The Knighton family has served Longview from the same address since 1934. T.L. Knighton Sr. built this home. T.L. Knighton Jr. still answers the phone.
A licensed funeral director is awake, listening, and ready to help you take the next small step — at any hour, day or night.
A funeral is not a transaction. It is a moment a family will remember for the rest of their lives. We have treated it that way since 1934.
In 1934, T.L. Knighton Sr. opened Citizens Funeral Home on South Harrison Street. He built it on a simple belief: every family in East Texas deserves dignified, compassionate care.
His son, T.L. Knighton Jr., carries that promise forward from the same address. Same family. Same street. Same belief that showing up for people in their hardest hour is the only work that matters.
Read our story →From traditional funerals to simple cremation. Nothing added that you did not ask for. Nothing left out that matters.
Planning in advance is one of the kindest things you can do for the people you love. It removes a hundred small decisions from a day that will already be hard.
There is no cost to sit with us. No paperwork is signed unless you ask.
Start a quiet conversation →"The families of East Texas have trusted us since 1934. We take that trust seriously — every call, every arrangement, every day."
— T.L. Knighton Jr., OwnerWe offer complimentary grief support resources and referrals to help families through the weeks and months that follow. The work of grief takes time, and we want to walk through it with you.
Resources and support →Flag presentation, honor guard coordination, and VA burial benefit assistance — handled by directors who understand what military service means to East Texas families. No charge for VA benefit help.
Veteran services →If you would like to visit our chapel, or simply talk about what you might want for yourself or someone you love — there is never any pressure, and never any cost.