Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home

09/29/2025

Many people think once they’ve purchased cemetery property or let their spouse and children know they’d like to be cremated and have their ashes scattered along a favorite hiking trail they’re done making final arrangements. That’s not the case though.

A Dignity Memorial provider can help ensure you're protected against unexpected funeral, cremation and burial expenses. Track your plans with our checklist.

09/26/2025

The Mummies of Guanajuato, Mexico are a number of naturally mummified bodies interred during a cholera outbreak in 1833. The human bodies appear to have been disinterred between 1870 and 1958. During that time, a local tax was in place requiring a fee to be paid for "perpetual" burial. Some bodies for which the tax was not paid were disinterred and found in a perfectly and naturally mummified state.

09/24/2025

09/22/2025

The 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline) provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States.

At the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline, we understand that life’s challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you’re facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns…

09/16/2025

Raising awareness of su***de and su***de prevention is a priority for all of us. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates more than 700,000 people die due to su***de each year. Today, we highlight the resources available for those who may be struggling: https://afsp.org/

09/12/2025

The gravestone of John Renie, a house painter who died in 1832 at the age of 33, comprises a rectangular carved 285-letter acrostic puzzle. From the larger H on the center square, the sentence "Here lies John Renie" may be read in any direction—in 46,000 different ways. It is likely that he carved it himself and it is said his intention was to confuse the Devil, ensuring his passage into Heaven.

09/11/2025

Today we honor the courage and sacrifice of those who lost their lives and give thanks to those who bravely responded. May we never forget.

08/29/2025

It’s fitting that Jules Verne, father of science fiction, would have a dark, otherworldly gravestone. Two years after his death, a sculpture was erected atop his marker. Designed by sculptor Albert Roze, and using the actual death mask of the writer, the statue depicts the shrouded figure of Jules Verne breaking his own tombstone and emerging from the grave.

08/26/2025

Let someone who is grieving know you care. Sympathy gifts and condolence flowers may seem like a small thing, but to a friend or relative who is mourning, they can mean a lot. Show your support with a heartfelt gesture—and don’t forget the card.

Sympathy gifts and condolence flowers can mean a lot to a friend or relative who is grieving. Get ideas on the Dignity Memorial website.

08/22/2025

During her career in the search and rescue division of the Mexican Navy, Frida the rescue dog assisted first responders in major disasters in Haiti and Ecuador, and across Mexico. Even in retirement, she continued her service by training other dogs before she died on November 15, 2022. On November 24, 2022, the Navy held a memorial service attended by Frida’s human and canine colleagues. Her urn was placed in the base of her statue at Naval headquarters, serving as a monument to her memory.