What is a final arrangements document?
It is a way to express your death and burial preferences in writing. What you choose to include in your final arrangements document is a personal matter. A typical final arrangements document may include: The name of the mortuary or funeral home that will handle burial or cremation How your remains will be transported to the cemetery/memorial park and gravesite Whether or not you want to be embalmed Details of any ceremony you want before the burial or cremation Who your pallbearers will be (if you want any) Type of casket or container in which your remains will be buried or cremated, including whether you want it present at any after-death ceremony Details of any marker you want to show where your remains are buried or interred Where your remains will be buried, stored or scattered Details of any ceremony you want to accompany your burial, interment, or scattering.
