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3 Reasons To Plan Your Own Funeral Before You Die

9 January 2017 by admin

Death is not a pleasant subject to think about, but it's something that everyone will have to deal with eventually. If you are getting up there in years, (or even if you're not), it's never a bad idea to talk to your family about what you would like to see at your funeral. Here are some benefits to planning your own funeral that you may not have thought of.

Remove the Financial Burden From Your Family

If you were to die unexpectedly without a funeral planned, your family might be likely to plan a large funeral in your honor to help them get through their grief. But large funerals are expensive, and you hopefully don't want your death to be a huge burden to your family after you're gone. If you plan the funeral in advance and suggest, for example, that no flowers be ordered or that your body be cremated instead of buried in a casket, you can help your family keep costs down when the time comes. After all, they're not going to go against what's in your will. Some funeral homes might even let you take things a step further and set up an account to pay for the funeral while you are still alive, completely removing the burden from your family.

Make Sure Unique Requests Are Carried Out

Do you want to be buried in the uniform of your favorite sports team? Do you have specific family heirlooms that you want to take with you to the grave? When you don't plan your funeral, it is up to your family to decide what would be appropriate for you as your body is prepared for burial. If you want to guarantee that a unique request is carried out upon your death, take care of it while you're still alive.

Let Your Family Mourn Without Worrying About Everything Else

While paying for a funeral can be expensive, the other part that can be very difficult to deal with when you are in mourning is planning out the logistics. Depending on how the person died, you might need to call the local morgue or perhaps the local hospital if they were an organ donor, and then you'll have to start making arrangements with a funeral home. Planning a funeral can be very time consuming for those who are left behind. By planning your funeral in advance, you can ensure that your family will be able to simply gather and mourn together without worrying about anything else.

If you have not yet contacted a local funeral home to plan your own funeral, it's worth making the call, even if you don't feel that death is imminent. By planning your funeral in advance you can reduce your family's stress and help them pay for the funeral costs, all while you're still alive. Reach out to a local funeral home, such as O'Halloran & Murphy Funeral & Cremation Services, today for more information.

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