Greenlawn Memorial Park

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Greenlawn Memorial Park has been providing for the needs of families since 1937. We are proud of the reputation we have established during almost 75 years of service to our community. more

Greenlawn Memorial Park has been providing for the needs of families since 1937. We are proud of the reputation we have established during almost 75 years of service to our community. more

I received a call from an african american man who sounded extremely ghetto on the phone. He wanted to schedule a time to meet with us to arrange my mother's funeral plans. Aside from his grammar, everything seemed ok so we scheduled a time to come to the place. As soon as we got there, we waited while he stood and talked to someone in the lobby, laughing and carrying on as if he was in a mall rather than a funeral parlor. We still tried to give him a chance. Once we got into the severely outdated looking ""conference room"" we were subjected to the most unpolished and incompetent attitude I've ever seen from someone. He's one of the best- and he will be the first to tell you. After about 10 minutes, we asked to speak with a manager and he claimed he was the funeral home's regional manager and was actually thinking about purchasing the funeral home. I didn't see a for sale sign out in the front, nor did I feel like I could listen to this load of garbage coming from this idiot's mouth. We immediately called another funeral home that we should have gone to in the first place. They picked mother up from the hospital and arranged a highly polished service and the director was one of the most well spoken people I've met in Columbia. Thank God that we did not let Greenlawn and their employees get their hands on mom's body, no telling what could have happened. One star- due to the fact that this funeral home (I'm thinking it is a corporate funeral home) seems to have no interest in hiring employees who have the ability to complete a sentence successfully. Pros: transparent idiot was easy to see through Cons: everything- don't use this place more

Because my parents purchased their plots together, we were committed to Greenlawn. Susie, the salesperson, should be hawking used cars for all the sensitivity she has. As my Dad and I sat across from her, her push was for us to purchase Daddy's service and memorial plaque and everything else that she could add on to get as absolutely as much money as possible. She had no regard for my Father's feelings. She certainly did not understand that I DID NOT want to discuss my Father's death three days after my Mother's funeral. While I understand that it is a business, Dunbar Funeral Home handled the ""business"" of a death with dignity and sensitivity. Greenlawn mainly concerned with scalping the customers. The cemetary is not cared for well, and family members regularly care for their plots because they otherwise fall into disrepair. I wish we had spent more money and had found a nicer memorial garden for my Mother. Cons: It's like having PayDay Loans plan a funeral more