About Us
About Concordia Funeral Home
Welcome to Concordia Funeral Home, a place where care, dignity, and respect are at the heart of what we do. For years, we have been a pillar in the community, offering a serene and compassionate environment for families to commemorate their loved ones.
Our History
In the late 1930's. a group of young entrepreneurs saw a need for an Afro-American funeral home in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The original Concordia Funeral Home was then established and began doing business in a two-story frame building at 606 South Fourth Street on the south end of Ferriday, LA. In August of 1976, when most of the original owners had passed away, Gene T. Allen, grandson of one of the founders, the late Joe Hagan, Sr., bought and incorporated the business. In less than two years, Mr. Allen, a 1968 graduate of Texas College of Mortuary Science (Dallas Institute of Funeral Services), saw a great need for a modern facility to continue serving families in their time of need. In the fall of 1978, construction began at the present location, 609 Alabama Avenue in Ferriday. In the spring of '79, the new building was completed, and dedicatory services were held July 1, 1979. Together with his wife, Bonnie Andrews Allen, and son, Robert A. Allen, both licensed funeral directors, Concordia Funeral Home remains independently and family-owned, giving personal and professional services to Families in the Miss-Lou and surrounding area in their time of need.
Online Memorial
We can create a customized, online memorial for you to share with family and friends. The memorial includes the obituary and any photographs you wish to provide. It will serve as a place for visitors to post condolences, share memories, upload photos, and light candles in honor of your loved one.
Tribute Video
We can produce a personal tribute video that can be played at the service and online. Simply provide us with the photographs you want to include and we will transform them into a video celebration of your treasured memories. DVDs or USB thumb drives of the video are also available.
Ordering Flowers
We make it easy for friends and family to send flowers to your home or service to honor your loved one. We have partnered with local florists to offer the convenience of ordering directly from the obituary page of our website. You can also use this feature to select the flowers you would like at the service. This is a secure way to choose beautiful arrangements from the privacy and comfort of your home.
Sharing Service Details
We reduce the stress of contacting those who need the details of the service for your loved one. We post the dates and times of the service as part of the online memorial on our website. You can then either share the memorial on your Facebook or X page or copy the details from the site into an email or text. Both options give you the peace of mind that you have provided the necessary information to those who need it.
