Faithful Friends Memory Gardens and Crematorium West Virginia

About Faithful Friends Memory Gardens and Crematorium West Virginia

Faithful Friends Memory Gardens and Crematorium is the dedicated pet memorial program of Gatens-Harding Funeral Home, serving families in Red House, West Virginia and the surrounding Putnam County area. The crematory is located at 57 Harding Drive in Red House, WV, while the affiliated Gatens-Harding Funeral Home is based in Poca, WV. The program draws on the professional experience of a licensed funeral home organization and applies those standards to the care of beloved pets, offering both cremation and ground burial in a maintained memorial setting.

A cornerstone of Faithful Friends' process is the use of individual identification tags that remain with each pet from the moment they arrive through the completion of either cremation or burial. This system ensures accurate recordkeeping and allows staff to account for every animal in their care. For those who choose burial, Faithful Friends maintains a perpetual care fund — with a percentage of each purchase deposited — to ensure the ongoing mowing and upkeep of the pet garden for years to come. Both pickup and drop-off arrangements are available to accommodate families' needs.

Services Offered

Faithful Friends Memory Gardens and Crematorium provides the following services to families in the Red House, West Virginia area:

• Pet Cremation (tiered pricing by weight, starting at $60 for animals under 3 lbs)
• Ground Burial in Perpetual Care Pet Garden (packages starting at $295)
• Professional Pickup from Home, Veterinary Office, or Hospital ($50 within 25 miles)
• Memorial Urns and Keepsakes
• Optional Burial Ceremony and Headstone
• Pet Drop-Off at the Crematory (by appointment)

What to Expect

When you contact Faithful Friends, you can choose whether to have your pet picked up from your home, a veterinary office, or a hospital, or you may deliver your pet directly to the crematory at 57 Harding Drive, Red House, WV to avoid the transfer fee. Pickup is $50 within 25 miles (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.); after-hours or larger-animal pickups are also available at adjusted rates. Cremation costs are determined by your pet's weight, ranging from $60 for pets under 3 lbs up to $197 for pets between 121 and 200 lbs. If burial is preferred, families select a plot in the perpetual care garden and can arrange a ceremony with a headstone. For more information, call Haven of Rest Memory Gardens and Crematorium at (304) 586-3161 or Gatens-Harding Funeral Home at (304) 755-1361.