The Benefits of Preplanning Funeral Home Services

Preplanning for your eventual funeral has a lot of benefits, and these benefits often outweigh the discomfort of thinking about your own death, even though no one wants to think about his or her own death, much less plan for funeral homes in Silvis, IL. 

There are a lot of details that go into a funeral and cremation, but it’s easy to take care of the majority of them in advance. Some of the choices you can make ahead of time for your funeral or cremation include choosing what to do with your remains, from burial and scattering to more non-traditional methods of body disposal like a biodegradable urn or water internment. 

You also have to pick out your memorial theme, like military, religious, or non-traditional and decide between a funeral home or crematory for your and service. Don’t forget about detailing memorial or funeral specifications like preferred music, desired readings, special decorations and video displays, or choosing your final resting place. There are a ton of options, but the main ones include: a family plot or mausoleum, columbarium, or cremation urn. 

The benefits of preplanning funeral services include: 

1. Maintaining Self-Reliance: Taking charge of your memorial service allows you to maintain control and independence when you might otherwise lose them. This is good for your mental health at the end of your life and gives you more self-reliance. 
   
2. Easing Your Family’s Burden: Let your family know exactly what you want for your cremation so they don’t have to guess what to do after you’re gone, or spend time making painful decisions when they should be grieving with loved ones. 
   
3. Financial Responsibility: You can plan for how to cover the funeral costs in advance to make it easier for your family’s bank accounts and stress levels. Look into funeral insurance or funeral trusts to help ensure financial ease for your cremation and service. However, you should not prepay for a cremation. 
   
4. Creating a Meaningful Service: Memorial and funeral services are an important part of the grieving process, but your loved ones might miss out on the important benefits if they are too busy planning the event. Preplan so they don’t have to. 
   
5. Making Sure Your Wishes Are Met: Make sure you get the exact cremation and memorial service you want by taking care of the details and clearly laying them out for your friends and family. This way they won’t be able to argue or disagree. 

Preplanning for your funeral can help both you and your loved ones in many different ways. If you want to learn more about why it’s important to preplan your funeral, or how to go about preplanning your funeral services, Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory is here to help. We have years of experience in the Silvis, IL funeral home industry, and would love to use our expertise to help you and your loved ones through a time of loss, or preplanning. Call or visit us today to learn more.