In The Beginning

Grandle Funeral Home's foundation was laid in the early 1890's, just east of the current site, by Anthony Rhodes, who started the business as a cabinet shop where he made coffins "as a hobby". In 1895, Rhodes Funeral Home was established, nestled in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley in the quaint little town of Broadway, Virginia. When Anthony Rhodes died, his son Jim took over the business and Jim's brother, T.G. "Buck" Rhodes took over in 1914. During the 1930's, Buck Rhodes opened a "viewing house" just south of the old cabinet shop on High Street and families began to hold viewings there. In 1952, after graduating from Eckels College of Mortuary Science in Philadelphia, a young man from Lacey Spring, Virginia, by the name of C.W. "Jodie" Grandle came to work for Buck. Buck died in 1956 and Jodie bought the business in 1958 and moved the entire operation to the current site on East Lee Street. On September 1, 1978 Rhodes Funeral Home became Grandle Funeral Home. Under the direction of Jodie's two sons; C.W. Grandle II, Jerry Grandle, and grandsons; C.W. "Whit" Grandle III, and Jodie W. Turner. Grandle Funeral Home continues on strong today thanks to the service and dedication that were set in solid foundation by these men ahead of us.

Our Values

From the beginning in 1890 and having continued through today, we here at Grandle Funeral Home see our work as "a service to the community". We see each funeral as a unique event in the life of a family; no two are exactly alike. We view, in a very real way, that the funeral not only recognizes that a death has occurred, but it also is a testimony that a life has been lived. It is our goal to provide an opportunity for you, the survivors, and others who share in the loss to express their love, respect, and grief.