Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Emergency
services
Trusted Funeral & Cremation Services in Wichita, KS
At Old Mission Cemetery & Mortuary, we believe every life is unique and deserves to be celebrated in a way that reflects the individual. Our compassionate team is dedicated to listening, supporting, and ensuring that families' needs are met with respect and care. With over a century of service in Wichita, we provide mausoleum spaces, traditional ground plots, cremation options, and advanced arrangements tailored to personal preferences. Our team combines deep local knowledge with a commitment to honoring military service members through specialized veteran services. We prioritize transparency in operations, offering payment plans, insurance guidance, and 24/7 support for immediate needs. Our Everstory Partners affiliation connects us to a network of over 450 locations serving 66,000 families annually, while maintaining our focus on personalized, community-centered care.We actively prepare families for end-of-life planning through educational resources and our 2025 pricing lock initiative. Our facility, featuring Bedford limestone and Vermont marble architecture, stands as a historic landmark across from Wichita State University. We foster a workplace culture that values employee development to better serve families during life's most challenging moments. Our leadership team brings specialized expertise in funeral direction, embalming, sales counseling, and cemetery management to every service we provide.
Services
Burial Services
Cremation Services
Pre-Need Planning
Veteran Services
Memorial Packages
Details
- Year established: 1924
Highlights and features
- We offer over 100 years of Wichita community service
- Our team includes certified funeral directors and embalmers
- We provide specialized veteran memorialization options
- Our 24/7 support handles immediate end-of-life needs
- We offer price-lock guarantees through 2025 planning
What people say
Exceptional compassion
Beautiful historic grounds
Professional staff
Excellent pre-planning guidance
Military honors well-executed
Services
Burial Services
Our burial services provide dignified interment options in traditional ground plots or our historic limestone mausoleum. We offer complete coordination from casket selection to gravesite ceremonies. Families receive personalized guidance through every step of the burial process.
Cremation Services
We provide respectful cremation services with customizable memorialization choices. Our facilities handle direct cremations and full-service cremation memorials with urn selection and scattering options. Certified staff ensures proper handling throughout the cremation process.
Pre-Need Planning
Our pre-need planning services help individuals document personal wishes and lock in 2025 pricing before future increases. We offer comprehensive consultations to create detailed arrangements that relieve family decision-making during difficult times.
Veteran Services
We specialize in military funeral honors including flag presentation, rifle salutes, and VA benefit coordination. Our team understands the unique needs of active duty and retired service members, providing dignified tributes for their service.
Memorial Packages
Our Prestige Collections offer luxury memorialization options featuring premium materials and personalized design elements. From engraved markers to custom mausoleum spaces, we create lasting tributes that reflect individual life stories and family heritage.
People
Leigh Ann Henderson
General Manager
With extensive funeral service experience, Leigh Ann Henderson leads our operations ensuring compassionate care and operational excellence. She prioritizes family-centered service while maintaining our century-old tradition of excellence in Wichita.
Jamie Strait
Sales Manager
Jamie Strait specializes in pre-need planning consultations, helping families document their wishes with personalized arrangements. His expertise ensures clients receive comprehensive guidance about memorial options and pricing guarantees.
Maegan Easily
Funeral Director/Embalmer
Certified funeral director and embalmer Maegan Easily provides professional care in preparing loved ones with dignity. She works closely with families to create meaningful tributes while handling logistical details with compassion.
Maggie Concha
Funeral Home Administrator
Maggie Concha coordinates daily operations and client services, ensuring smooth execution of funeral arrangements. Her administrative expertise supports both families and staff in maintaining our high service standards.
Daniel Lot
Superintendent
As cemetery superintendent, Daniel Lot maintains our historic grounds and mausoleum facilities. He oversees property care and burial space management, preserving our landmark location's beauty and functionality for future generations.
Questions
What immediate steps should I take after a loved one's passing?
Notify family and close contacts first. Contact us at 316-416-3320 for 24/7 assistance with arrangements and documentation guidance.
How does cremation differ from traditional burial?
Cremation reduces remains to ashes through high-temperature processing, while burial involves interring the body in a casket. We offer both options with personalized memorial choices.
Can I personalize memorial services?
Yes, our Prestige Collections and custom design options allow creating memorials that reflect individual personalities, hobbies, and life achievements through specialized elements.
What veteran-specific services do you offer?
We provide military funeral honors including flag presentation, rifle salutes, and coordination with VA benefits. Our staff understands service members' unique recognition needs.
How can I lock in current pricing?
Our 2025 pricing lock initiative allows pre-planning arrangements now to protect against future increases. Contact us before January 1 for guaranteed rates.
What payment options are available?
We accept credit cards, checks, payment plans, and work with burial/life insurance policies. Financial counselors help explore affordable options for every family.
