Traditional funerals and celebrations of life

At Merritt Funeral Home – Spring Hill Chapel, we strive to capture the essence of your loved one to create an event that honors your special person and gives friends and family a chance to come together and remember.

Perhaps it’s a sun-and-sand-themed luncheon in honor of the beachcomber, complete with live music and flip-flops for guests to take home. Maybe it's an inspirational religious service with a reception afterward. Or perhaps it's a quiet outdoor scattering ceremony with the closest family and friends. No matter your wish, no matter the detail, we handle it all.

Whether you want to arrange a traditional 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 Spring Hill

Merritt Funeral Home – Spring Hill Chapel 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.

Read more about our cremation services.

Planning in advance

In addition to assisting with an immediate need, Merritt Funeral Home – Spring Hill Chapel 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

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 Spring Hill 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.