About

Since 1982, Merritt Funeral Home has offered compassionate, professional funeral and cremation care to people from all walks of life. We believe every service should be as unique as the life lived. We also have Hernando County's only state-of-the-art crematory.

Communities served

  • Brookridge
  • Brooksville
  • High Point
  • North Brooksville
  • Ridge Manor
  • Shady Hills
  • South Brooksville
  • Spring Hill
  • Spring Lake
  • Timber Pines
  • Weeki Wachee

Traditional funerals and celebrations of life

Signature Dedication at Merritt Funeral Hometraditional funeral service or modern celebration of life, large gathering or more intimate service, we will work with you one-on-one to ensure your needs and budget are met. From floral arrangements to music selections, decor, mementos and more, we guide you through your choices with care.

Cremation in Brooksville

Brass urn with engraved flowers sitting on shelf next to flowers and framed pictures at Pacific ViewMerritt Funeral Home has its own crematory, which means your loved one never leaves our care. In addition, we specialize in cremation services that honor loved ones in personalized ways. With expertise in scattering ashes and a friendly team who pays attention to every detail, we provide service that is second to none.

More and more people are choosing cremation over traditional burial, but most aren’t familiar with the many options:

  • a cremation without a funeral or memorial service of any kind.
  • a funeral with your loved one present, followed by cremation.
  • a cremation followed by a scattering, cemetery memorialization or celebration of life—or all three.

 

And for those who wish for something more momentous, Neptune Memorial Reef is an underwater cremation garden off the coast of Florida. A Celestis Memorial Spaceflight takes ashes into space for a little while or forever.

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Planning in advance

How to Plan a Memorial ServiceIn addition to assisting with an immediate need, Merritt Funeral Home specializes in working with families to make final arrangements in advance. When you plan ahead, you relieve your family from financial and emotional burdens while ensuring your wishes are fulfilled. We offer in-person and virtual consultations, as well as a free Personal Planning Guide.

Veterans and public servants programs

We deeply appreciate those who have sacrificed for our freedoms and specialize in serving the veteran community. It's our privilege to honor veterans and their families in need of funeral services. Watch a video to learn all about our services and get a free veterans planning guide.

Lean on us

Woman listening to an on-hold message on her mobile phone.We are here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please reach out to us, day or night, if we may assist with funeral or cremation arrangements in Brooksville or if you would simply like a tour of the funeral home or crematory.

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History

David L. Merritt opened Merritt Funeral Home in Brooksville in 1982, after working in funeral service for a dozen years. It occupies a building on South Lemon Avenue that was originally built as a funeral home by the Garnett family, who also made it their residence. Garnett Funeral Home was the first funeral home in Brooksville; it closed in the 1960s after the passing of Gracie Garnett.

The Merritt family worked hard to earn the trust of the community and build a reputation of service excellence. After 15 years of caring for families in the Spring Hill area, the family expanded to a second location. In 1998, Merritt Funeral Home – Spring Hill Chapel opened on Mariner Boulevard.

In 2022, Merritt Funeral Home joined the Dignity Memorial® family, the largest network of funeral homes, crematories and cemeteries in North America.

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Featured customer testimonials

We love hearing from the families we serve. Their feedback helps us continue unique and meaningful celebrations that honor loved ones with unparalleled attention to detail.

I will tell you the funeral director was awesome. She set before us options and she let us decide our wishes. All the while not being pushy but giving us some guidance. We felt relieved to know that we made the decisions and we could build what we needed. It was a little more than we would like cost wise but after all is said a...

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

December 2024

Beautiful and clean funeral home. My family highly recommend this place in Brooksville.

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

August 2024

exceptional personalized service with great customer service. fantastic understanding of how emotional this can be for a family and said all the right things that made us feel comfortable considering the situation

Verified Cremation Customer

July 2024

The MERRITT Team was Exceptional throughout!!

Verified Cremation Customer

June 2024

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