Why Organize Your Services in Advance?

The Benefits of Funeral Pre-planning

During our lives we plan for many situations: education, having a family, holidays, weddings and especially retirement. However, many of us neglect to plan our funeral, as it is a realization of our own mortality. We should also consider the preplanning of our funeral service as it not only lets our survivors know our wishes, but it also eases the inevitable stress that can accompany funeral arrangements. A funeral is one of the most personal as well as emotional occasions your family will ever share. Fortunately, you can take steps today to assure the decisions made are satisfying to everyone involved

The benefits of advance funeral planning…

• You can make reasonable decisions at an unemotional time.
• You can be certain that your wishes are known and honored.
• Your funeral will not be a financial or emotional burden on your loved ones.
• Your prepaid services can serve as a tax shelter.

The Easy Steps in Making Funeral Pre-Arrangements

• Recording personal information required for Vital Statistics
• Making service choices such as funeral or memorial service, burial, cremation, entombment. Also, specific service details such as music selections, participants (family and/or friends) to create a meaningful service, obituary notices, etc.
• Making specific selections such as a casket or cremation container, an urn, a burial vault or urn vault, and a monument.
• Arranging a payment plan that will guarantee the costs against inflation. Payment plans can be single payment or monthly payments.