Caring that counts

When I purchased the G.C. Barton Funeral Home in 1973, I made a vow to myself and to my professional staff to provide quality service that surpassed personal considerations, and focused entirely on the needs of the families we would serve.

From the beginning...

We planned to reach beyond Walkersville and offer the same caring, compassionate service to families in the surrounding areas.  Our concept of “full service” included providing families with every possible comfort in the funeral home, and helping them make arrangements that would pay tribute to their loved ones in ways that would preserve cherished memories and create new ones.  We worked steadily toward this important goal by opening our Frederick location in 1975. This facility was the first local funeral home designed as a business, not as a residence that was converted. Then in 1980, we acquired the M.L. Creager Funeral Home in Thurmont, and purchased a landmark home on Ridgeville Boulevard in Mt. Airy, where we remodeled it into a spacious, comfortable facility.  In March 2002, we constructed a private on-site crematory at the Opossumtown Pike Chapel, to more completely serve families who choose this honored form of final disposition.  Our most recent addition, our brand new Brunswick facility, was built and ready to serve the community in September 2003.

Dedicated to compassionate service 

We know that a funeral home with deep roots in the community, and deep relationships with local family and friends, can best help those who are grieving.  That is why we are still family owned and operated, still local, and still dedicated to the community.  Today, with the addition of my son, George Stauffer II to our staff, we carry our tradition of service into the second generation, assuring that families who trust us with their funeral arrangements will receive our utmost efforts to provide flawless service and a response to every need.