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meaningful to both you and your fam- neral, the final disposition , and legal sured memories of the deceased.
ily, and you will gain peace of mind paperwork so the family can move A Gathering of Friends may include
knowing your family and friends will be forward. They care and safeguard the light refreshments and can be held
relieved of the emotional and financial deceased person until final disposi- at any appropriate location, including
burden often associated with making tion, including embalming and re- an accommodating funeral home, a
arrangements when a death occurs. storative work. They also provide the park, a restaurant, or the home of a
By prearranging your funeral and cem- physical establishment in which all of family member or friend.
etery arrangements, you benefit by this can be accomplished.
purchasing at today’s prices, free from Will Life Insurance Pay For Funerals?
inflationary pressures in the future. Is A Funeral Or Memorial Service
Always Held In A Funeral Home Yes, as a convenient method of pay-
Does The Price I Receive From The Or Place Of Worship? ment, most funeral homes will allow
Funeral Home Include Everything? for an insurance assignment. This as-
A service can usually be held at any signment transaction is processed by
The Funeral Director is responsible for location that family and friends feel the funeral home, releasing only the
explaining all the charges that pertain would be comfortable and appropri- funeral expenses to the funeral ser-
to the funeral home’s services and ate. Your funeral director can assist vice provider, and with any remaining
merchandise stated on its general with arranging a meaningful service. balance going directly to the benefi-
price list. Any additional charges may ciary. The insurance assignment is an
fall under the category of cash advanc- effective, convenient means in which
es. These additional charges might to cover funeral expenses.
be for opening and closing the grave, A Funeral Provides
clergy honorarium, newspaper notices How Can I Personalize
flowers, organist, church sexton, etc. The Focal Point For A Funeral Service?

What Purpose Does Which The Healing One way is to bring personal items
A Funeral Serve? Process Can Begin. into the funeral home to be displayed
in or near the casket. Example: an
The funeral and the ceremony that avid golfer might have a favorite put-
accompanies it are indeed very im- ter placed in the casket. An avid hunt-
portant. For those who are left be- er or fisherman might have some of
hind, a funeral provides a place for Do Clergy Always Officiate their personal effects or trophies dis-
family and friends to gather for sup- At A Funeral Service? played on a memory table. A person
port and to reminisce; an opportunity who quilted could have the casket
to celebrate the life and accomplish- In conjunction with, or sometimes draped with a quilt they made. An art-
ments of a loved one; a chance to say in place of a clergy person, family or ist could have their work displayed. A
goodbye; and the focal point from friends may share personal thoughts, person’s favorite rocking chair cold
which the healing process can begin. memories and feelings about the de- be brought to the funeral home and
The funeral identifies that a person’s ceased as part of the service. Offici- placed next to the casket.
life has been lived,not that a death ating funerals is also a task that the
has occurred. It is also important to funeral director could perform if the Must An Obituary Be
notify the community that this per- family so desired. Published In A Newspaper?
son has died. There are people be-
unction Less F
Can A F
yond the immediate family who have Can A Function Less Formal The publication of an obituary notice
ormal
the right to grieve a death. Than A F uneral Or is a matter of your personal choice.
Than A Funeral Or
vic
e Be Arranged?
Memorial Service Be Arranged? While most newspapers control the
Memorial Ser
What Do Funeral Directors Do? editorial format, you have the right
Yes. A Gathering of Friends is a less to limit the amount of information, if
They arrange and provide an orderly formal event. It allows family and any, provided to them.
series of events that finalize the fu- friends to share their loss and trea-
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