4 Steps to Preplanning a Cremation

It’s a good idea to preplan your body disposition rather than to leave the task of arranging your funeral or cremation to loved ones. If it’s a task you’re willing to take on, the good news is that preplanning cremation services in Charleston, WV is not nearly as difficult as you may think.

You’ll see that preplanning a cremation is as simple as 1, 2, 3, and 4. Here are the details.

1. Consider What You Want

What do you want? Before you get on the with the business of preplanning a cremation, you need to figure out what you want. Yes, it’s simpler to preplan a cremation than it is to preplan a funeral, but there are options you can add to a cremation if you’d like to personalize things. You may even want to talk things over with your family to get their opinions and recommendations before going in to speak to a funeral director. But ultimately the choice is yours — so decide what works best for you and then don’t delay making the proper arrangements.

2. Get Your Documents Together

It’s important that you compile information and gather documents so that they’re all in one central location. You don’t want a situation where your loved ones have to scramble to find stuff. Documents to put together include any special instructions you may have for your loved ones, a list of people who should be contacted in the event of your passing, your will, and things of this nature. If in doubt as to what to gather, you can get specifics on all of the documents you need to put in place and all of the papers you need to sign during the funeral home consultation.

3. Go in for Consultation

Once you’ve done steps 1 and 2, you need to go into a funeral home of your choosing for a preplanning consultation. Book ahead either by phone or in person. The funeral home will guide you through the process and assist you in preplanning the cremation that you want. They’ll ask the right questions, make the right recommendations, and provide the right products and services.

4. Arrange Payment

It’s a good idea to prepay for the cremation services you preplan. This will ensure that your loved ones only need to put your plan into action when the time comes. You can ask the funeral home you consult about payment options that fit your financial situation.

As you can see, you can preplan a cremation in 4 simple steps. When the time comes to make arrangements for your final services, we’re here to help at Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home & Crematorium. Our goal is to help people to preplan their own cremation or funeral and to help people to make the proper body disposition plans for their deceased loved ones. You can get in touch with us by phone (304) 342-8135 or in person at 1118 Virginia St E Charleston, WV 25301. You can count on us to provide competent, professional, and compassionate service. We’re here to help.