“That is what the Smith Family is known for, serving the community and caring for them in a bad time of life when facing the death of a loved one,” she said. The common thread through the decades is “a heritage of caring,” said Niki. With seven kids, there’s a pretty good shot one of them will extend the family tradition of funeral service to a fourth generation, chuckled Niki. Though they’re not sure yet whether they want to pursue the funeral service as a lifelong career, Niki said they will definitely come away from the experience knowing how to serve and how to work. A couple of the children work at the funeral homes part-time while they’re going through school. Shane and Niki have seven children, ranging in age from 22 to 7. Shane said he would be happy to talk to anybody who has questions about the green-friendly burials that Smith Funeral Homes can provide. The closest cemetery allowing true green burials is Yellow Springs, and Smith Funeral Homes can do burials there. They don’t involve vaults and the graves are not marked with upright monuments, though a tree may be planted. To give a person an idea of “a true green burial,” it is basically where the body returns back to the earth. “We have some options available where we can still meet requirements of cemeteries around here, but still do a green-friendly burial,” said Shane. Niki said Smith Funeral Homes have some really close options to the green burial that they have researched and been able to find. But there are some green-friendly options that can be done, said Shane. Presently, there are only a few cemeteries in Ohio where “a true green burial” is allowed, none of which are in Clinton County. The Smiths elaborated on green-friendly burials. There are, he said, a lot of personalization options with cremation, and also different types of memorial services that can be conducted with them.
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