Polley Funeral Home serving the families of the greater Excelsior Springs and Lawson, Missouri area

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Excelsior Springs
816-630-3388

Lawson
816-580-7704

Richmond
816-776-2255

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We offer several different types of Services:

Full, Traditional Services
The term full, traditional services usually means to have a ceremony held either in the funeral home or a church of the family's choice. After the service the family usually drive to the cemetery for the committal or graveside service. This part of the ceremony is brief normally involving a few final words and a prayer.

Visitation (Wake)
Many families choose to have a time of visitation at the funeral home. The purpose of visitation is to allow family and friends to visit with one another. Traditionally visitation is held the night prior to the funeral or graveside services, lasting a few hours. Families can also choose to have a visitation the day of the services one-hour prior.

Graveside Services
The ceremony is held entirely at the graveside. Graveside services tend to be more simplistic and brief than a full traditional service.

Direct Burial
There is no requirement that some type of service be held prior to burial. If preferred, an arrangement can be made that does not include any visitation or ceremony. Once the proper legal documents have been filed, the deceased is taken in a casket privately to the cemetery.

Cremation
With cremation there are several options to meet the needs of the families.
• Cremation following a traditional ceremony including viewing

• Cremation following a viewing only
• Cremation with memorial services
• Cremation with memorial visitation
• Cremation with no services

Cremation Chapel