About

Located in Madison Heights, Whitten Monelison Chapel hosts funeral and memorial services for families in Amherst County, Virginia. For over 80 years, the Whitten family has remained committed to improving our options for the greater Lynchburg area and our families.

Our Madison Heights funeral home

Whitten Monelison ChapelEveryone at Whitten Monelison Chapel is committed to service beyond your expectations—before, during and after the service. Our funeral home in Madison Heights features large rooms and a spacious chapel, so you have the accommodations you need. As you enter, we'll greet you with a smile and the compassion you deserve during this difficult time.

Expert planning professionals

Arrangement room at Whitten Monelison ChapelThe funeral planning process may seem stressful, especially after losing someone you love. Our experienced team and funeral directors will walk you through each step, ensuring you're comfortable with every detail. We'll help you select the type of services, write obituaries, and discuss funeral costs, visitation options and exclusive benefits we offer.

At Whitten Monelison Chapel, we honor those who have passed while serving the living, those left behind to celebrate their life. We'll help you design a meaningful service, providing you and your guests compassion and peace. Our goal is to create a memory that builds trust between our funeral home family and your family. We commit all our resources to create that memory, build a level of confidence in our services, and we recognize that small things make big impressions.

Convenient locations in Virginia

Chapel at Whitten Monelison ChapelTo better assist families, we offer three convenient locations in the surrounding counties of Amherst, Bedford and Campbell. Our locations include Whitten Timberlake Chapel and Whitten Park Avenue Chapel, both in Lynchburg, Virginia, and Whitten Monelison Chapel in Madison Heights, Virginia.

Feel free to stop by any of our funeral homes to learn more about our funeral services or to plan ahead for yourself or a loved one. Our teams look forward to the opportunity to serve you.

History

Whitten Funeral Home was established in 1937 by W.C. “Red” Whitten at the original location on Park Avenue in Lynchburg. In 1960, we opened a second funeral home on Timberlake Road to serve the needs of a growing city. Later in 1982, we opened our third funeral home, located in Madison Heights, to serve families in Amherst County.

Over 80 years of service

For over 80 years, three generations of the Whitten family have led the way in funeral services for the greater Lynchburg area, serving the funeral needs of Lynchburg area families. Today, we are a member of the Dignity Memorial® network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers. 

Celebration of Life Planning

Our planners are celebration of life experts. We plan more celebrations each year than any other provider, and we know just what to do to create a uniquely beautiful and heartfelt tribute with attention to detail like no other.

Every family who entrusts us with their loved one’s service can expect an event that includes:
  • meaningful music celebration of life
  • cherished memories celebration of life
  • a personalized message celebration of life

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Funeral & Cremation Pricing

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Our Venues

Tower of Memories | Premium reception venue at Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Crown Hill
Pricing Starts At 795
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Catered Receptions

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Pricing Starts At 495
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Urns

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Caskets

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Pricing Starts At 2,095
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Plan a Simple Cremation

Simple can still mean exceptional. Let us show you how.

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Reviews & Ratings

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Featured customer testimonials

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

Courtnie was exceptional. I'm not even sure we had any questions. She took care of everything so well, that we didn't have to worry at all about how things would happen. Explained costs and everything else that we needed to know. She is amazingly helpful, thoughtful, caring and knowledgeable. She truly cared about my daug...

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

October 2024

They made the difficult task as a whole, very special and meaningful.

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

August 2024

I can never say enough amazing things about everyone I worked with during the worst time of my life. Everyone here made it a little bit easier for us to say goodbye to my mom. I'm so glad we went with Whitten, I'll always recommend them to everyone I know! They truly are the kindest most amazing people, always there when I need...

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

August 2024

The staff was very sincere, kind, and attentive.

Verified Cremation & Funeral Service Customer

July 2024

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