Primrose Funeral Service

10/29/2026

DEARLY BELOVED | Some songs stay with us forever.

Have you ever heard a song and thought, “That’s it. That’s my song.”

Not necessarily the most popular song. Not the one everyone expects. But the one that somehow tells your story better than you ever could.

At Primrose, we’ve spent years helping families honor the lives, stories, and memories of the people they love. Along the way, we’ve learned that music has a remarkable way of bringing those memories back.

So we created something a little different.

Introducing Dearly Beloved, a carefully curated music collection from Primrose Funeral Service. These are songs about life, love, growing older, looking back, and the people who leave their mark on us.

Some you may know by heart. Others might become songs you never knew you needed.

Our hope is that somewhere in this collection, you’ll discover a song that makes you stop and say, “Oh my gosh. That’s the song I want played at my funeral.”

And we’d love your help building what comes next.

What song would you want people to hear when they remember you?

Album cover photo by: Andrew Ousley

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10/27/2026

Charles "Larry" Burks of Norman, Oklahoma passed on October 26, 2026, following a brief illness at the age of 86. Please click the link below to read his obituary and leave a condolence message for his family. A Celebration of Life is being planned for a date in the near future.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/13095347

10/27/2026

Gary Edward Harmon, age 82, passed on October 25, 2026. While his family his compiling his obituary, please click the link below to see service details, leave a condolence message for them or share a memory.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/13090001

10/26/2026

National Cremation Placement Day was recognized across the country as a day of placement. A day to consider what it means to create a permanent place of memory and Sunset Memorial Park was thrilled to be a part of this experience.

Throughout the centuries communities have designated sacred spaces in order to commemorate their loved ones. Ancient church yards, rural country fields, austere mausoleums, city cemeteries, columbariums, vast manicured acres, or memorial parks.

Sunset is a beautiful example of what a memorial park represents. Rather than the traditional cemetery setting with rows of headstones, here you find ponds, gazebos, established trees, landscaping, and pathways to walk. A place of tranquility has been created that speaks to the heart and invites reflection and remembering.

Special Thanks to:
Celebrant: Glenda Stansbury
Flowers: Redbud Floral
Catering: Nosh
Videography: Funeral Films
and Coldspring for bringing us all together for a meaningful purpose!

10/26/2026

Who decided a goodbye has to be quiet, sad, and somber?

Seriously. Who made that rule?

What if their favorite song was playing?

What if everyone showed up wearing their favorite color?

What if someone told that one story about them that still makes everybody laugh?

We're not saying there won't be tears. Of course there will be.

But why can't there be laughter, too?

Why can't there be good food, great music, and a room full of people sharing the things they'll never forget?

That's what a celebration of life can look like.

It doesn't have to be traditional. It doesn't have to follow a script. And it definitely doesn't have to look like anyone else's.

When you really think about it, shouldn't the goodbye feel a little more like the person you're saying goodbye to?

We love helping families make that happen.

10/24/2026

It’s okay to be okay.
It’s okay to not be okay.
Really, it’s all okay. ❤️

As funeral directors, we meet people navigating some of the hardest moments of their lives. Grief, loss, complicated family dynamics, difficult decisions, and the uncertainty of what comes next.

Sometimes we need permission to feel what we feel.

It’s okay to miss someone.
It’s okay to say their name.
It’s okay to cry, to laugh, to remember, and even to have a good day without feeling guilty about it.

It’s okay to make a decision that’s right for you, even when others may not understand it.
It’s okay to set boundaries.
It’s okay to acknowledge that something hurts.
And it’s okay to begin again.

I’ve always said that you don’t move on from the people you love. You move forward. You carry their memory with you as you find your way through whatever comes next.

Some days, moving forward looks like taking a big step. Other days, it looks like simply getting out of bed and making it through the day.

So, wherever you find yourself today, give yourself a little grace.

You don’t have to have it all figured out. You don’t have to be okay all the time. And you don’t have to apologize for the moments when you are okay, either.

The sun will rise again tomorrow. And whatever tomorrow brings, you get to meet it one day at a time.

Special thanks to Glenda Stansbury for sharing these words with grieving families.

10/23/2026

You've decided who gets the house. But who's planning the funeral?

That's a question most people don't think to ask.

In fact, 80% of Americans haven't made arrangements for their own funeral or burial. That's 8 out of 10 people.

We plan for what happens to our stuff. But what about the decisions we leave behind?

This National Estate Planning Awareness Week, here's something worth thinking about:

A will can help determine where your belongings go. But it doesn't necessarily tell your family how you'd like to be remembered or how those arrangements will be paid for.

That's where funeral preplanning and prepayment come in.

Because the best thing you leave your family might not be something they inherit.

It might be one less difficult decision they have to make. ❤️

10/21/2026

Cremation isn't the end of the story. But too often, we treat it that way. ❤️

For more than 130 years, Lisle Lester's cremated remains had no permanent resting place.

Until now.

Her story is remarkable. But it also brings up something we don't talk about nearly enough.

What happens after cremation?

For some families, it's keeping an urn at home. For others, it's scattering ashes somewhere meaningful.

But have you ever thought about what happens years from now? Or generations from now?

Will there be a place where your children, grandchildren, or even great-grandchildren can go to remember?

That's why permanent memorialization matters. Not because there's only one right way to remember someone, but because having a place to return to can mean so much.

130 years later, Lisle finally has that place. ❤️

And her story is a beautiful reminder that every life deserves to be remembered.

Discover how funeral director Dawn Nelson helped return 19th-century journalist Lisle Lester’s remains home after more than a century in storage.

10/19/2026

You planned for everything. Except this.

You made the will.
You named the beneficiaries.
You made sure the house, the savings, and the things you've worked for would be taken care of.

You thought about what your family would need when you're gone.

But did you think about what they'll have to decide?

The phone calls.
The arrangements.
The questions they may not know how to answer.

Burial or cremation?
A service or something more intimate?
How will everything be paid for?

And all of those decisions arriving when they're simply trying to process losing you.

That's the part of planning ahead we don't talk about enough.

Preplanning and prepaying for your funeral can give your family two incredibly meaningful gifts: fewer decisions to make and fewer financial worries to carry.

Your wishes are known. Your arrangements are made. And the expenses you've planned and paid for are already taken care of.

This National Estate Planning Awareness Week, remember that protecting your family isn't just about what you leave them.

It's also about what you don't leave them to figure out.

10/19/2026

We gathered Friday to honor a brave hero.

We gathered to honor a fearless adventurer.

We gathered to honor a loving and caring soul.

We gathered to honor Greyson Lee Burnettt, beloved son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend.

We began our time together with a tribute to Greyson’s favorite movie hero, Indiana Jones. And, as Indy reminded us, “It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.”

Although Greyson’s years on this earth numbered only twenty, he packed so much mileage into those years.

Mileage in memories.
Mileage in friendships.
Mileage in dreams.
Mileage in love.

And in the lives of everyone fortunate enough to know him, that mileage will carry on for years to come.

Celebrant: Glenda Stansbury
Flowers: Redbud Floral
Catering: Nosh