A Guide to Planning Your Funeral

Today many individuals are making the decision to plan their funeral ahead of
time, and the advantages make sense.

Planning your own funeral...

Enables you to make your wishes known
Provides an opportunity for you to involve your family in making
arrangements for your memorial services.
Relieves you and your loved ones of funeral financial responsibility

Generally, funeral plans consists of a two-step process:

Making the funeral arrangements
Funding the cost of the prearranged funeral

Funeral services selections fall into two categories:

The services of the funeral professional
Funeral merchandise

Funeral services include:

Professional services of a funeral director
Transportation services
Embalming and other preparation
Facilities for visitation
The funeral ceremony
Funeral vehicles
Other services and associated items including pastoral services, music, grace
opening and closing

Funeral merchandises include:

Casket, urn or both
An other burial container - cemetery vault or other selection
Other merchandise and associated items such as flowers, acknowledgment
cards, and transfer containers

To assist with your selections, you can discuss them with one of our funeral
planning professionals. You'll receive a complete explanation of selections and
prices.

Once you've made your decisions, you will tell us exactly what funeral services
you wish. We'll help you put it in writing. Then there's no doubt about your
expressed wishes.