Pre-Arrangement Process

Funeral Pre-Arrangement Process

As funeral directors, we often get asked when the best time to plan a funeral is? Truthfully, the answer is any time before you have to plan a funeral. You wouldn’t wait to plan a wedding or a baby shower until a few days before, so why wait to plan a funeral? Pre-planning a funeral not only allows you to record your wishes, it gives you and your family the peace of mind to know that everything is taken care of.

Take care of all the funeral pre-arrangement details and give you and your family the peace-of-mind you deserve.

The Basics of Funeral Pre-Planning


Here's a break-down of the funeral pre-planning process:
  • Set goals
  • Review limitations
  • Look at available options
  • Weigh the pros and cons of each option
  • Talk to others about the best options
  • Arrive at a final decision
In the case of funeral pre-arrangement, another two important steps are involved:
  • Write out your plan with as many details as possible.
  • Send your plan to the funeral home and provide a copy to your executor.
There are two ways for you to complete your funeral pre-arrangement plan.
Download Our Complete Funeral Pre-Planning Checklist

Using the Online Pre-Planning Tool


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. 
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Turn to the Professionals

Many people are more comfortable making these decisions with funeral professionals. If you would like us to help, call us or send us an email using the Contact Us form. 

Benefits of Funeral Pre-Planning

There are many benefits to funeral pre-planning. Here are the top ten reasons why you should consider making your funeral pre-arrangement:
  • It means there will be fewer opportunities for argument and indecision about your funeral arrangements among family members after you're gone.
  • Your survivors will never have to worry about doing the wrong thing when finalizing your funeral arrangements. You will have told them exactly what you want.
  • No mistakes and no oversights. After you're gone, everything will be done your way.
  • You have peace-of-mind now knowing that we will follow through with your wishes.
  • After your death, no one can make any decisions you wouldn't want.
  • Funeral pre-planning is the responsible thing to do. It removes the burden from family members.
  • You can make complex decisions ahead of time when you have the time to think things through.
  • Funeral pre-planning can involve pre-payment. This will save your family money and avoid any financial burdens.
  • Funeral pre-planning involves an awareness of the reality of death.
  • You are almost guaranteed to get what you want.

Get it Done... and Then Relax

Completing the funeral pre-arrangement process makes sense. Call us today to learn how we can help or get started now with our online pre-planning tool, Pre-Arrange Online.
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