Tennessee Pet Loss Resources

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SUPPORT GROUPS:

Knoxville: Veterinary Social Work, Department of Comparative Medicine, 2407 Rive Drive, Rm. A205, Knoxville, TN 37996-4543. Pet loss support group meets every other Tuesday (see the website for the current schedule). http://utcvmfs1.vet.utk.edu/VSW/Default.aspx, http://utcvmfs1.vet.utk.edu/VSW/for-clients/pet-loss-support-group.aspxestrand@utk.edu

Memphis: Barbara Wells, Memphis-Shelby Co. Veterinary Medical Association, Pet Loss Support Group, Memphis, TN, (901) 873-4127. Meets 1st Monday of the month, 6:45-8 p.m., at the 1st Evangelical Church, 735 Ridge Lake Blvd, Memphis, TN 38120

COUNSELORS:

Nashville: Peg Beehan, 1508 Clayton Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212, 615-269-4080, StandingCentered@bellsouth.net, http://www.standingbear.tk/, http://www.petbereavementsupport.com/. Bereavement support; group will be forming soon.

Nashville: Michele E. Burgner, LCSW, 2200 21st Avenue South, Suite 229, Nashville, TN 37212, 615-298-3010, meburgner@bellsouth.net

CEMETERIES/CREMATORIES:

Bristol: Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, 2223 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, TN 37620, 423-764-7123, http://www.oakley-cook.com/ (works through Adored Pets Crematory, Elizabethton, TN - http://www.adoredpetscrematory.com/)

Bluff City: Tetrick Funeral Home, 245 Main Street, Bluff City, TN 37618, 423-538-7131, http://www.tetrickfuneralhome.com/ (works through Adored Pets Crematory, Elizabethton, TN - http://www.adoredpetscrematory.com/)

Clarksville: Garden of Love Pet Cemetery, 610 Needmore Road, Clarksville, TN 37040-5942 (mailing address 2571 Whitfield Rd., Clarksville, TN 37040-7500), (931) 647-8980

Cleveland: Constant Companion Pet Crematorium, 2417 Georgetown Road NW, Cleveland, TN 37311, (423) 472-8889, http://www.constantcompanionpc.com, rcrobbiecody1@gmail.com

Columbia/Nashville: Cedar Hills Pet Cemetery and Crematorium, 2467 Nashville Hwy., Columbia, TN 38401-7230, 931-486-3255 or 615-977-5524, http://www.cedarhillspetcemetery.com

Elizabethton: Adored Pets Crematory/Hitchcock Memorials, Pet Crematory, 2295 Highway 19E, Elizabethton, TN 37643, 423-542-2912, 1-877-248-PETS (7387), http://www.adoredpetscrematory.com/

Elizabethton: Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home, 101 East F Street, Elizabethton, TN 37644, 423-543-5544, http://www.hathawaypercy.com/ (works through Adored Pets Crematory, Elizabethton, TN - http://www.adoredpetscrematory.com/)

Elizabethton: Tetrick Funeral Home, 211 North Riverside Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37544, 423-542-2232, http://www.tetrickfuneralhome.com/ (works through Adored Pets Crematory, Elizabethton, TN - http://www.adoredpetscrematory.com/)

Erwin: Valley Funeral Home, 1085 North Main Avenue, Erwin, TN 37650, 423-743-9187, http://www.valleyfuneralhome.net/ (works through Adored Pets Crematory, Elizabethton, TN - http://www.adoredpetscrematory.com/)

Gallatin: Pet Rest Memorial Gardens, 1618 Hwy 109 N., Gallatin, TN 37066, (615) 452-3573

Johnson City: Tetrick Funeral & Cremation Services, 3001 Peoples Street, Johnson City, TN 37604, 423-610-7171, http://www.tetrickfuneralhome.com/ (works through Adored Pets Crematory, Elizabethton, TN - http://www.adoredpetscrematory.com/)

La Vergne: All-Tenn Pet & Horse Cremations, 2106 Ritter Rd., La Vergne, TN 37086, 615-828-7924, dave@tenpetcrem.com, http://www.tenpetcrem.com

Lenoir: Yeargan Pet Burial, 1440 Harbour View Dr., Lenoir City, TN 37772, (865) 988-555, yearganc@charter.net, http://www.yearganpetburial.com/

Millington: Dixie Memorial Pet Cemetery, 7960 Epperson Mill Rd., Millington, TN 38053, (901) 873-4127, dixiememorial@gmail.com, http://www.dixiememorialpetcemetery.com/pageDisplay.jsp?pageid=12585

Morrison: Companions Forever, Inc., P.O. Box 93, Morrison, TN 37357, 931-815-8550, http://www.companionsforever.net, companionsforever@charter.net

Mountain City: Henson Funeral Home, 1141 Cold Springs Road, Mountain City, TN 37683, 423-727-7111 (works through Adored Pets Crematory, Elizabethton, TN - http://www.adoredpetscrematory.com/)

Mountain City: Hux-Lipford Funeral Home, 300 Main Street, Mountain City, TN 37683, 423-727-9221 (works through Adored Pets Crematory, Elizabethton, TN - http://www.adoredpetscrematory.com/)

Nashville: Faithful Friends Pet Memorial Service, 72 Buchi Ct., Nashville, TN 37204, (615) 403-8020, FFPMScrematory@aol.com, http://www.ffpmsnashville.com/

Nashville: Nashville Pet Crematory, 2411 Kline Ave, Nashville, TN, 615 244-8938, mcmortuary@comcast.net, http://www.nashvillepetcrematory.com. Urns, caskets, markers; veterinary office pickup.

Nashville/Columbia: Cedar Hills Pet Cemetery and Crematorium, 2467 Nashville Hwy., Columbia, TN 38401-7230, 931-486-3255 or 615-977-5524, http://www.cedarhillspetcemetery.com

Ooltewah: Pet Haven Cemetery & Crematory, 10088 Standifer Gap, Ooltewah, TN 37363, (423) 396-9877, http://www.petcemeterychattanooga.com/index.htm

Roan Mountain: Tetrick Funeral Home - Rhododendron, 8460 Highway 19 E, Roan Mountain, TN 37687, 423-772-3928, http://www.tetrickfuneralhome.com/ (works through Adored Pets Crematory, Elizabethton, TN - http://www.adoredpetscrematory.com/)

Seymour: Resthaven Pet Cemetery, 914 Maryville Hwy., Seymour, TN 37865-5844, (423) 577-2900, http://www.resthavenservices.com/, carnesraymond@yahoo.com

**Downsville, LA: Best Friends Crematory and Memorial Company, 366 Butch Pardue Road, Downsville, LA 71234, office & fax (318) 982-5023, (318) 680-3543 or (318) 255-3761, Cathyj@privatepetcremations.com, http://www.privatepetcremations.com. (Serves Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Tennessee)

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