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Cell Phones for Soldiers
We are currently participating in the Cell Phones for Soldiers drive. We are
an official drop off point for unwanted cell phones. These cell phones will be
given to soldiers overseas so they will have the ability to contact their loved
ones.
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- What purpose does a funeral serve?
- What do funeral directors do?
- Why have a public viewing?
- What is the purpose of embalming?
- Does a dead body have to be embalmed, according to law?
- Is cremation a substitute for a funeral?
- So, I've decided on cremation. Can I still have a funeral or a viewing?
- What if my loved one dies out of town?
A funeral is an important part of grieving, and often the first step in the healing process.
For thousands of years, funerals have been the preferred means of expressing grief and paying tribute to loved
ones and celebrating a life lived. When dealing with loss and grief, there is no single solution that meets the needs
of every individual. The type of service chosen is largely based on the personal preferences of both the survivors and the
deceased. The important thing is that you acknowledge the passing of a loved one in a way that is meaningful and helpful in
your healing. The funeral expresses the life and faith of the deceased while providing comfort and support to family and friends.
The funeral provides survivors with a foundation of hope and peace for their future.
The funeral director's most important role is helping you. Making any kind of funeral arrangements involves many choices and decisions.
Funeral directors are trained, experienced professionals who assist families from the moment a death occurs until well after services are completed.
Their work involves dignified care of the deceased while counseling survivors on designing services that fulfills their needs and properly
celebrating the life of the deceased. The funeral director is responsible for organizing all aspects of funeral services and providing
families with choices and options that will fulfill. The are caring dignified people who help families organize every aspect of a fitting tribute.
Funeral directors are caregivers and administrators. They make the arrangements for transportation of the body, complete all necessary paperwork,
and implement the choices made by the family regarding the funeral and final disposition of the body. Funeral directors are listeners, advisors and supporters.
Visitation, sometimes called the wake, calling hours or viewing, the visitation is a time for family and friends to gather and support one another in their grief.
Often the body is present in an open or closed casket, allowing those who loved the deceased to acknowledge the reality of the death and to have the privilege of saying
goodbye. Receiving friends through a visitation activates the family's support system and allows people to express their concern and love for each other. Viewing is part
of many cultural and ethnic traditions.
Embalming sanitizes and preserves the body for an extended period of time, and retards the decomposition process. Embalming makes it possible to lengthen the time
between death and the final disposition, thus allowing family members time to arrange and participate in the type of service most comforting to them.
No. Most states, however, require embalming when death was caused by a reportable contagious disease or when remains are to be transported from one state
to another by common carrier or if final disposition is not to be made within a prescribed number of hours. However, if there is to be a public viewing most funeral
homes require embalming for the general publics health and safety.
No, cremation is an alternative to earth burial or entombment for the body's final disposition and often follows a traditional funeral service.
Yes, quite often some sort of viewing precedes the actual cremation. Your Funeral Home can assist you with the necessary information for a funeral
with a cremation following or a memorial service.
No matter where a person passes away we can help to make all
necessary arrangements to get them back home for services. Call us
first and we will make all contacts for you.
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