Anthem Partners(Frisco) recently acquired the three locations of Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors in Fresno, Tulare and Dinuba, California. Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors was founded in 2005 by Dr. Noel and Gloria Smith, along with sons Ronald and Robert. The family opened the first location in Fresno to provide high-quality funeral and cremation services to families in the San Joaquin Valley. In 2011, a second funeral home was opened in Tulare to serve the South Valley community. In 2014, the company opened a third location in Dinuba. Since its inception, Sterling & Smith has been dedicated to helping families through the grieving process while planning a celebratory final farewell for their loved ones.

“We look forward to working with the talented Sterling & Smith team to continue to deliver the highest level of service to families in the San Joaquin Valley,” stated Will Andrews, Anthem Partners president.

“My wife and I felt comfortable that Anthem Partners would be a good fit for our company. Our team is our extended family, so it was important to find a partner who would value and treat them the way we do,” said Ronald Smith, president of Sterling & Smith. “Finding a partner that would remain active locally was equally important…” anthempartners.com