Is funeral pre-planning always a good idea?
Funeral pre-planning really doesn’t have any downside, provided a person does a little homework. Pre-planning is the process of gathering information on the more than 50 decisions that need to be made at the time of a death. These typically include the disposition arrangements (burial, cremation, entombment), decisions about visitation, funeral or memorial services, and merchandise (casket, urn, burial vault, etc). These are the basic decisions that determine the major portion of the cost of funeral arrangements. Some people may desire to go further and make decisions about flowers, music, scripture or readings for the service, and so on. In either case these decisions should be written down and communicated to a trusted friend or relative who may be in charge of carrying out the wishes. Funeral providers generally have forms that can be used for this purpose and will maintain the decisions in their files if you wish. Richmond Funeral Home offers an on-line Pre-planning page that allow
