At People’s, our intent is to insure that every family is content and completely satisfied with the services that have been provided. We are a family business passed down from one generation to the next, from grandfather to daughter, then from daughter to son. The most important factor of People’s Funeral Service of Columbus is helping families.

As time progresses, we at People’s have a plan of innovation, not only do we plan to continue to be an informative, resourceful and user friendly business, we want to bring the most comfort to families giving them the ability to communicate, arrange make all of their selections from the comfort of their own home.

Cedric Hill
Nearly 30 years experience as Funeral Director and Mortician.
Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities.
Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver.
Proven ability to work with staff, clients and other professionals.

Our Vision
To provide the highest quality service in the Chattahoochee Valley Area, bridging the gap between grief, recovery and the continuance of a quality life for every family served through education, coordination and personal service.

Our Mission
Is to provide the avenue by which families in our community can express their wants, needs, and desires at a period when vulnerability is at hand. We purpose to provide information necessary to bring structure to a lifestyle that has been altered and to assist with the process of grief allowing free expression of faith, trust and hope.

Our Goal
Is to provide the best when it matters most.

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Local Couple Living Dream, Making History

by: Maria Jones with wltz.com

Story Created: Feb 25, 2009 at 1:56 PM CDT

During Black History Month, the country honors many who have come and gone. Today NBC 38’s Maria Jones focuses on a local couple who are making history as they live their dreams and look ahead to the future. Cedric and Daphne Hill have been married for more than two decades and are raising their family here in Columbus. The couple is the proud owners of People’s Funeral Service on Talbotton Road & Jenie’s Bridals & Formals on Wynnton Road. After working behind the scenes at Peoples for many years, Cedric was given an opportunity to become the face of his family business. And in 2002 became the owner. Cedric told News 38, “Grew up in the business and I guess if I were to say, If I had to do it over again, I probably would have pursued medical school. Because the clinical part of it is really where I started, I think that was my niche but I couldn’t stay there, ultimately I had to forge forward to the forefront of the business to give directions, give guidance.” Cedric takes pride in his work and decided to approach things differently after taking ownership. He added, “In order to bring value, credence and even knowledge to the business it would be better for us to reveal to people what we did in full capacity and have people ask questions, because you need to be. As difficult as it may be you need to be comfortable with not only with the service provider but what’s taking place.” Daphne worked at Aflac and Tsys for a combination of 23 years but is now living her dream of owning her own boutique. As a child, she loved playing with dress up with her four sisters, and now she says. “It feels wonderful! It feels natural; it feels like I’m finally in touch with everything that’s in me. And I feel like, I have the potential to achieve everything I’ve dreamed.” In January the purchase of Jenie’s made that life long dream come true. After years of working the Hill’s began to re-think their plans. They credit much of their success on staying focused and following their dreams no matter what. Daphne stated, “Each one of us, every person I believe is born with a dream and that, that dream will never die and as long as they don’t give up on it and continue to pursue it regardless of the obstacles that get in their way they continue to move forward and just seek after that dream that they will achieve it.” For WLTZ NBC 38, I’m Maria Jones. The Hill’s also credit members of their family for support as well as national leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama, who have shared their wisdom with the world. The couple has a son in High School and daughter in College. And they say they are looking forward to all the opportunities the future will bring.