Wallace Broadview Funeral Home

Peggy Scott and Schwarz Scott say their mother and grandmother, Pauline Garner-Burgette, died on July 17, 2004, in St. Louis.After her mother's death, Peggy Scott called defendant Vernon Wallace of Wallace Broadview Funeral Home and made arrangements with him for burial services in Chicago, according to the complaints filed June 8 in St. Clair County Circuit Court.According to the arrangements, Garner-Burgette was supposed to be buried in Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside next to her mother's grave.On July 22, 2004, Peggy Scott and Schwarz Scott purchased a cashier's check for $3,275 to be delivered to Wallace, which they believed would help pay for an obituary notice in the "Chicago Tribune," and ordered a floral arrangement to be delivered to the home, the suits state.They did all this while they were still in St. Louis with their mother's body, the complaint says.Before their mother's and grandmother's scheduled visitation back in Chicago at Wallace Broadview Funeral Home, Peggy Scott and Schwarz Scott say they arrived at the funeral home on July 23 where they found Garner-Burgette's remains placed in a room with the caskets of four other deceased people."During the unscheduled visit, Mrs. Scott became aware that Defendant Wallace did not have a room for private visitation of the Plaintiff's decedent mother," the suit states. "Neither Wallace nor the staff of the Home had previously informed Plaintiff of this fact, nor did they treat Plaintiff with courtesy, dignity or respect."During the visit, they also realized that Wallace had not paid for Garner-Burgette's obituary notice, the complaint says.In addition, Wallace failed to make arrangements with the priest the Scott's designated to preach at Garner-Burgette's funeral, according to the complaint.At about 3:30 p.m., Peggy Scott and Schwarz Scott say they returned to the funeral home to discuss their problems with Wallace.During their discussion, Wallace picked up a bag with Garner-Burgette's name on it, which contained mass cards, a guest regis...

The visitation will take place on Thursday, Feb. 15, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Wallace Broadview Funeral Home, 2020 W. Roosevelt Rd., in Broadview.The funeral will take place on Friday, Feb. 16, at Proviso Baptist Church, 1116 S. 5th Ave., in Maywood, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (wake) and 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (service).The repast will take place in the gymnasium of the Maywood Multipurpose Building, 200 S. 5th Ave., in Maywood, after the funeral.According to Quincy Johnson, who helped organize the services, Rev. Jesse Jackson and Father Michael Pfleger, both friends of Hampton, have confirmed their attendance. VFPFor more local news, ‘Like’ our Facebook page Like this:Like Loading... ...