No one likes to think about death and in many families discussing one's mortality is an extremely uncomfortable topic, let alone planning for it, but it is inevitable.

By pre-planning your funeral, you relieve your family of having to make important financial decisions during a period of great stress and grief- a time when people aren't thinking very clearly and may not know what to do because you never made your wishes known.

It's easy to say, "Don't make a fuss, I don't want a ceremony. Just bury me and be done with it." But it is important to realize that the ritual of a funeral and /or memorial services aren't for the deceased but for the living. It is a time when friends and family can gather together to grieve openly and to provide support for one another.

Pre-planning your funeral can be very informal and as simple as jotting down your preferences and sharing your wishes with a family member. More formal arrangements in the form of a pre-need contract can be set up with us and can be pre-funded through life insurance, bank trust agreements or another method.

Pre-planning, when done properly, can give you peace of mind because you know that your arrangements are ready and pre-funded.

By pre-planning you funeral you can:

• Make all the arrangements during a time of peace and not leave them to your family during their time of grief
• Make your wished known
• Control the cost of your funeral and protect from inflation
• Ensure that personal records are organized and easy for your survivors to locate
• Protect your insurance so that it provides for your survivors and not for funeral expenses
• Provide protection in case the need arises before it is expected

click here to download Pre-planning Checklist