Stephenson & Gaskin Funeral Services

Stephenson & Gaskin Funeral Services is a funeral home in Mint Hill, North Carolina. The family and veteran owned firm provides full funeral and cremation services, with Spanish speaking staff available. Its service options include cremation services, traditional services and burial, and immediate burial. Each of these includes professional care of the loved one, coordination of transfer into the firm's care within the local area, assistance with all service details and arrangements, and assistance with permits and required documentation. The firm holds a rating of 4.80 based on 52 reviews. The firm operates from a Matthews location, where families are welcome to come in person to make final decision plans. Its staff is made up of dedicated and licensed professionals. Joe Stephenson, the owner, funeral director, and embalmer, purchased Gaskin Funeral Service in 2024, forming Stephenson & Gaskin Funeral Service. A native of Alabama, he worked in the funeral industry before enlisting in the US Army, and after his retirement managed privately owned and corporate owned firms throughout NC and North Carolina. He is dual licensed as a funeral director and embalmer in both North Carolina and NC. Wayne Gaskin's professional funeral service career spans over fifty years. He grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and entered funeral service while attending Jacksonville University, completing his formal education through the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in Dallas, Texas. He practiced originally in Florida and reciprocated his licensure in 1987 as an embalming and funeral directing practitioner with the State of North Carolina. In 1999 he entered private funeral practice in response to public consensus for an alternative approach to end-of-life care. The firm's services are generally rendered through referral by previous families served and through clergy and caregiver recommendations. It specializes in providing personalization in final care as an alternative to the conventional approach to funeral service, and its staff can come to a family rather than requiring a visit to a conventional setting. Stephenson & Gaskin Funeral Services is located at 14617 Lawyers Rd. The firm's strong local reputation is reflected in consistently high customer ratings and a steady record of repeat and referred customers. For families in Mint Hill and the surrounding area seeking funeral or cremation services, that record of referrals and repeat families reflects how the firm has served the community.