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Families can be provided peace of mind with funeral preplanning. Preplanning and Pre-Funding your funeral service provides a safe and secure way to plan for the eventual tomorrow. By having funeral arrangements in order, and vital information collected, less stress is placed on surviving family members. It also provides the opportunity to plan a funeral service, which is reflective of life and how a person would like to be remembered. Families can be relieved of financial burden by planning for the costs of a funeral at today’s prices. In the 24 hour period surrounding a death families face at least 49 different decisions or “things to do!” The decisions range from who must be notified, to what items must be selected, which services require immediate payment, and how the arrangements are planned.

	Why Preplan your Funeral:
		Preplanning your funeral provides and opportunity for you to plan and decide as a family.
		It gives you peace of mind
		It relieves the burden of making difficult decisions under stressful circumstances.
		The financial obligation can be eased through thoughtful planning.
		It eliminates desperate hasty decisions.
		Providing for final expenses is as indispensable to a families security as a savings account or a will.
		Final expenses are much easier to pay for from earnings than from savings or a widow’s pension.
		It is better to provide for final expenses and not need it, than to need it and not be able to pay for it.

	Preplanning should cover several key aspects of funeral service:
		Final Disposition of Remains • Earth Burial • Entombment in a Mausoleum • Cremation (before or after service) • Body Donation
		Service Preferences • Where will the services be held? • Who will take part in the services? • Visitation Hours • Personalization of Services
		Merchandise • Casket and Outer Burial Containers (wide range of style and prices) • Cremation Urns • Register Book • Memorial Folders/Prayer Cards
		Vital Information • Gather information necessary for death certificates and obituaries.
		Pre-Funding • Optional part of preplanning • Always trusted with third party escrow agent, or insurance annuity plan. • Can be price guaranteed. • May qualify as exempt asset if public medical assistant is needed. • Several types of payment plans are available.