Our mission at the J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment is to be the most significant provider of quality funerals and related services in South-Central Virginia, using our caring and compassionate experience to respond to the needs of families and individuals in a professional and personalized manner.

We strive to be sensitive to various social, religious and economic backgrounds in ways that are meaningful, dignified, and affordable.

The J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment takes pride in its sensitive, professional manner and attention to detail. Beginning as a family run establishment, we provide quality service to the families of South-Central Virginia.  The J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. is the oldest and most trusted funeral establishment for more than 125 years.

Memories are one of the most important treasures we share with family and friends. Making everlasting Memories, helps to celebrate life and life events by preserving life stories to share with friends and family around the world for current and future generations. Video tributes are wonderful ways to keep memories of loved ones. A video tribute is a video that includes a collage of photographs and captions that are displayed with background music. We create these video tributes from memories and photographs provided by families and friends, here, at J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. Our Video Tributes are created to honor the life of your loved one and are provided at no cost. Not only is it a memorable keepsake, it also provides friends and family the opportunity to view the tribute on our website, at the funeral home and at the church service to share in the memories.

We trust that we will meet your expectations and will be deserving of your trust now and in the future.

Shelton W. Smith
General Manager and Funeral Director

There are some very good reasons why you should consider preplanning, and our FREE Basic Planner takes less than 5 minutes to complete.

Making the many decisions which come at a time of loss is difficult. With our FREE online Arrangements, you can select the arrangements which are best for your preferences and budget.