We Will All Have To Do It, But When?
Funeral Planning is a subject most of us turn away from. But the reality is that we will all have to face the subject sooner or later. Whether it be for a parent, grandparent, aunt, or uncle, we never know the timing. Like anything else, it is best to be prepared when the time does come. Just think, do you pay for medical insurance to be prepared for times when you are sick? Or do you wait until you are sick and wish you had the insurance coverage? Unlike insurance, Funeral Planning doesn’t have to cost you anything except your time. And it could be worth more than any amount of money to your family.
Funeral Planning, or Funeral Pre-Planning, as some call it, is more beneficial to your family than most realize. Working in the funeral business, we see firsthand how valuable this one simple thing can be. What most people do not understand is there is so much detailed information that must be provided at the time of death in order to even file a Death Certificate. Family names, places of employment, highest level of education, and place of birth, are just some of the details required that sometimes the ones left behind don’t know. Then, there are all the decisions that must be made like burial or cremation, will we have a service, what cemetery will we use, will we write an obituary and have it published, the list goes on and on. All these decisions and answers can be taken care of right now, by you. All you need to do is schedule a time that works for you to come in and sit down with a funeral director and write down all of this information and it will be kept on file. The best part, you don’t even have to come in if you would prefer not to. At Mayes Ward Dobbins, we offer online planning from our website. You can go ahead and pay for the expenses and have the money put up or you may choose not to and just have the information filed. Either choice is a huge help to those left behind and provides peace of mind.
What is holding you back from simply jotting down your wishes? Go ahead and give your family peace of mind by simply contacting us or making your plans online now. We, the staff of Mayes Ward Dobbins, challenge you.
If you would like more information about pre-planning, you may also attend one of our Peace of Mind Workshop events with our Advanced Planning Counselor, Gary Teate. Visit our community events page to see where his next workshop will be held.
-Sarah Driskell
