Garvin and Garvin Funeral Home

Investigates has discovered the garage is an unlicensed storage facility for the dead, the refrigerators where bodies were stored visible during a slow drive by. Even a Bobcat – a small industrial machine, is parked to the side.Advertisement “It’s simply not OK, Jacquie Taylor, a long-time funeral director and industry consultant, told 5 Investigates’ Kathy Curran, after seeing the video of the operation.Taylor said what we uncovered is illegal and unethical. "This firm has done a freefall down the ethical slippery slope because the public has a right to a reasonable expectation of dignified shelter and care of their loved ones,” she said.Funeral industry consultant Jacquie Garvin reviews video of the unlicensed facility that a funeral home allegedly used to store bodies in. The operation is run by Casper Funeral and Cremation Services, a company that calls itself one of the most trusted funeral and cremation service providers in the state. On their website it appears they're touting the garage as a state-of-the-art secure funeral refrigeration facility. According to documents obtained by 5 Investigates, during a recent surprise state inspection an investigator found two bodies being processed in the unlicensed space. Twelve others were stashed in a refrigerator and there are no sprinklers or drains. The garage, which sits around the corner from the funeral home, was hot and cluttered.The state complaint against Casper Funeral and Cremation Services. "Would you say this is a case of broken trust?” Curran asked Taylor. “I think this is a tremendous ethical and legal lapse and it breaks the trust of the public," Taylor replied. “It's all about trust, compassion and dignity and it doesn't have anything to do with whether you pay a lot or a little."A view inside the South Boston building where the state says the unlicensed storage of bodies was ongoing. A construction vehicle is on the right, and refrigerators where bodies were stored is in the back. 5 Investigates examined burial permits and cremation a... (WCVB Boston)

She was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church and attended St. Stephens Baptist Church.She was the daughter of William “Big Shot” Garvin and Linda Faye Jones Garvin both of Horse Cave who survive.She is also survived by one son, Chavez Rodriga Reed, Jr., Horse Cave, KY; one brother, Kevin Garvin and wife Deborah, Bowling Green, KY; three grandchildren, Dayshaun Calendar, Isaiah Reed, Chavez R. Reed III; God daughter, Brookyn Littlejohn; one niece, two nephews, four aunts, one uncle, cousins and friends.The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at G. C. Williams Funeral Home, 1935 W. Broadway, Louisville and from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM CT, Thursday, August 10, 2017 and 9:00 am – 11:00 AM CT Friday, August 11, 2017 at Friendship Baptist Church.Funeral service will be 11:00 AM CT, Friday, August 11, 2017 at Friendship Baptist Church with Rev. Christopher Curry and Rev. K. T. Ford officiating. Interment will be at Horse Cave Cemetery, Horse Cave, KY. (WCLU)