This section of funeralplan.com is designed to give you an overview of
the different elements involved in planning a funeral or memorial service.
Use the navigation below to explore this portion of the site. To give
you an idea of what's in each section, we've listed just a few of the
articles you'll find in each section.
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About
Funeral Planning
Planning a funeral is a very emotional event, whether you're arranging
a funeral for a loved one who has just died or are pre
planning your own funeral. (full
article)
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About Funeral Planning Articles
What to Do When A Relative Dies
How to Plan a Funeral
How to Choose a Funeral Service
Provider
Consumer Satisfaction with Funeral
Homes
Pre need Funeral Planning
Family-Owned Funeral Homes
What's a Funeral Anyway? Children
and Funerals
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Pre
Need (Pre-Planning a Funeral)
Preneed refers to prearranging and pre-funding your own funeral.
A preneed insurance policy covers the cost of the funeral at the
time of death. (full article)
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Preneed (Pre-Planning) Articles
Benefits of Pre-Planning
History
of Funeral Planning
Personal Planning Guide
Pre-Planning Checklist
Tips on Wills
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Funeral
Products and Services
There are many products and services to choose from in the funeral
planning process--embalming, caskets and urns, and even the choice
of a permanent resting place. (full
article)
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Products and Services Articles
Choosing a Casket
Electronic Showrooms--The Wave of
the Future?
Cremation Urns
Burial Vaults and Grave Liners
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Financing
Funerals
There are a number of options for financing funerals, and when you
pre-plan your funeral, you can take advantage of the best program
for you. (full article)
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Financing Funerals Articles
Funeral Costs
Calculating the Actual
Funeral Cost
Financing a Funeral or Memorial
Service
Why Pre-Fund a Funeral or Memorial?
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Cremation
Learn more about cremation as an option, including information
about having funerals or memorial services. Most people are surprised
to learn they can still have the full array of services with cremation.
(full article)
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Cremation Articles
The Cremation Process
Cremation vs. Burial
Frequently Asked Questions
Cremation Statistics
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Idea
Center--Personalizing the Funeral Service
A funeral can and should be as unique as the life that is being
celebrated. Don't feel that you have to have a cookie cutter type
of service or that your ideas for a special ceremony are foolish.
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Personalization Articles
Choosing a
Service Location
Personalization Options
Personalization Gallery
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Consumer
Rights and Funeral Planning
The Funeral Rule requires funeral service providers to give you,
the consumer, accurate, itemized price information and various other
disclosures about funeral goods and services. (full
article)
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Consumer Rights Articles
The General Price List
The FTC on Pre-Planning
Telephone Price Disclosures
State Laws for the Funeral Service
Industry |
Donating
a Body to Science
How do you go
about donating your body to science? Learn what's involved, what specific
states require, and more in this excerpt from The
Whole Body Donation Guide. (full
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Donating a Body to Science Articles
Donating a Body to Science--An Overview
Frequently Asked Questions
Examples of States Rules
To Remember Me by Robert N.
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