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OWNER J. HADLEY FUNERAL HOME & HADLEY-BROWN & PAULK FUNERAL HOMES (352) 620-0573 127 NW 20TH ST., OCALA
Jessica Hadley-Brown and her staff have plenty of experience servicing families during difficult times of loss. They offer compassionate, professional care and service options to meet the needs of every family. How did you get started in the funeral industry? My humble beginnings started
with two friends, David Woody and Edward Jennings, Jr., sitting at my dining room table in Gainesville in 1996. After my son Kenyatta’s graduation and draft into the NFL, he asked “Mom, what else would you like to do?” Later on my cousin and best friend passed away. As my mother and I sat at her bedside, her children asked me to help with the planning of her funeral. That was my first experience with mortuary science when I was a student at Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service. Then my brother Bobby, who was my confidant, transitioned following the death of my cousin.
What services do you offer above and beyond the average funeral home? J.
Hadley Funeral Home and Hadley-Brown & Paulk Funeral Home offer unparalleled traditional services, including graveside funerals, lasting memories, cremations with ceremonial funerals, humanist funerals, direct burials, conservation and more. We have a professional grief committee, program designers and caterers as well.
What can patrons expect from a funeral experience with you? A family can expect
a fiduciary relationship with the complete staff of J. Hadley Funeral Home and HadleyBrown & Paulk Funeral. They will experience integrity, a family atmosphere, and as funeral
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director and embalmer, it is my duty to ensure every family is highly respected. I would like to thank my entire staff for their commitment as assets to the business.
What keeps you motivated in a field filled with grief? Knowing that when a
family entrusts their loved one to me, I make it personal. I took an oath at graduation that I will treat everyone who depends on me with dignified service. Final arrangements involve the most personal decisions one can make for their loved one. We believe in comfort for a family entering our facilities and comfort after the interment. I want to ensure that those families I take care of are completely satisfied with our service.
What special traits of yours allow you to excel in this industry? Compassion is my
special trait which allows me to help families during their time of bereavement. Families can be sure of my personable care and that their loved ones are entrusted to our standard of excellence. Restorative art is my passion in the death care industry.