History & Staff

We have years of experience caring for families, from all walks of life. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession, dedicated to excellence in service, and have the highest integrity.

Our History

Our History

The Pine Box Agency and Day Funeral Service are locally owned and operated by Licensed Funeral Directors. The company was established in 2008 and has helped hundreds of families plan for life’s challenges when planning for a death. Our company meets families at our funeral service in Gahanna, Ohio or Canal Winchester, OH.  We also welcome the opportunity to visit you in your home or another convenient location of your choice and provide you with all funeral options. We also can perform a free assessment of possible death benefits that may be available to you from social security or the veterans administration. Our goal is to help you in any capacity whether it be referring you to the proper professional for whatever questions or challenges you may be facing in health care, Medicaid qualification, estate planning, advance directives, insurance policy review, funeral planning, death care options or senior life events planning. Our company is dedicated to giving you free advice and consultations to help support your family to make the right decisions for you and your loved one.

R.A.R Monuments has been helping families in Ohio and the surrounding areas remember their loved ones since our beginning in 1992. We are proud to be locally owned and operated, and we cherish the opportunity to serve our customers! Our artists have actively sought to develop the skills and knowledge they need to create custom, personalized memorials which has gained them much recognition in the State of Ohio. R.A.R. Monument’s memorial artwork can be seen literally in almost every cemetery statewide.

Memorials are an important way of honoring and remembering the lives of our loved ones. R.A.R Monuments is dedicated to helping local families understand what is involved in creating a proper memorial by explaining the different concepts, traditions, techniques, materials and design possibilities.

Memorials of all shapes, sizes and colors are available, and any can be created to reflect the personality of the individual, place or event it commemorates. We value and appreciate the opportunity to serve you and your family.

Our Valued Staff

  • Rick  Day

    Rick Day, Licensed Funeral Director

    Rick Day is a Licensed Funeral Director and Custom Stone Cutter and is a 1967 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He is the Founder of The R.A.R. Monument Company, The Pine Box Agency and Day Funeral Service. Rick’s goal is “to change the public perception of the funeral industry by helping families realize their options and save thousands of dollars on funeral and cremation costs while maintaining quality and empathy for loved ones.” Rick grew up in Sunbury and currently lives near Westerville, OH.

  • Richard Day Jr.

    Richard Day Jr., Advanced Funeral Planner

    Richard spent 20 years in outside corporate sales jobs traveling the Eastern and Mid-West areas of the country before joining the Funeral Service. His business experiences led to residences in Ohio, Florida, Mississippi, and back to Ohio again. He is a licensed funeral planner and owner of RAR Monument LLC. His prior business and sales experience helps him to understand the needs of our clients and work to find the right solutions for them. He was born and raised in Sunbury and resides there today. Richard enjoys helping families realize the different options available to them in their time of need and helping them to save hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars in funeral expenses while maintaining top quality funeral and cremation services.

  • Rae Ann Anderson

    Rae Ann Anderson, Licensed Funeral Director

    Rae Ann Anderson joins Day Funeral Service after a twelve year career in investigations with the State of Ohio and Franklin County Juvenile Court. Rae Ann was raised in Gahanna and attended The Ohio State University where she obtained a Bachelor's degree in Criminology. She has a Master's degree in Criminal Justice from Boston University. Rae Ann is excited to begin her journey as a licensed funeral director and help families in their time of need.

  • Melissa Severn

    Melissa Severn, Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer

  • Jaclyn Mall

    Jaclyn Mall, Administrative Manager

  • Amanda Henry

    Amanda Henry, Office Manager