Planning Ahead
Why Should I Plan Ahead?
At Minor Funeral and Cremation Center, we recommend preplanning—for the sake of yourself and your loved ones.
Preplanning is the process of planning your own final arrangements in advance. This includes disposition, services and placement of remains.
While we understand not everyone likes to plan ahead, preplanning your funeral arrangements provides you peace of mind about your final wishes being honored and takes off some of the stress from your loved ones.
Just an FYI: You don't have to pay anything now if you don't want to!
If you don't wish to prepay—or aren't prepared to— you can still preplan. Let's just get your wishes down on paper.
Oftentimes, when families come to us to plan their loved one's final arrangements, they have no idea what their loved one would've wanted. Preplanning prevents that.
If you do choose to prepay while preplanning, we offer our Price Protection Guarantee. This means the price you pay is protected. You will never pay a penny more for the services of our funeral home.
Learn more about why you should consider preplanning below.
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Benefits of Preplanning
Planning Ahead Lets Your Wishes Be Known
The death of a loved one often brings about unwarranted stress and turmoil among families. One family member wants one thing, while another family member wants something different. By planning ahead, you help prevent those disagreements by letting your family know what your wishes are and how you want your funeral service to be carried out and your business handled.
Planning Ahead Offers Peace of Mind
Our staff guarantees we will carry out the arrangements you want, just as you directed. Once the plans have been arranged, you and your family can rest easy knowing at the time of death, those uncomfortable decisions have been made. In a time when a family should be able to easily grieve, preplanning allows for that to happen.
Planning Ahead Offers Flexible Funding Options
When you preplan your funeral arrangements, there are more options when it comes to funding the funeral. A preneed insurance policy, life insurance policy or other payment options can all be arranged before the time of death. At the time of death, services must be paid in full, so having options ahead of time can also reduce other stress related to losing someone.
Planning Ahead Relieves The Burden From Family
Following the death of a loved one, there are more than 150 decisions that have to be made within the first day or two following the death. Those stressful decisions on top of the stress of grieving a loss can be eliminated by arranging your final wishes ahead of time. If those decisions are made, your loved ones aren’t left wondering what you would have wanted and how they should proceed with funeral plans. With those decisions out of the way, your loved one can begin the healing process sooner.
