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Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth Funeral Home in Little Rock maintains a tradition of compassionate care that spans well over a century and unites strong individual reputations to create a singular establishment capable of providing unparalleled funeral services to Little Rock families.

Communities served

Kavanaugh
Little Rock
Maumelle
Pleasant Valley
Pulaski County
Southwest Little Rock
The Heights
West Little Rock

Welcoming funeral home

Lobby at Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth Funeral Home Our welcoming, well-appointed funeral home on West 12th Street has a large chapel, comfortable visitation rooms and plenty of space to host friends and family before or after a funeral or memorial. Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth's home was built in 1964 by John Albert Healey, who was a World War II veteran and pillar of the Little Rock community until his death in 2007.

Personalized memorials

The team at Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth Funeral Home believes that every life is unique and that every funeral should be, too. Our goal is to help you plan a personalized funeral or memorial for yourself or your loved one.

That could mean a full traditional funeral with a graveside service, a direct cremation with a cozy memorial and a scattering in a personally meaningful place, or a no-holds-barred celebration of life with a live band, favorite foods and mementos that help tell the story of your or your loved one's life. From a butterfly release to a barbecue, a motorcycle procession to a musical tribute, the list of what we can help you do is literally endless.

Cremation services

We specialize in cremation services that honor loved ones in personalized ways, and families love our transparent pricing. With expertise in scattering ashes and a friendly team who pays attention to every detail, we provide service that is second to none.

More and more people are choosing cremation over traditional burial, but most aren’t familiar with the many options:

a cremation without a funeral or memorial service of any kind.
a funeral with your loved one present, followed by cremation.
a cremation followed by a scattering, cemetery memorialization or celebration of life—or all three.

For those who wish for a more momentous memorial, Neptune Memorial Reef is an underwater cremation garden off the coast of Florida. A Celestis Memorial Spaceflight takes ashes into space for a little while or forever.

There are many options for cremation—and they're not all equal. Here's what you can expect when you choose us for your loved one's cremation:

Custody of care guaranteed. Our custody-of-care program helps safeguard the identification of your loved one from the time we bring them into our care until the time we return them to your family. We check, cross-check and check again, every step of the way.
Exclusive custody of your loved one. We use only crematories owned and operated by Dignity Memorial^® providers or trusted partners. Once your loved one is in our custody or that of a trusted partner, they’re in our care until they’re returned to your family.
Licensed, certified, conscientious staff. All Dignity Memorial crematory operators are licensed and certified by Cremation Association of North America, or CANA. Only one person at a time is cremated, and the cremation chamber is thoroughly cleaned before the next person is cremated.

We honor veterans

Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth Funeral Home understands the unique needs of America’s veterans and their families. As a Level One Founding Community Partner with We Honor Veterans, our staff is knowledgeable in the benefits available to veterans and their families. With respect, integrity and dignity, we will walk you through the steps of creating a veteran's memorial service that truly honors the life and sacrifice of your loved one.

Invested in the community and you

Chapel at Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth Funeral Home At Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth, we take an active role in the Little Rock community. In addition to providing professional and caring funeral and cemetery services to Arkansas families, we let local organizations use our facilities for meetings or get-togethers. We also provide grief seminars, support groups, veterans programs and memorial services.

As a member of the Dignity Memorial® network, Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth Funeral Home gives you not only the warm, familiar attention you expect from a locally operated business but also the value you deserve by way of the largest network of funeral, burial, cremation and cemetery service providers in North America.

Call us when you need us. We are here for you.

History

Front exterior building at Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth Funeral Home Healey and Roth Funeral Home was founded in 1905. The history begins even earlier than that. In 1896 William Henry Tindall, a former Confederate soldier, opened an undertaking parlor in Little Rock. He hired 14-year-old John J. Healey as an assistant.

John learned the undertaking trade, and in 1905 he and Clarence A. Roth, who had come to Little Rock from St. Louis to work as an embalmer for Ruebel Funeral Home, went out on their own and started Healey and Roth Funeral Home.

Healey and Roth grows

When Tindall retired, the 2 young men bought his firm, and Healey and Roth became a leading funeral provider in the area. Their success was due to their extensive civic, social and religious involvements. They both served as president of the Arkansas Funeral Directors Association. In 1921 Clarence was elected president of the National Funeral Directors Association; he served as state association secretary for 30 years.

At first, the small firm was at 614 Main St. It was moved in 1909 to 719 Main St. In 1924, Healey and Roth opened a fine new funeral home at 815 Main St. It was featured in several national trade journals.

A son follows in his father's footsteps

Lobby at Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth Funeral Home John's son, John Albert, who had assisted his father since childhood, joined the firm in 1932. His father died in 1954; John Albert purchased Clarence's interest in the business in 1958.

John Albert, like his father, was involved in the community and was a well-known Little Rock funeral director. He and his father both served as Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus—the only father-son pair to receive this honor.

In 1964 John Albert moved his funeral home to an elegant new Georgian-Colonial structure on 5 acres on West 12th Street, which is where the funeral home remains today.

Two legends become one

In 1974 Healey and Roth Funeral Home merged with Griffin Leggett Funeral Home, which was founded by J. Harry Leggett Sr. and Frank and Paul Griffin in 1936 in a 2-story apartment house on West Capitol Avenue in Little Rock. They were the first in the area to promote burial insurance, and their funeral home business grew quickly to be the largest in Arkansas.

Today, Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth Funeral Home is a member of the Dignity Memorial® network, the largest group of licensed funeral service providers in North America.

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Amenities

Location

Flexible event space
Facility is available to host your personal events
Celebration of Life center
Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
Modern funeral home
Flexible chapel space
Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
Large-capacity chapel (up to 250)
Piano or organ on-site
Coffee lounge
Pet friendly

Cremation

Cremation remembrance jewelry
Option for home delivery of ashes
Option for mail delivery of ashes
Sent through postal mail service, signature required.
Scattering assistance

Service

Arrangements by phone or email
Complete funeral planning, including electronic signature, without needing a funeral home visit
Catered events
White-glove service
Locations offering the highest level of service and care
Event planning
Services available to support planning events
Funeral service video production
Services available to create a tribute video for the service or obituary from photos and videos.
Audio and video equipment
Live music available
Popular funeral music selections
Intimate gatherings
Meeting space
Space available for corporate and organization meetings
In-home visitations
Services available to coordinate visitation or viewing at a private residence
Black car service
Police escort available

Religious & Cultural

Multicultural funerals
Incense burning
Shomer available
Tahara room
Ritual washing

Other

100% Service guarantee
Livestreaming of services

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INCLUDES EVERYTHING YOU NEED:

Filing for death certificates
Securing burial permits
Helping with insurance claims
Giving guidance on Social Security survivors benefits

Every detail remembered

100% SERVICE GUARANTEE
If for some reason you’re dissatisfied with any aspect of your service, we’ll refund that portion of the service.
LIFETIME FLEXIBILITY
If you want to make changes to a prepaid plan, we are always available to discuss your options.
RELOCATION PROTECTION
Our prepaid plans are transferable to any of the qualifying Dignity Memorial providers in North America.