Advance Planning
There are many benefits to prearranging funeral services. When you express your wishes and make arrangements in advance, funeral services become a tremendous source of comfort and encouragement to loved ones. Now, prearranging funeral and burial services is almost as common in a family's life plans as investing/savings plans, insurance plans and retirement/estate plans.
WHO DO I CONTACT TO GET INFORMATION ON PRE-ARRANGEMENT PLANNING?
Our Associate, SANDRA TRADER, is licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance. Sandra represents Texas Service Life Insurance Co. as an Agent specializing in PreNeed Funeral Plans and dedicated to helping families save money over higher priced corporately owned funeral homes. She is available to discuss your specific family's needs whether planning for yourself and/or others in your family. If you would like to set up an appointment, you may reach her directly at 713-501-1665 or by calling UNITY FUNERAL HOME at 281-561-6300.
REMEMBER.....PREARRANGEMENT IS BEST:
WHEN YOU DON'T NEED IT...and Provides Precious Peace of Mind...WHEN YOU DO!
Benefits of Prearranging Funeral and Burial Services:
- Eases the Burden on Family and Friends
- Time for Decisions
- Personalization As You Wish
- Protection from Cost Inflation
- Flexibility
- Able to be Part of Your Overall Life Plans
Eases the Burden on Family and Friends
Most people understandably, don't like to talk about death. Yet when it happens, our families are left to worry about details and/or money regarding our funeral services. It is easy to feel overwhelmed immediately after the death of a loved one. There are so many decisions to make and very little time to make them. Your family will most likely want to provide a service they think you would have wanted; however, you can relieve your family and friends from this burden by already making your decisions and arrangements in advance of that difficult day.
Time for Decisions
There are many decisions that need to be made in a short amount of time following a death. Should I be cremated or buried? Do I want a large or simplified service? Do I want a funeral service at a church on in a funeral home? What type of casket or container do I want? Would I like my family to have a visitation with or without a viewing? How much do I want to spend on all of the funeral services? Where do I want to be buried? What sort of memorial or marker would I like? Pre-arranging your funeral services provides you time to think about the options carefully and in many cases can save you money. Leaving decisions at the time of grief to your family can cause unnecessary stress and lots of "second guessing" on their part as to what type of service would best "honor" you. This undo burden can lead to planning a funeral service you didn't intend for them to make resulting in a price you would not have wanted them to pay.
Personalization As You Wish
Today people find the most meaning in funeral services when they are personalized. Your surviving family and friends will most likely want to provide a personalized service that they think you would want. It brings them comfort to make this fulfillment in your remembrance. By making your own arrangements you will personalize your services they way you want them to be and your surviving family and friends will find comfort in this.
Protection From Cost Inflation
Like most other products and services, funeral and cemetery costs rise over time. By making your plans now, and funding those plans, it is possible to help protect against the increased costs of your funeral services in the future. You can also fund your arrangements over a longer time period with smaller payments rather than one up-front, lump-sum payment that is usually required at the time of a death.
Flexibility
Life has a way of making changes for us. Even if you find the perfect burial location and plan exactly the funeral service you want now, you may change your mind later. No problem, Unity Funeral Home can help you change your plans. This way, as your life changes, so can your funeral arrangements.
Able to be Part of Your Overall Life Plans
Most of us plan for life's expected and unexpected changes. We plan our estates. We buy life insurance. We even invest or save for a rainy day. Life has an inevitable conclusion, by planning for it now, you can ensure your funeral services will go as you wish, with less pressure on your loved ones and part of the overall plan you have made for your life.
