for those who have lost a loved one,” said State Registrar Sharon M. Leinbach. “Without it, a myriad of issues such as life insurance, property transfers and closing accounts are simply left undone and, as a result, families are inconvenienced. However, these 10 percent of Tennessee funeral establishments showed their true concern for families by making sure that death certificates were filed quickly and in the hands of the family.”
Forty-five establishments were recognized statewide:
|
ESTABLISHMENT |
CITY |
AVERAGE DAYS |
|
Crawford Funeral Home & Cremation Center |
Antioch |
3 |
|
Boyd Funeral Home |
Ashland City |
3.2 |
|
Dyer Funeral Home, LLC |
Cookeville |
3.5 |
|
Cheatham County Funeral Home |
Ashland City |
4 |
|
Bennett-May & Company Funeral Home, Inc. |
Pulaski |
4.3 |
|
Music City Mortuary |
Nashville |
4.3 |
|
Williams Funeral Home, Inc. |
Columbia |
4.3 |
|
Sellars Funeral Home |
Lebanon |
4.5 |
|
Serenity Funeral Home |
Springfield |
4.5 |
|
Williams Funeral Homes & Crematory |
Columbia |
4.7 |
|
Watson North Funeral Home & Memorial North |
Winchester |
4.8 |
|
West Harpeth Funeral Home & Crematory |
Nashville |
4.8 |
|
The Rose Of Sharon Funeral Services |
Pulaski |
4.9 |
|
Hooper, Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home |
Cookeville |
5 |
|
Baxter Brothers Funeral Home |
Columbia |
5.1 |
|
Marshall-Donnelly-Combs, Inc. |
Nashville |
5.3 |
|
Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home |
Clarksville |
5.3 |
|
Hooper, Huddleston & Horner - Algood Chapel |
Cookeville |
5.4 |
|
Chase Funeral Home, Inc. |
Huntingdon |
5.6 |
|
Whitson Funeral Home |
Cookeville |
5.7 |
|
McKenzie Funeral Home, Inc. |
McKenzie |
5.7 |
|
Ridgeway Funeral Home, Inc. |
Paris |
5.7 |
|
Phillips-Robinson Co., Inc. |
Nashville |
5.8 |
|
Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens, Funeral Home |
Nashville |
6.1 |
|
Sharp Funeral Home |
Oliver Springs |
6.1 |
|
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Inc. |
Goodlettsville |
6.2 |
|
Jennings & Ayers Funeral Home |
Murfreesboro |
6.2 |
|
Portland Funeral Chapel |
Portland |
6.2 |
|
Giles County Funeral Home |
Pulaski |
6.3 |
|
Hooper, Huddleston & Horner - Baxter Chapel |
Cookeville |
6.3 |
|
Brentwood Funeral Home |
Brentwood |
6.4 |
|
Feldhaus Memorial Chapel |
Shelbyville |
6.5 |
|
Austin & Bell Funeral Home |
Springfield |
6.6 |
|
Pettus-Owen & Wood Funeral Home |
Nashville |
6.6 |
|
Saddler Funeral Home |
Lebanon |
6.7 |
|
Smith Funeral Home |
Woodbury |
6.7 |
|
Speck Funeral Home |
Livingston |
6.7 |
|
Williamson Memorial Funeral Home |
Franklin |
6.7 |
|
Oliver Springs Mortuary |
Oliver Springs |
6.7 |
|
Milldale Chapel |
Springfield |
6.9 |
|
Grace Funeral Home |
Nashville |
7.1 |
|
Hunter Funeral Home |
Sparta |
7.1 |
|
Loretto Memorial Chapel, Inc. |
Loretto |
7.2 |
|
Bond Memorial Chapel, LLC |
Mount Juliet |
7.2 |
|
Doak-Howell Funeral Home & Cremation Service |
Shelbyville |
7.2 |
To find out how to receive a copy of a death certificate, please call the Tennessee Department of Health, Office of Vital Records at (615) 741-1763 or visit http://www2.state.tn.us/health/vr/index.htm.