Coastal Cremations
980 J Clyde Morris Blvd #105, Newport News, VA 23601
3009 Chestnut Ave, Newport News, VA 23607
Services
O. H. Smith & Son operates from its historic original site, expanded over decades through strategic property acquisitions. The facility features a recently renovated on-site display room showcasing caskets, urns, vaults and clothing. Families have access to a comfortable lobby area, multiple viewing rooms, and a chapel accommodating approximately 235 guests. The property includes adequate parking in dedicated lots plus additional side street parking. The entire facility is smoke-free and handicapped accessible.
The funeral home emphasizes individualized service, recognizing that each family has unique requests and traditions. Their mission centers on assisting families in recognizing "the value of a life lived" while providing quality care with respect and dignity.
O. H. Smith & Son Funeral Home stands as one of the oldest mortuary businesses in Newport News' East End section, operating continuously from its original site since 1933. Founder Otis H. Smith, Sr. launched the business from a two-story framed house on Chestnut Avenue, eventually expanding by purchasing adjoining properties on both sides to create the present facility.
The funeral home remains family-owned and operated by licensed funeral professionals. Otis H. Smith, Jr. joined full-time in 1972 after graduating from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, became manager in 1975, and continues to lead alongside his wife Armeke D. Smith and their daughter Chavelá D. Painter—all licensed funeral directors and embalmers. The firm has built its reputation on what it terms "Superior Service" over its 91-year history.
The facility sits along the Chestnut Avenue business corridor in the heart of the East End community, where the Smith family has deep generational ties. All three principals were born and raised in Newport News, with O. H. Smith, Jr. specifically noting he is "a product of the community that he and his family have served for over 90 years."
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