A Bedford Tradition of Caring
We’re not a big-city funeral home or a multi-location conglomerate. But, for many years now, we have been providing our community with warm, caring, compassionate service, respecting each family’s decisions and performing each service with dignity, integrity and trust… All at a truly reasonable cost. We provide caring and respectful funeral services, funerals and cremations to both the proud residents of Bedford City and Bedford County, and also to those in the surrounding areas which include
Roanoke, Lynchburg and Central Virginia.
Our Commitment is Strong and Simple:
Our funeral home is the result of listening to today’s consumer and responding in kind. From the warm, home-like atmosphere to our reasonable pricing and dignified, compassionate service… We strive to deliver what YOU want.
Our staff is here to help you through your difficult time and for those of you who wish to pre-arrange your services. Please do not hesitate to call, visit or contact us with any questions and we will help you any way we can. To email a condolence, simply click here .
Unlike others in our profession, we make it easy for you to compare our prices. Our focus has always included choices, value and honesty. We invite you to explore our site and even compare our prices with others. Simply click here for all of our Consumer & Price Information List and Comparison Worksheet. Now you can begin to plan a funeral online and PLEASE, DO REMEMBER THAT PRE-ARRANGEMENTS ARE TRANSFERABLE FROM ONE FUNERAL HOME TO ANOTHER and only takes a few minutes and a signature. Do not hesitate to call us if you have any questions at 586-7360.
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Rebecca Dawn Dalton Craig
Rebecca Dawn Dalton Craig, 69, of Bedford, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Walnut Street Chapel, 1235 Walnut St. Bedford, with Rev. Wayne Murphy officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 9:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Bedford County Nursing Home. Arrangements by Burch-Messier Funeral Home, Bedford, 540-586-7360.
Ann James McCauley
Ann James McCauley passed away peacefully with her loving and caring husband, Tom Meyer, by her side, at their home in Tucson, Arizona, on October 7, 2025. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in Oakwood Cemetery, Bedford, Virginia. If memorials given, please consider apdaparkinson.org. Arrangements by Burch-Messier Funeral Home, Bedford, 540-586-7360.
John Charles Sonner
It is with great sadness, we announce that John Charles Sonner, 58, of Forest, VA, formerly of Penn Hills, PA passed away on December 2, 2025 surrounded by the family he loved so deeply. Services will be held in Virginia at 3:00 p.m., on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at Timberlake Church, 21649 Timberlake Rd., Lynchburg. Military honors will be given by American Legion Post 16. In lieu of flowers please consider the National Center for Healthy Veterans or Central and Southwest Virginia Honor Flight. These were near and dear to John and Roberta. Arrangements by Burch-Messier Funeral Home, Bedford, 540-586-7360.