Graft-Jacquillard . . . A new era of service and tradition

There's a saying that "history has a way of repeating itself." This holds true at Graft-Jacquillard Funeral & Cremation Services. One of the cardinal rules we have been taught down through the generations is to treat others as you wish to be treated. We've adopted that principal when it comes to the way we serve a family who entrusts their loved one to our care. We treat your family with the same high level of service we would expect for our own family.

There is nothing more honorable than to receive the privilege of being selected to care for your family member. Since 1889, beginning with the Murphy family, Scottdale residents have grown accustomed to a firm that provided superior service, attention to detail and lasting friendships.

When you visit Graft-Jacquillard Funeral & Cremation Services, you are not a number and whether you've used our services before you'll find something very unique. . .service with sincere compassion, affordable choices to suit everyone's needs and a trusted friend your family can be proud to build a new tradition with.

Our Time-line

• 1889 Murphy family opens for business as Murphy and Company on Broadway Street in Scottdale.
• 1919 firm becomes known as Murphy & Son by the formation of the partnership of J.I. Murphy and his son Claude B. Murphy.
• 1922 Murphy family operating furniture store at 122 Pittsburgh Street and Murphy & Son funeral parlor at 303 Pittsburgh Street (our current location.)
• 1946 Claude's son James taken into the partnership
• 1962 firm became known as the James Murphy Funeral Home
• 1965 the funeral home changes name to the James Murphy Memorial Home and dedicates a memorial eternal flame affixed to the home and a bronze plaque in honor of all veteran's from every branch of service and gold star mothers.
• 1972 James Murphy, Jr. becomes the fifth generation to enter the family business.
• 1995 business changes hands and sold to H. Scott Caruso, funeral director from Mt. Pleasant. Business re-named Murphy-Caruso Memorial Home.
• 2006 Graft-Jacquillard Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. is established as two Scottdale natives, Terence Graft and James Jacquillard form a partnership and become the new era of service, a new choice for it's residents and a new tradition for future generations.