About Us

At Heritage Memorial Funeral Home, we take great pride in what we do. Our purpose is to:

• Help families make well-planned preparations in their time of need
• Provide a peaceful and soothing environment where people can gather to honor the life of a loved one
• Preserve longstanding traditions and customs
• Offer personalized and affordable services and products
• Reach out to the greater community

We believe that the success of any business requires dedication and professionalism. In our business, in particular, it also requires a great deal of kindness, compassion and attention to detail. You’ll find these qualities in each and every member of our staff here at Heritage Memorial Funeral Home.

Put your trust in us to make this experience as comfortable and carefree as possible.

 Our History

Heritage Memorial Funeral Home was founded in 1994 by Rabun O. Smith who previously had 47 years experience in the funeral industry, 41 of those being a fully licensed funeral director and embalmer. Rabun Smith moved to Warner Robins in 1969 and went into partnership with Mr. Lamar Christopher to form Christopher –Smith Funeral Home. After Mr. Christopher’s retirement in 1979, Smith bought out his share of the funeral home. During this time Smith also served as president of the Georgia Funeral Directors Association in 1987. 

In 1988 Smith sold Christopher-Smith Funeral Home to the Service Corp. International and remained on for six more years until retiring. After having worked for a corporate business, Smith decided that he wanted to go back into the funeral business because the corporate ownership of the business was not personal enough to satisfy him. He felt a dedication to the families he served and felt that they deserved more by offering “personal service.” In November 1994 Smith and Clinton W. Tanner became co-owners of the new Heritage Memorial Funeral Home.

Today, Heritage Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory still remains a family owned and operated business by his daughter Kimberly S. Harris, Mr. Clint Tanner, and Becky Tanner- Tatman, whose husband, Allen Tatman, currently serves as General Manager.