What is a Pre-Arrangement?

• A Pre-Arrangement is planning the details of a funeral ceremony & disposition ahead of time

Why Pre-Arrange my funeral?

• All details are taken care of ahead of time
  
• Arrangement represent personal beliefs
  
• Survivors are spared additional confusion and anxiety
  
• No financial burden on survivors
  
• To become acquainted with your funeral director

Who do I Pre-Arrange with?

• A licensed funeral service professional

Things to consider when choosing a funeral director?

• Consider the funeral director's experience, reputation and ability to provide the type of service you desire
  
• Consider quality of his or her establishment
  
• Consider choosing a funeral director that has traditionally served your family for several generations

Value of Ceremony

• Provides an opportunity to come together to offer support to immediate family and others
  
• Testimony to a life that was lived and the continuing impact they had on us
  
• Helps one face the reality of death
  
• Encourages bereaved to express feelings
  
• Way of saying, "Goodbye"
  
• Rite of passage
  
• Helps one begin to let go

Disposition Alternatives

• Earth Burial in a single grave or within a family lot
  
• Entombment in a mausoleum or crypt
  
• Cremation
  
• Anatomical Gift