About Us
About Us
Breit Funeral Home began operations at 408 West Market Street in Savannah, Missouri in 1926 under the ownership of Ellis and Mary Breit.
In 1958 James and Phyllis Hawkins bought an interest in the Breit Funeral Home and became sole owners in 1968 upon Mr. & Mrs. Breit’s retirement. Ron Crouse joined Breit & Hawkins Funeral Home as an embalmer and funeral director in 1974. Ron and Virginia Crouse purchased the business in 1984. As the local community grew, Mr. and Mrs. Crouse designed and built the current location at 1010 South 71 Highway. The Crouse’s personalization and care eased the burden of grieving families until their retirement in 2005.
Terry Gladden purchased the Breit-Hawkins Funeral Home in April 2005, and the name was changed to Breit-Hawkins & Gladden.
In November of 2011 John and Christine Grisamore purchased Breit-Hawkins Funeral Home in Savannah from Mr. Terry Gladden.
In April of 2012, the Grisamore’s decided to return to the former name of Breit-Hawkins Funeral Home.
John grew up farming with his family and grandparent’s northeast of Trenton, MO. In the mid to late 1980’s when farming was tough, John’s family relocated to the Moberly/Huntsville, MO area. John is a 1999 Graduate of Kansas City Kansas Community College with his degree in Mortuary Science and is privileged to serve this great community as a Missouri licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer. John enjoys his family, hunting, and anything that goes fast and is loud.
Christine grew up in Columbia, MO. After attending Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO she went on to nursing school in Springfield. She has worked as a Registered nurse for fourteen years in the Psychiatric field and most recently in Oncology/Palliative Care. John and Christine met in Columbia on a blind-date and the rest is history. They were married in 2001 and have one son, Easton.
Breit Hawkins Funeral Home offers a comfortable, home-like atmosphere, one-on-one personal service, grave markers and monuments. Our desire is to help you and your family decide what is appropriate for you at your time of need with only your best interests in mind. You matter to us and we want to build our business on your friendship, satisfaction, and trust.
We are a family of faith and are thankful to the Lord to be in the midst of these two communities serving you.
John and Christine Grisamore
