FUNERAL HOMES PAST AND PRESENT:
A brief history of some of the funeral homes in Ft. Payne. Early 1900s Pierce Funeral Home was in service, they sold to Farmer; Farmer's Funeral Home sold to Wilson. Wilson' Funeral Home was in business from 1957 to about the 1980s, near the last, it was owned by Wilson & Burt. Wilson sold out to Burt and today, we have Burt Funeral Home. Wilson took some time off and built a new facility further north, known as Wilson Funeral Home and in operation today.
* This data is from living during the times and from interviews with people in the business.
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From: Farmers Telephone Cooperative telephone book 2005:
CURRENT FUNERAL HOMES IN DEKALB COUNTY:
Burt Funeral Home-2100 Gault Ave. N., Ft. Payne, AL 35967--256-845-3232
Burt Funeral Home Inc-7934 Hwy 117, Valley Head, AL 35989--256-635-6247--256-635-6247
Collinsville Funeral Home-109 S Valley Ave, Collinsville, AL 35961--256-524-2131
Corner Stone Funeral Chapel-22023 AL Hwy 117, Ider, AL 35981--256-632-6780
Corner Stone Funeral Chapel & Crematory Inc-40 Cornerstone Drive, Ider, AL 35981--256-657-4003
Crossville Memorial Chapel-13812 ALl Hwy 68, Crossville, AL 35962--256-528-2500
Harris Funeral Home-11968 ALl Hwy 227, Geraldine, AL 35974--256-659-4050
Kerby Funeral Home-17554 AL Hwy 75, Henagar, AL 35978--256-657-3238
Moore Funeral Home-1474 AL Hwy 73, Bryant, AL 35958--256-597-2178
Rainsville Funeral Home-498 McCurdy Ave N, Rainsville, AL 35986--256-638-2122, 24 hr 256-638-6892
Wilson Funeral Home-3801 Gault Ave N, Ft. Payne, AL 35967--256-845-9150
Wilson Funeral Chapel of Rainsville Inc-2226 Main Street Shiloh, Rainsville, AL 35986--256-638-2700
**People living near county lines may use funeral homes located in Jackson, Etowah, Cherokee, or Marshall County, AL or Dade, Chatooga, Walker County, GA or Hamilton County, TN.