Richards Funeral Home, Inc.

Richards Funeral Home, Inc. has been a cornerstone of the New Madrid, Missouri community since 1894, providing compassionate and professional funeral services to families in New Madrid, Lilbourn, Marston, Catron, Canalou, Kewanee, LaForge, Parma, Risco, and throughout New Madrid County. With over 125 years of dedicated service, the funeral home has built a reputation for offering dignified, respectful, and personalized care during life's most difficult moments. Conveniently located at 436 Main Street in New Madrid, the facility is wheelchair accessible with on-site parking, ensuring ease of access for all visitors. Richards Funeral Home also serves the Lilbourn area, extending its commitment to the region.

As a full-service funeral home, Richards Funeral Home provides a comprehensive array of options to meet the diverse needs of the families it serves. These include traditional and non-traditional funeral services, direct cremations, full funeral service cremation options, memorial services, and graveside ceremonies. The staff is available 24 hours a day to offer immediate assistance and can be reached at (573) 748-2264. The funeral home features a chapel on-site and offers services at the church of the family's choice. Additional personalized touches include celebration of life DVDs, audio and video recordings of funeral services, memorial candles, and laminated bookmarks. A full selection of caskets, vaults, and urns is available on the premises, along with professional vehicles for transportation. The facility also provides backhoe service for opening and closing graves, cemetery monument and headstone services, and full cemetery set-up including tents, chairs, and greens. Richards Funeral Home serves as the sextons for New Madrid city cemeteries, further demonstrating its deep roots in the local community.

Richards Funeral Home is committed to honoring veterans with specialized services, including veterans' burial flags, headstones, and guidance on benefits. The staff also provides grief support resources and pre-planning and pre-payment options to help families ease future burdens. Through its website, the funeral home offers obituary listings, an email notification list for recent obituaries, and the ability to send flowers directly. With a long-standing tradition of excellence and a dedicated team of professionals, Richards Funeral Home, Inc. remains a trusted resource for the New Madrid area, providing warm, compassionate support and meticulous attention to every detail of funeral and memorial arrangements.