Pre-Planning
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The purpose of this information is to familiarize families with the benefits of planning ahead for funeral arrangements.
You have probably already made pre-arrangements in several areas of your life, such as automobile, home owner's, and life insurance.
A funeral is inevitable. It is held for the living, dedicated to the memory of the deceased. It brings together friends and loved ones who share their loss. It allows others to show their concern and affords an opportunity for closure. This reunion of friends and relatives helps give strength and comfort at a time of grief.
Not only does the pre-arranged funeral remove the burden of planning from your children or relatives, but it is generally easier for you to remember facts associeated with yourself: time and place of birth, social security number, father's name and mother's maiden name, education, religion, military service, community service, and other lifetime achievements.
The right way to make funeral arrangements is with your family and loved ones at a time when it can be done orderly and sensibly. This allows things to be done and to be discussed will all involved under normal, every day circumstances, rather than under stress and grief.
The items listed below determine of cost of a funeral:
- A casket
- The funeral service
- Use of the funeral home
- A vault or outside container
- Cemetery plot
- Opening of the grave
- Clothing
- Flowers
- "Thank You" card and register book
- Transportation
- Obituaries (Newspaper and radio)
- Death Certificates and other documentation
The casket price is usually determined by four items:
- Outside Material (wood, steel, copper, bronze, and stainless steel)
- Workmanship (round ends, hand-made interiors, embossing, etc.)
- Fabric (velvet, crepe, linen, twill)
- Features (gasketed, non-gasketed, hardware design, shell style)
The price of the vault is based on whether the vault is gasketed or non-gasketed. This price is also determined by the outside shell: concrete, steel, copper, stainless steel, and whether or not it is lined with some other material. Many concrete vaults have vinyl, copper, stainless steel, asphalt, and even marble liners.
Pre-planning your funeral is complemented by a pre-financing program. It is to your advantage to establish an irrevocable Funeral Trust that freezes the price today for the funeral that could happen well into the future. The trust is set up in your name and in the amount needed to cover the merchandise you have chosen. Only you have access to the account until the time of need. At the time of need, the funeral home has access to the account.
For more information, please fill out the form below to be contacted or contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.
How easy can it be to make prearrangements? Simply take a moment to fill out the form below, check the type of services desired, select the casket and outer burial container (vault) if applicable, and send to us. Within a few days you will receive a letter from us acknowledging that we received your information and have it on file at the funeral home. If needed we are always available to meet in person or by phone to answer any questions you may have and discuss costs. If you desire to pre-pay or use existing Life Insurance policies, we will complete the necessary paperwork, and all pre-paid contracts will be registered with the Attorney General’s Office.
Click here for our online pre-planning form.
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