This webpage lists funeral homes and cremation organizations in the Knoxville area that we deem “cooperative.” A “cooperative” funeral home or cremation organization meets two criteria:
ACCESS
- makes its facility available to pathology personnel on a daily basis. At minimum, a four-hour window each day is necessary.
- ideally, makes its facility available on a 24×7 basis.
FEES
- charges a reasonable fee, if any, and assesses that fee only if the facility is utilized after-hours. We have not included funeral homes or cremation organizations where the facility charge exceeds $500.
- ideally, charges no fee to the family (or anyone else) for allowing pathology personnel to use its facilities.
Listed below are places we’ve worked with or called somewhat recently that we deem “cooperative.” This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and serves only as a starting point. If you identify other organizations that should be on this list, let us know.
Fees listed assume that your family is utilizing this business for final arrangements.
Note 1: if you are using a funeral home or cremation organization that does not allow the work on its premises, we can ask one of these “cooperative” funeral homes whether its facility can be rented for a fee for the brain donation work. And the “cooperative” funeral home may provide transportation from the place of death.
Note 2: there are two rare cases when a funeral home or cremation organization need not be open on a daily basis: (1) if death has occurred or (2) if the loved one is utilizing a “death with dignity” act on a certain day/time.
Atchley Funeral Home
Sevierville, Seymour, Pigeon Forge, TN
Phone: 865-453-2835 (Sevierville), 865-577-2807 (Seymour), 865-453-5836 (Pigeon Forge)
Web: atchleyfuneralhome.com
Regular Hours | |
M-F: 8 a.m–5 p.m. | Fee: None |
After Hours | |
Willing to open on weekends by appointment. | Fee: None |
Brain donation work done at Sevierville location.
Click Funeral Home
Knoxville, Farragut, TN
Contact: Tonya Dunmore
Phone: 865-694-3500 (Knoxville), 865-671-6100 (Farragut)
Web: clickfh.com
Regular Hours | |
Daily 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Fee: None |
Brain donation work done at Knoxville location.
Jackson Funeral Home and Cremation
Oliver Springs, TN
Contact: Rhonda Jackson
Phone: 865-435-3800
Web: jacksonfuneralservices.com
Regular Hours | |
24×7 | Fee: None |
Rose Funeral and Cremation (“Mann” location)
Knoxville, TN
Contact: Nicole Lauth-Cleary
Phone: 865-588-8578
Web: rosefuneraltn.com
Regular Hours | |
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fee: None |
After Hours475 | |
Willing to open outside of regular hours as needed. | Fee: None |
Tri-City Mortuary Service
Weber City, VA
Contact: Jessee Hagan
Phone: 866-930-8267
Web: tricitymortuaryservice.com
Regular Hours | |
24×7 | Fee: $350 |