836 E Nees Ave, Fresno, CA 93720
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The 1964-built facility in North Fresno's Fig Garden area replaced the original downtown Romaine Mansion location. The property features a chapel for services and gatherings, arrangement rooms for private family consultations, and reception space for catered events. The building has been maintained as a full-service funeral home with modern amenities while preserving the traditional atmosphere that families have associated with the Whitehurst name for generations.
The funeral home emphasizes transparent cremation pricing and personalized memorial experiences, with expertise in scattering assistance and multiple options for ash disposition including home or mail delivery with signature required.
Whitehurst Sullivan Burns & Blair Funeral Home carries a legacy dating to 1929, when it operated as Sullivan, Burns & Blair in the Romaine Mansion in downtown Fresno. One of its original owners, California Senator Hugh Burns, eventually sold the company due to Senate duties. The Whitehurst family, with founder Joel A. Whitehurst beginning funeral services in 1911, purchased the business and expanded it into a premier provider serving all faiths in the Central Valley.
In 1964, the funeral home relocated to its current location in the Fig Garden area of North Fresno, building a state-of-the-art, full-service facility to accommodate growing demand. Today, it operates as part of the Dignity Memorial network while maintaining its local identity and longtime employee leadership. The team's hallmark approach centers on listening to families to craft memorial experiences that reflect individual lives, times, and passions.
The funeral home serves nine communities across the Central San Joaquin Valley, including Clovis, Fowler, Madera, and surrounding areas. Its motto, "Our commitment to serving you comes first," has guided operations for nearly a century.
Respectful always. Good listeners. Knowledgeable about all aspects of the funeral business and cemeteries in local area. Kid glove treatment of we who mourn and celebrate our loved one. Took care of ordering death certificates. Attended both burial and celebration service.
The staff at Whitehurst were absolutely wonderful. We had a pre-need contract in Miami and were able to switch it to Fresno. Don and Brett maintained communication with the people in Miami and worked feverishly to make everything go smoothly. I’d highly recommend Whitehurst for y...
As families are not usually prepared for such things Sullivan, Burns & Blair staff made it comprehensible for us in a peaceful and respectful way. Chris was professional yet compassionate with our needs. For me and my family we were happy to have chosen them to help, support and ...
We looked at multiple funeral homes, and Whitehurst was a little more expensive, but my experience with them was absolutely top-notch. They answered all my questions, were attentive to my needs, and mad the whole process as painless as possible. Highest recommendation.
Don Wordle (sp?) was a Total Doll! We hadn’t yet met but he helped me unearth my Brother and Mom from another Cemetery. He held the urns until we got there to pick them up. We took him out to lunch for his kindness.
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