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Take care of all the funeral pre-arrangement details and give you and your family the peace-of-mind you deserve. We have created the following funeral pre-planning guide to help you with the process.

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It  may  be  hard  to  accept,  but  death  is  unavoidable  and  thus   something  we  should  prepare  for.  Although  you  might  not  want   to think  about  preplanning  your  funeral,  it’s  something  that   everyone should  at  least  give  some  thought  to.  If  not  for   your  own  peace-of-mind,  then  for  the  well-being  of  those  you   leave  behind.

Our  Funeral  Pre-Planning  Checklist

In  an  effort  to  help  make  pre-planning your  funeral  easier,  we   have developed  a  comprehensive  checklist  of  what’s  involved.   Below,  our funeral  pre-planning  checklist  outlines  each  of  the   steps  we recommend  you  follow  as  you  work  through  the   prearrangement process.  Think  of  this  checklist  as  your  funeral pre-planning  guide.

As  always,  our  experienced  and  helpful  staff  will  be  by  your   side  throughout  the  entire  process.  Should  you  have  any   questions  about  preplanning  your  funeral,  please  do  not  hesitate  to  ask.  Once  you’ve  worked  through  the funeral pre-planning   checklist,  we  invite  you  to

contact  us

to  finalize  your  arrangements. If you would like a copy of our funeral pre-planning checklist, please feel free to download it below. Having a copy for yourself is useful to ensure you do not miss any important details when pre-planning a funeral.

Taking Care of Finances and Property

Create a contact list of everyone who should be notified in a medical emergency or death including the name of your funeral home.

Give your executor(s) a copy of your will and the contact list.

Give your executor(s) a list of bank and investment accounts, creditors, mortgage or lien information, insurance policies, retirement plans, safe deposit boxes, real and personal properties of value and all related telephone numbers.

If you are receiving benefits from Social Security or the Veterans' Administration, your executor needs that information to suspend benefit payments.

Select someone you trust to deal with your online accounts: email, online memberships, and social media. Include all relevant information and whether or not they should delete, close, or keep any of the accounts.

Taking Care of Funeral-Related Details

We suggest the following:

Make note of all the details you want mentioned in your obituary. You could even take this one step further and write your own obituary.

State, in writing, your preferences for burial or cremation.

If burial is preferred, provide the details of the cemetery arrangements. If you have not purchased a burial plot, this is the time to do so.

If you have chosen burial, what type of casket would you like? Should it be made of wood, metal, or composite materials?

If you choose cremation, what do you want done with the ashes?

Would you like a traditional funeral, memorial service, or celebration-of-life?

If you'd like a celebration-of-life, what location would you suggest for this event?

What special activities would you prefer at a celebration-of-life?

What music or special readings would you prefer?

What type and colors of flowers would you prefer?

Would you like to select a charitable organization to receive donations in your name?

If you're a veteran, would you like to receive full military honors as part of your service? Would you like to be buried in the grounds of a veterans' cemetery?

Download Our Funeral Pre-Planning Checklist

Taking Care of Your Pets

If you share your life with animal companions, you should think about who you would like to take care of your pets. Consult with the person to see if this is something they are interested in doing for you and then write down your intentions and include all contact information. This should be signed and witnessed, and then given to your executor.

Final Tasks in Funeral Pre-Planning

In addition to your will, the contact list, and the list of all your online account login details and related documents should be provided to your executor. Finally, you may want to consider paying ahead of time for your funeral choices: 

Pre-Paying for Your Funeral

If you are interested in paying for your service ahead of time, there are several options available. Our staff can help arrange a payment option that’s right for you. Whether that’s monthly installments or a lump sum payment, we can create a plan that’s right for you. There are a growing number of options available to the public today when seeking to preplan and prepay for their final wishes. We can tailor a plan that's right for you. From single pay plans to automatic monthly bank withdrawals designed to meet anyone's budget concerns, our staff would be pleased to outline the choices available. Pre-paying can protect you and your family from future inflationary trends while providing the peace-of-mind of knowing that they will be cared for after you are gone.

There are two ways for you to complete your funeral pre-arrangement plan:

Pre-Plan Your Funeral Online

This website features Pre-Arrange Online, a step-by-step interactive form that can be used to record your end-of-life plan and send the completed form to our staff for safekeeping. You'll be asked to create an account with a username and password so you can login at any time to complete or change the plan.

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