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Thanks For Your Commitment To EducationJANUARY 2023 Susan Gayle (Carpenter) Sanders 07/22/1949 - 01/26/2023 Beaver, OK Jane Belden Allensworth 09/09/1937 - 01/18/2023 Galveston Larry Ray Armstrong 07/01/1945 - 01/07/2023 Santa Fe Henry Louis Armstrong 01/21/2023 Galveston Robert Anthony Barboza 05/04/1997 - 01/08/2023 Hitchcock Ernest Randolph Bell 06/29/1963 - 01/30/2023 Sioux City, IA Craig Bernstine 01/27/2023 Texas City Lucinda Adele Berry 06/26/1950 - 01/06/2023 Texas City Anna Salas Brown 12/07/1975 - 01/18/2023 Alvin Robert Lewis Buchanan, Jr. 07/13/1944 - 01/27/2023 La Marque Ray Anthony Buenrostro 08/20/1965 - 01/12/2023 Texas City Jason Kenneth Burd 04/10/1973 - 01/19/2023 Dickinson Lawrence Caldwell 01/01/2023 Texas City Jerry Lee Catching 06/14/1938 - 01/13/2023 Kingsland Marie V. Cavazos 07/07/1940 - 01/03/2023 Texas City Beverly Ann Coonrod 09/24/1949 - 01/06/2023 Friendswood Patricia A. Cotton 08/21/1941 - 01/12/2023 Texas City Bobby Crawford, Jr. 01/23/2023 Alvin Alvin Blaine Crites 02/09/1940 - 01/01/2023 Santa Fe Lawrence Croft 06/25/1961 - 01/25/2023 Dickinson Robert T. Dambach 07/21/1932 - 01/06/2023 Dickinson Diana “Dee” Damiani Otte 12/01/1943 - 01/17/2023 League City Arthur Terry Darling, Jr. 10/02/1959 - 01/15/2023 Santa Fe Mary Ann De La Houssaye 02/05/1937 - 01/01/2023 Dickinson Peter J. Degroot, III 11/25/1950 - 01/19/2023 Santa Fe Janice Lynn Dover 01/22/2023 Texas City Stanley Dreyfus 04/05/1947 - 01/28/2023 Santa Fe Gladys Nadine Evans 07/04/1933 - 01/13/2023 La Marque Elizabeth “Liz” Carolyn Everett Warren 08/21/1928 - 01/04/2023 Houston Donna Kay Everling 07/31/1958 - 01/02/2023 Galveston Henry Joseph Everling 11/18/1936 - 01/25/2023 Santa Fe, TX Fred Lamont Finger, III 05/31/1931 - 01/30/2023 League City Seymour Fisher 11/04/1925 - 01/11/2023 League City Leon Florence 01/14/2023 Texas City David C. Foreman 10/25/1939 - 01/22/2023 Santa Fe, TX Bonnie Freeman 09/17/1942 - 01/23/2023 League City Lee Roy Fry 08/08/1934 - 01/12/2023 Texas City Raul Garcia, Sr. 10/12/1938 - 01/12/2023 Galveston Acele Lee Earls Garner 10/12/1932 - 01/24/2023 Texas City William Henry Glardon 02/01/1955 - 01/17/2023 Santa Fe, TX Paula Axline Glenn 12/24/1962 - 01/10/2023 Galveston Cindy Ann Glenn 11/14/1949 - 01/20/2023 Galveston Dr. Armond Samuel Goldman 05/26/1930 - 01/16/2023 Galveston Robert “Bob” and Dorothy “Dot” Greeley 01/12/2023 Texas City Janet J. Guillot 09/11/1933 - 01/02/2023 Lufkin Heriberto Gutierrez 03/03/1952 - 01/17/2023 Galveston Benito Falcon Guzman 01/31/1949 - 01/07/2023 Texas City Rev. Freddie Lee Hall 07/26/1946 - 01/12/2023 Friendswood Shannon Lorraine Hardin 03/27/1996 - 01/07/2023 Texas City Irene A. Hart 01/04/2023 La Marque Nancy Harvey 11/25/1946 - 01/10/2023 Santa Fe Mary Hawkins 07/25/1968 - 01/02/2023 Houston Jim Hearn 06/10/1948 - 01/09/2023 Texas City Lloyd Owen Hibbitts, Jr. 04/20/1953 - 01/11/2023 Texas City Gary S. Hoffman 05/29/1940 - 01/25/2023 Galveston Donna Gayle Holcomb 07/10/1964 - 01/22/2023 League City Charles Robert Hughes 07/07/1937 - 01/15/2023 Houston Paul D Hyatt 12/04/1954 - 01/18/2023 Hitchcock Sharon Ann Jacobs-Salinas 07/19/1951 - 01/04/2023 La Marque Wilbert Lee Jacoby 02/03/1932 - 01/30/2023 Texas City Lou Virginia Jones 04/02/1941 - 01/23/2023 Texas City Diane Jones Edison 12/06/1954 - 01/24/2023 La Marque Elizabeth Ann Laiche 09/15/1948 - 01/06/2023 Texas City Bobby Joe Loughridge 01/07/2023 Texas City Lois E. Magdaleno 08/08/1943 - 01/24/2023 League City Ivy Lee Jones Mather 01/08/2023 League City Carol Sue Mattson 11/01/1947 - 01/19/2023 Galveston Ryan Allen May 11/26/1991 - 01/15/2023 Friendswood Arthur Judson McCann, IV 01/26/2023 Houston JoAnn McClain 01/10/2023 Pasadena Elizabeth Mary McLane 03/31/1932 - 01/18/2023 Texas City Vickie Montemayor 01/04/1963 - 01/07/2023 Galveston Jerry Keifer Myers 08/05/1934 - 01/21/2023 Pasadena Sophocles George Pappas 01/12/2023 Dickinson Marian Dwynell Parks 10/27/1927 - 01/14/2023 Texas City Debra Ann Hutchinson Poling 01/01/2023 Texas City Theresa Abercrombie Ray 03/31/1932 - 01/13/2023 La Marque Wilfred Robinson 01/05/1946 - 01/15/2023 Texas City Mileane Irene Robinson Ohlund 07/18/1926 - 01/17/2023 Hitchcock Liborio Campos Ruiz 07/23/1927 - 01/20/2023 Galveston Martin Pete Rygaard, Jr. 02/22/1947 - 01/20/2023 Hitchcock Joseph Friedrich Schoppe 12/20/1957 - 01/23/2023 Texas City Glenn Eldredge Scoggins 11/14/1932 - 01/26/2023 Texas City 2024 | Remembrance | The Daily News | 3Norris D. Burkley Professional Services 426 Winnie St., Galveston • 409-373-9118 www.norrisdburkley.com A s the proverbial “new kid on the block,” Norris D. Burkley Professional Services already is making its mark in Galveston County and beyond. Recently, the business expanded its services to the mainland with a facility located in La Marque. Founded by Norris D. Burkley II in June 2022, the business has been provid- ing tailored products and services to the families it serves with exceptional care and attentiveness. Since its inception, Norris D. Burkley Professional Services quickly has been becoming the go-to for unprecedented assistance during a time when people need it most. ABOUT BURKLEY Burkley began his business career as a student at the Commonwealth Insti- tute of Funeral Service. After complet- ing his studies there, he received his Funeral Director and Embalmer License in October 2012. In June 2013, he re- ceived his Associate of Applied Sciences degree, which would help him toward his goal of becoming an owner and operator of his own funeral home. Under the leadership and guidance of the Rev. E. R. Johnson, Burkley worked and learned the ins and outs of the funeral home business, such as embalming, servicing families at their time of loss and so much more. It was this experience that prepared Burkley to bring his dream to fruition in the spring of 2022 to much fanfare. “I’ll forever be indebted to Johnson, who was not only my mentor, but more importantly, a true friend,” Burk- ley said. “I was able to take all that he had taught me, as well as a lot of prayer and direction from wise coun- sel, which has allowed me and my staff to be able to serve with excellence.” Johnson mentored Burkley until his untimely death in 2021. However, Dr. Barry J.W. “The Shepherd” Franklin, Dr. Troy B. Smith and The John Hum- phrey, all giants in the funeral home arenas, took Burkley under their wings and the rest is history. “I don’t know where I’d be if it weren’t for the guidance and direction that these men and others have given me,” Burkley said. “I’ve gained so much knowledge and a better understanding on operating a business and the many ups and downs that are associated with it, too.” SERVICES OFFERED Most funeral homes consider their primary function to be handling remains. Instead, Norris D. Burkley Professional Services thinks of its job as having two parts: physical and emo- tional. The physical is burials, entomb- ments and inurnments. The emotional is working with families to design healing experiences. The business’ peaceful and intimate setting becomes a place where people find closure, renewal and together- ness. The staff believes that’s the most rewarding part of what they do. Burkley’s staff of about 20 associates provide a plethora of knowledge and service that allows the business to hon- or its mission of “Celebrating a life, one family at a time, tailored to your needs” in a professional way that is unmatched. “I’m proud to say that I have the best staff in this industry,” Burkley said. “Our mission statement isn’t just words. We live by them and consider it an honor and privilege to serve.” In addition to providing burials, entombments, inurnments, cremations and funerals, the business also offers opportunities to design your own services through pre-planned options, as well as veteran services for those who’ve served our country. Things such as planning for flowers, obituaries, programs, videos, various keepsakes and so much more are avail- able in-person at the office. THE BENEFITS OF PRE-PLANNING A FUNERAL Pre-arranging your funeral gives you and your family the peace of mind you deserve. By pre-planning, you can pro- vide comfort to your family and make these difficult decisions together with your loved ones. Planning ahead also protects you from inflation and growing prices. By locking in a contract, you can be sure that every planned-upon detail and service still will be available and at an affordable price. The business wants loved ones of the deceased to have time to heal and not have a financial burden lingering over their heads during this difficult time. When you plan ahead for funeral ser- ADVERTORIAL FEATURE “Our mission statement — ‘celebrating life, one family at a time, tailored to your needs’ — isn’t just words. We live by them and consider it an honor and privilege to serve.” NORRIS D. BURKLEY II , owner Norris D. Burkley Professional Services vices, you and loved ones can choose every detail of the service, making it individualized to fit the deceased’s per- sonality and wishes. Honoring a life means acknowledging the uniqueness of the deceased: their personality, life choices and the path they walked in life.When you pre-plan a fu- neral service, you can feel confident that you’re protecting your loved ones when the time comes. Trust the staff at Norris D. Burkley Pro- fessional Services to guide you through the process of memorializing you and your loved ones and designing a healing experience during this difficult time. 4 | The Daily News | Remembrance | 2024426 Winnie Street | Galveston, Texas 77550 (833) Burkley | (409) 373-9118 | (409) 392-0052 | NORRISBURKLEY.COM Celebrating Life, One Family at a Time, Tailored to Your Needs Norris D. Burkley Founder 2024 | Remembrance | The Daily News | 5Terrance Patrick Seymour 03/02/1946 - 01/05/2023 League City Norvella Lee Singer Simpson 01/23/2023 Galveston Rosendo “Chendo” Soliz, Sr. 01/28/2023 Texas City Dr. Roger David Soloway 10/02/1935 - 01/29/2023 Galveston Eleanor Edna Stampfli 06/04/2022 - 01/21/2023 Houston Rose Mae Batiste Stovall 10/20/1927 - 01/14/2023 St. Martinville, LA Pamela Leslie Swenson 09/16/1966 - 01/07/2023 Houston Ella Marie Toliver 09/01/1932 - 01/07/2023 Hitchcock Margaret Jeam Twine-Bell 04/12/1938 - 01/30/2023 Galveston Maria Del Pilar Vaughn 02/02/1934 - 01/24/2023 Galveston Charlene Elizabeth Verver 01/17/2023 La Marque John Washington Jr. 09/27/1957 - 01/07/2023 Texas City Ronald David Wilkinson 10/16/1944 - 01/30/2023 Texas City Ollie Jewel Williams 08/17/1936 - 01/02/2023 La Marque Richard S. Williams 10/27/1948 - 01/12/2023 Galveston Clayton Ernest “Ernie” Willingham 01/01/2023 Dickinson Kirsten June Wirth 09/13/1961 - 01/30/2023 Dickinson Kenneth Wolfe 08/15/1939 - 01/20/2023 Texas City FEBRUARY 2023 Shirley McClain Benham 01/11/1947 - 02/01/2023 Dickinson Rufus Joseph Bettison 12/10/1925 - 02/23/2023 Dickinson Richard Beverlin, Jr. 03/02/1947 - 02/26/2023 Kemah Adrian Michael Borden 02/10/2023 Sherwood, AR William “Bill” Bridges 06/06/1952 - 02/18/2023 Galveston James Edward Brittenham 09/23/1973 - 02/08/2023 Santa Fe, TX Stephen Micheal Broussard 09/20/1976 - 02/03/2023 Friendswood Thelma Bullock 06/21/1960 - 02/27/2023 Galveston TX Jessie “Uncle Junior” Butler, Jr. 08/06/1936 - 02/10/2023 Texas City Eleanor E. Childs 02/20/2023 Dickinson Annie Mae Conley 01/11/1944 - 02/03/2023 Texas City Myron Ray Davis 12/27/1951 - 02/20/2023 Galveston William John Denson Sr. 01/30/1934 - 02/02/2023 League City Joe R. Dillon 06/10/1924 - 02/28/2023 Texas City Alyssa Elizabeth Evans 01/24/2000 - 02/11/2023 Pasadena John Jeffery Fairchild 02/21/2023 League City Roger Myron Feig 02/22/1945 - 02/19/2023 Logo Mar Wendy Fielden 02/17/2023 Galveston Martha Mae Fontenette-Bogan 07/18/1941 - 02/27/2023 Galveston Elizabeth Garcia 12/22/1999 - 02/11/2023 Galveston Consuelo Garza 07/10/1924 - 02/04/2023 Dickinson Geraldine “Geri” Gillard 01/28/1944 - 02/03/2023 Galveston Pastor James Albert Green 02/10/2023 League City Constance Eileen Green 03/30/1961 - 02/12/2023 Galveston Thomas Earl Gregory, Jr. 02/08/2023 Friendswood Deacon Joseph Alfred Gullett 08/08/1950 - 02/10/2023 Dickinson Janice Marie Hamel 11/18/1948 - 02/07/2023 Santa Fe, TX Mary Elizabeth (Clark) Hans 03/05/1935 - 02/08/2023 Santa Fe, TX Steve Hetico 03/31/1954 - 02/27/2023 League City Fred Harley Huddleston 07/30/1950 - 02/11/2023 Galveston Joan Neal Hyatt 04/22/1932 - 02/09/2023 Galveston Melvin Wayne James, Sr. 10/31/1937 - 02/11/2023 Hemphill, TX Andrew Wesley Jefferies 10/25/1982 - 02/07/2023 Galveston Sharon Ann Johnson-Gilmore 02/14/1968 - 02/08/2023 Texas City Georgia Ann Jones 01/27/1938 - 02/03/2023 Texas City Lee Daniel King 08/31/1958 - 02/27/2023 Galveston Joseph F. Konecny 02/21/2023 Santa Fe, TX Ronald Lype 04/02/1944 - 02/06/2023 La Marque Christina Maria Martinez 10/16/1957 - 02/11/2023 Galveston Sydney Colleen Maxwell 02/08/1948 - 02/15/2023 Houston Lorene Meza 01/28/1920 - 02/14/2023 Texas City Arthur Steven Miner 05/03/1951 - 02/01/2023 Hitchcock Paul Howard Moore 04/23/1948 - 02/12/2023 Texas City Martha Ann Morris 02/19/1950 - 02/22/2023 Dickinson William Murison 11/15/1927 - 02/25/2023 Galveston TX Irma Jean Nelson 06/21/1939 - 02/14/2023 Manve,l TX Robert Earl Norwood, Jr. 08/10/1942 - 02/10/2023 Texas City Javier Paz 12/11/1953 - 02/27/2023 Texas City Virginia L. Pean 06/07/1942 - 02/04/2023 Galveston Raymond Michael Petrowski 09/14/1951 - 02/23/2023 Kemah Bennie F. Petty, Jr. 01/14/1936 - 02/22/2023 Galveston Steven John Powers 02/11/2023 Texas City Loretta Raska 04/09/1929 - 02/11/2023 Texas City Linda Marlene (Wheaton) Reiter 01/23/1953 - 02/01/2023 Santa Fe, TX Arthur Jackson Richmond 02/16/2023 Galveston Ellen Rollo 02/01/1947 - 02/27/2023 Santa Fe, TX James Henry Ryan, III 08/05/1931 - 02/26/2023 Texas City Nancy Joyce Schetat 02/25/1950 - 02/20/2023 Texas City Charles Willie Smith 02/04/2023 Sugarland Alan Raymond Sonntag 06/19/1951 - 02/10/2023 Texas City Leta Jane Spier 02/18/2023 Texas City Mark Hulan Sumrall 08/03/1953 - 02/16/2023 La Marque Guillermo Rogelio Tapia-Loza 02/25/2023 Galveston Sandra Ann Thibodeaux 02/10/2023 Galveston Larry Andrew Trochesset 01/23/1939 - 02/16/2023 Alvin 6 | The Daily News | Remembrance | 2024Lydia Josephine Tuttoilmondo 03/16/1929 - 02/10/2023 Hitchcock Booker T. Washington, Jr. 12/24/1950 - 02/16/2023 Galveston Joyce Evelyn Weaver 02/13/1945 - 02/01/2023 Houston Robert Frederick Weberlein 06/11/1929 - 02/06/2023 Friendswood TX LaVerne Schmidt Wendel 04/27/1925 - 02/28/2023 Horseshoe Bay, TX Lawrence Werdlow, III 09/05/1946 - 02/09/2023 Texas City Vicki Cheryl Westover 05/27/1949 - 02/11/2023 Santa Fe Barry James Whitburn 02/17/2023 Santa Fe Chief William Henry Wisko, Jr. 02/03/1943 - 02/01/2023 Galveston John Lyttleton Worthen 11/09/1928 - 02/08/2023 Dickinson Joe “Jay” Ruben Zamora 08/29/1959 - 02/24/2023 Galveston MARCH 2023 Delores Jean (Foldesh) Fuller 11/20/1933 - 03/14/2023 Pasadena John Lee Allen 03/21/1948 - 03/05/2023 Texas City Roger Ray Allen 08/15/1942 - 03/18/2023 Bayou Vista Walter James Beasley 08/01/1943 - 03/04/2023 Hitchcock Rosemary Ann Beohm 05/03/1946 - 03/10/2023 Santa Fe, TX Eric Wilson Bernard, Sr. 10/05/1958 - 03/01/2023 Texas City Henry Philip Boening 04/25/1945 - 03/29/2023 Galveston Sandra Kay Bundy Landry 03/26/2023 Galveston Carolyn Burus 04/14/1940 - 03/06/2023 Texas City Robert Clarence Caraway 11/30/1962 - 03/05/2023 Manvel Betty Jean Carlin Griffice 09/14/1937 - 03/14/2023 Galveston Denim Dior John’Trel Cooper 03/26/2023 Texas City Mary Catherine Cordray O’Rear 06/29/1936 - 03/15/2023 Galveston John Blake Cotter, Jr. 03/28/1930 - 03/06/2023 Galveston Michael Wayne Crowder 05/27/1951 - 03/07/2023 Texas City Ernestina (Rincon) Espinoza 05/15/1929 - 03/01/2023 Galveston Amity JoLynn Fisher 06/27/1974 - 03/25/2023 Baytown Arnold Thomas Frankovich 05/20/1947 - 03/16/2023 League City Helen Doloress Gay 03/29/2023 - 03/29/2023 Santa Fe, TX Jeannie Gillespie Poirier 03/19/2023 - 03/24/2023 Galveston Raymond J. (R.J.) Gonsoulin, III 12/08/1959 - 03/31/2023 Galveston Rhonda Leigh Gould 07/15/1962 - 03/03/2023 Texas City Dossie Pope Gray 11/28/1934 - 03/22/2023 Galveston Annie J. Griner 07/11/1933 - 03/16/2023 Dickinson Edward McClung Henderson 08/21/1938 - 03/18/2023 Dickinson Jacqueline Simmons Henderson 09/24/1952 - 03/27/2023 Galveston Jeffrey Scott Hepler 05/01/1973 - 03/08/2023 Santa Fe, TX Joyce V. Hobbs 01/13/1933 - 03/04/2023 Dickinson Stephen Glenn Horner 08/09/1950 - 03/05/2023 Santa Fe, TX Louise Marie Jackson 08/24/1942 - 03/01/2023 Dickinson Janie James 01/21/1925 - 03/05/2023 Galveston Audrey L. Jenkins 03/10/1929 - 03/13/2023 League City Louie Lindberg Johnson 07/01/1927 - 03/27/2023 Cypress Doris Louise Jones 04/30/1929 - 03/20/2023 Texas City Joe Henry Kainer, Sr. 08/09/1941 - 03/18/2023 Texas City Muriel Kearby Albaral 03/23/1926 - 03/13/2023 Houston Anthony Kennison, Jr. 06/17/1959 - 03/26/2023 Texas City, Texas Reese Cleveland Lartigue 03/28/2023 Galveston John Edward Lewis 07/21/1970 - 03/16/2023 Galveston Frances Bertolino Lidstone 01/10/1936 - 03/14/2023 Galveston David Andrew Liggio 03/03/2023 League City Walter Lewis Lopez Sr. 11/09/1953 - 03/18/2023 Alvin Janet Lukaszewicz Kennedy 03/19/2023 League City Rev. Darrell Wayne Maddox 07/02/1964 - 03/08/2023 League City Yvonne J. Maddox 06/28/1938 - 03/26/2023 Dickinson Epifanio V. Mata 04/07/1924 - 03/28/2023 Dickinson Robert Cloyes McCurry 04/10/1938 - 03/03/2023 Conroe TX Ida Akin McDowell 03/05/2023 Bacliff TX Gail Lea McLeod 05/31/1948 - 03/08/2023 Galveston TX David Medina 03/02/2023 Texas City Evelyn Mickens Barb 11/03/1969 - 03/15/2023 Dallas Rebekah Elizabeth Monk 03/12/2023 Palestine Salvador Antonio Morales, Sr. 11/23/1927 - 03/09/2023 Santa Fe, TX Raymond Bernard O’Donohoe 08/12/1931 - 03/10/2023 La Marque Paul Edward Ozymy 01/11/1942 - 03/04/2023 Galveston Joseph Arthur Pelto 04/13/1951 - 03/11/2023 Texas City William Henry (Bill) Peterek 04/26/1943 - 03/28/2023 Galveston Coach Lorenza Phillips Butler Sr. 09/13/1929 - 03/14/2023 Houston Walter Ronald Pickett 09/01/1923 - 03/27/2023 Friendswood Wayne Allen Polinard 05/17/1963 - 03/31/2023 Santa Fe, TX Peter Herman Quattrini 11/07/1939 - 03/25/2023 League City Marsha Marie Reasoner 02/06/1941 - 03/06/2023 Galveston Alice Reid 03/31/2023 Hitchcock Markquest Chadche’ Richardson 12/26/1992 - 03/09/2023 Dickinson Joyce Modelle Roberts 11/04/1930 - 03/09/2023 League City Michelle Marie Robertson Glickman 01/13/1970 - 03/10/2023 Houston Jeraud Alvin Samuels 08/23/1989 - 03/02/2023 Texas City Edgar Herman Sanders, Sr. 08/10/1951 - 03/08/2023 Texas City Constance Gail Schulz 04/22/1922 - 03/20/2023 Galveston LCDR/USN/Ret. Roy L. Segars II 03/28/2023 Galveston Edward Allen Sinegal 01/13/1951 - 03/13/2023 La Marque Sheila Annette Sledge-Tarpley 05/10/1962 - 03/22/2023 Texas City 2024 | Remembrance | The Daily News | 7Essential Hospice provides comfort, compassion, dignity, and peace for patients and their families through end of life care. Hospice is about enhancing the quality of life. We Understand We’re Personable We’re Caregivers Want to talk to our friendly staff? Call 832-224-4756 clearlakehospice.com 8 | The Daily News | Remembrance | 20242024 | Remembrance | The Daily News | 9 Essential Hospice and Palliative Services 450 N. Texas Ave., Suite A, Webster 832-224-4756 • www.essentialhospice.com E ssential Hospice and Palliative Services has been in business for seven years with more than 25 years of experience. Founder Mary James worked in hospice for more than 20 years. James passed away in 2021, and her legacy is continued by her daughter, Jody, who is the Administra- tor of the hospice. Essential Hospice cares for patients from Baytown to Galveston and as far east as 288 in Pearland to the coast. The family-owned and woman-owned business provides nursing care, social workers, chaplains, home health aide and, if needed, a volunteer. The hospice philosophy of care provides support for persons in the last phases of incurable illness so that they may live as fully and comfortably as possible. Hospice care seeks to enable patients to lead an alert, pain-free life and to manage symptoms so that their last days may be spent at home or in a home-like setting. QUALITY CARE Essential Hospice offers routine home care, continuous home care, inpatient respite care and general inpatient care. Services at the facility include physician oversight, nursing care, psychosocial needs, spiritual needs, medical equipment, medication and supplies, bereavement services and certified home health aides to assist with activities of daily living. The Essential Hospice team con- sists of physicians, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, certified home health aides, master prepared social workers and spiritual counselors. Essential Hospice’s mission is to pro- vide quality care to patients and their families. The staff wants to make a differ- ence in their patients’ lives by focusing on being caregivers not just “fixers.” Staff members truly care about their patients and their families. Their goal is to add more life to patients’ final days. During hospice care, life is difficult for patients and their families. The staff finds comfort in caring for others during this difficult time. HOSPICE AND RESPITE Hospice offers the possibility of en- hancing the time that remains for your loved one. Essential Hospice’s goal is to provide comfort, compassion, digni- ty, and peace for patients and families through end-of-life care. Hospice provides a coordinated program of palliative care to ter- minally ill patients and supportive services to patients, their families and significant others, in both home and facility settings, through a physi- cian-directed plan of care. By providing palliative rather than curative care, hospice relies on the combined knowledge and skill of an interdisciplinary team of professionals to coordinate an individualized plan of care for each patient and family. Hospice is about enhancing the quality of life. ADVERTORIAL FEATURE TESTIMONIALS “I know you have a tough job and probably a thankless one at times, but I’d like your team to know that I very much appreciate the care Grandma received in her final days, as well as the support you provided me. Every bit of kindness makes a world of difference so thank you for all you do.” “I would like to thank the entire staff of Essential Hospice for all you did for Mother, but for us as a family. Your comfort and compassion as we traveled the road of hospice care for our loved one was both comforting and extraor- dinary. God bless all of you as you help those who are in hospice care and their families.” “A big thanks and hugs from our hearts for you and your great family. You made all of our lives easier her last couple of months. She passed with peace because she was taken care of with such loving and caring ways. From always answering my calls with such caring ways to the nurses, preacher, social worker, and Regina. Regina was great with her every day and cared for her as if she was her mom.” If your family is need of hospice care, give the staff at Essential Hospice and Palliative Services a call to find peace of mind for your loved one and family.Next >