Est. 1971 · Demorest & Baldwin, Georgia

To care for families as we would want our own families cared for.

Name: Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory
Address: 245 Central Avenue, Demorest, GA, 30535, US
Telephone: (706) 778-1700
Price range: $$

For more than 50 years, Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory has been honored to serve families throughout Demorest, Baldwin, Clarkesville, Cornelia, Alto, Mount Airy, Lula, Homer, and the surrounding Habersham County, Banks County, and Northeast Georgia communities with compassionate, professional funeral and cremation care.

Since our founding in 1971, families have trusted us to provide thoughtful guidance, clear options, and dignified service during life’s most difficult moments. As the only full-service funeral home in our area, we have two chapel locations, an on-site crematory, our own perpetual care cemetery, Yonah Memorial Gardens, and a dedicated fellowship space, The Family Connection Center.

We believe every life deserves to be honored in a way that is personal and meaningful. Our experienced funeral directors and staff take the time to listen, guide, and help families create services that reflect their loved one’s life, values, and legacy, always with care, dignity, and respect.

Call the North Chapel Call the South Chapel

Whitfield Funeral Home North Chapel, a brick building with its sign by the road in Demorest — **North Chapel**, Demorest. Part of the family since 1999.

Whitfield Funeral Home South Chapel in Baldwin with the American flag flying — **South Chapel**, Baldwin. Serving families since 1985.

Those we remember

Current obituaries

Email me new obituaries Send flowers

View all obituaries

The North Chapel sanctuary with rows of purple pews under warm lights

Services centered around your needs

Burial services
We help families create meaningful funeral services that reflect their values, traditions, and the life being honored. Whether religious, cultural, or deeply personal, we’ll guide you every step of the way.
Traditional services
Cremation services
We proudly own and operate our own crematory, giving us a distinct advantage in service. Unlike many other funeral homes that subcontract, your loved one never leaves our compassionate care.
Cremation services
Preplanning services
Planning ahead gives your family peace of mind and ensures your wishes are known. Our team is here to walk you through the process with compassion and clarity.
Plan now
Veteran services
Our staff understands the importance of honoring military service. We take pride in arranging military honors, coordinating VA benefits, and creating tributes that reflect a life of dedication and sacrifice.
Veteran services

See every option on our services overview, or read our General Price List.

The only full-service funeral home in our area

1971: Founded as Whitfield-Perkins Funeral Home on South Main Street in Baldwin. Our history
2006: The first on-site crematory in Habersham County, and still the only one. Our crematory
2002: Yonah Memorial Gardens, the oldest perpetual care cemetery in Demorest, joined the family. Yonah Memorial Gardens
75: Guests can sit down together in the Family Connection Center, our fellowship hall in front of the North Chapel. The Center

Planning ahead or recently lost someone?

Our family guide walks you through it, step by step, at your own pace.

Open the Family Guide Preplan now

What families are saying

As a pastor I have worked with dozens of mortuaries through the years, but none better than Larry, Everett, and their excellent team. They just do it right!

Ed Brewer, whose family Whitfield has cared for over nearly 50 years

4.9out of 5 from 55 family reviews
North Chapel 4.9 · South Chapel 5.0

We could not have chosen a better funeral home than Whitfield North Chapel. Especially Everett Huffman. He guided us patiently every step of the way. He made planning Dad’s funeral a lot less stressful and helped with absolutely every question and concern with so much kindness. Everything was absolutely perfect to honor my dad.
Pam HeumaneusNorth Chapel

My husband was young but had been sick for 8ish months and he refused to set up arrangements while still alive. He did tell me what he wanted and Whitfield handled everything beautifully! I appreciate their help, empathy, and sympathy!
Tiffany BrownSouth Chapel

Read what families are saying

From our scrapbook

Our story is kept in clippings, ribbon cuttings and a few treasured photographs, from the Murray House on South Main Street to the two chapels we serve from today.