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Pre-planning a funeral is simply a process of getting your affairs in order before the need arises. We have found that people pre-plan for these reasons:
- Allows your individual wishes to be carried out
- Eases your family from having to make hurried decisions at a difficult time
- Eliminates irreversible mistakes
- Avoids possible family disagreements
- Allows families to focus on the memories of your life instead of the details of your death
85 Critical Decisions
Pre-planning can include putting your funeral service desires down on paper, recording your personal family information, selecting your casket, vault, and any other requests you may have, together in one place. We have identified at least 85 decisions that need to be made and questions to be answered within the first 48 hours of a loss. Here are a sample of some...
- Furnish name, address, telephone number of deceased
- Furnish name, address, telephone number of person responsible for funeral service decisions
- Notify relatives of loss
- Length of residency by deceased in state
- Name of business, address, telephone number
- Occupation and title
- Social Security number
- Veteran's serial number
- Supply military information, if applicable, Location of DD-214 (veteran discharge papers)
- Date of Birth
- Relatives name, address, location
There is no cost involved in putting your preferences and personal information on file with us. In fact, this is something we feel everyone should do.
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