As recently as 25 years ago or so, the idea of someone sitting down and pre-planning their own services at one of the funeral homes in Millcreek, PA would have been laughable. Most people wouldn’t have been on board with pre-planning their own services. But more and more funeral homes are beginning to extend pre-planning options to people, and many of them are taking advantage of it. They’re doing it because of all the benefits that come along with pre-planning services at funeral homes. Find out about a few of the biggest benefits of doing it below.
It allows you to choose between burial services and cremation services.
Do you want to be buried when you die? Or would you prefer to be cremated? The choice is yours when you take the time to pre-plan your own Millcreek, PA funeral services. You won’t have to worry about your family having to guess what you would have wanted later on when you put your own burial services or cremation services into place. You’ll rest easier knowing that you’re going to be in total control even in the immediate aftermath of your death.
It gives you the power to plan the funeral services that you want.
In addition to choosing whether you want to be buried or cremated, you’ll also be able to plan out the funeral services that you want from start to finish. In some cases, that might mean putting together plans for a small traditional funeral that will be held in a church. In other instances, that might mean creating plans for a big celebration of life ceremony that will be held at your favorite restaurant. You’ll have the power to pick and choose all the different elements of your funeral services.
It helps you lift a heavy burden off the shoulders of your family.
When you die one day, your family is going to be overcome with grief. This is going to make it very challenging for them to plan out funeral services for you. It’ll add a lot of stress to their life and put unnecessary pressure on them. You can help them avoid this stress by pre-planning your own funeral services so that they don’t have to do it. You can also help them avoid this stress by pre-paying for some or even all of your funeral services. They’ll feel like a boulder has been removed from their shoulders when they hear about what you’ve done for them.
It provides you with an unprecedented (and unexpected!) peace of mind.
Some people are under the impression that pre-planning their own funeral services is going to make them focus on their own mortality a little too often. But more often than not, people find that pre-planning their own funeral services provides them with a whole lot of peace of mind. If you’re worried about what’s going to happen at the time of your death, you’ll find that your worries will melt away for the most part when you pre-plan your own services. It’ll make going through the pre-planning process one of the best decisions you ever make.
Would you like to pre-plan funeral services either for yourself or for a loved one? Burton Quinn-Scott Cremation & Funeral Services can help you do it. We can help people pre-plan both burial services and Millcreek, PA cremation services. Reach out to us to get the pre-planning process underway.
