McNeil's Funeral Service

McNeil’s Funeral Home went above and beyond in helping our family with the passing of our Mother. Johnny Bland made himself available 24/7 with any questions or concerns we had. Everything was explained clearly with no details left out. They made a difficult time as easy as it could possibly be.

This place is a den of vipers and they have an unfortunate hold on bereaved families in Canadian Co. My mother wanted to donate any viable organs and then be cremated, so when she passed, unexpectedly, we called McNeil’s because they were who my family always called. They wanted THOUSANDS simply to cremate my mother’s body. No special preparations or urn. Sticker shock sent me looking for another solution, and I found a mortuary that would only charge $945, so we went with them. Then Johnny McNeil himself called me wanting to “arrange the transfer” of my mother’s body to the other funeral home (which he no doubt would charge hundreds for), except that McNeil’s NEVER picked her body up from the morgue. She was with Life Share for organ and tissue harvesting. I’ll never believe that he didn’t know that, but I do believe he was prepared to take me for whatever he could get. When I pointed that out to him, he blustered a little and said, “well okay we will just back out of this then.” I know it feels gross to comparison shop when you’ve just lost someone, but being taken advantage of by people preying on your vulnerability is worse by far.

I never thought I would be in a position to write a review of a funeral home at 38 years old, but here we are. I am from San Diego & had to come to Oklahoma to help my grieving little sister, as she unexpectedly lost my niece at only 8 years old. Brandon, Johnny, & Karen were there for my family, every step of the way. No one wants to think about losing a child or the heartache that goes with it. McNeils went out of their way to work with my family, most of whom are from out of town. They allowed us time to celebrate the young life of Amelia & were there for us when we needed guidance. Thank you for being there for us in our darkest moment.