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When thinking about one’s own funeral most people feel uneasy, but more
people are finding that planning their own funeral offers emotional and financial
security for them and their families. With preplanning, you’ll find comfort
in knowing that the funeral reflects what your loved one wanted.
After you’ve made the arrangements make sure you put them in a safe
place and let a love one or someone you trust know where to find them in time
of
need. If you choose, there are several options in order to prepay your funeral
that can offer you financial benefits. Ask one of our professionals for the
information you need.
Hooper Memorial Home Inc. will provide you with the following protections:
- Provide you with detailed price lists of services and merchandise before
you make your selections.
- Provide to you, at the conclusion of the funeral
arrangement conference, a
written statement listing all of the services and merchandise you have
purchased and the price.
- Give you a written preneed funeral contract explaining,
in plain language, your rights and obligations.
- Guarantee in the contract
that if any of the merchandise or services you have selected are not available
at the time of need, merchandise or services
of
equal or greater value will be substituted at no extra cost.
- Explain
in the contract the geographical boundaries of their service area and under
what circumstances you can transfer the preneed contract
to another
funeral
home if you were to relocate or if the death were to occur outside
of the service area.
- State in the contract where and how much of
the funds you pay will be deposited until the funeral is provided.
- Inform
you in the contract whether and to what extent we are guaranteeing prices
of the merchandise and services you are purchasing. If the
prices are not guaranteed,
we will explain to you in the contract who will be responsible
for paying any additional amounts that may be due at the time of the
funeral.
We know that you appreciate the importance of planning before
the need arises so that the details and expenses of funeral arrangements
can
be a source of
security and peace of mind rather than a burden. Our pre-need
plan
for a funeral or cremation can do more to lessen the distractions
and grief
associated with
death than any other thing we could suggest to you. The pre-financed
plan that Hooper Memorial Home Inc. has available for you gives
options to secure
peace
of mind for you and your loved ones.
When pre-planning a funeral, all of your thoughts and wishes about your funeral
are planned. Your family will know exactly what you want, and not what they
think you want. At Hooper Memorial Home Inc., we'll help you put it in writing.
Writing it down will help avoid family disputes, or involvement by others that
may not know what your wishes are. Your loved ones won't question: "Did
we do the right thing? Did we forget anything? Is this what she/he wanted?
Did we spend too much?" All that is eliminated because you put it in writing.
Pre-planning is the first step. Many people are considering ways to fund their
funeral. Funding the funeral guarantees that the goods and services selected
will be provided and will help to curtail the escalating costs of funerals.
Pre-planning offers peace of mind. Your survivors will not be burdened with
decisions regarding your funeral.
Pre-planning your own funeral makes sense because it allows you to take full
control of your funeral right now. You can save your loved ones the difficulty
of making decisions without knowing exactly what you wanted.
Pre-planning allows you to get together your loved ones and make your plans,
thus resolving your personal matters with a clear mind, in a peaceful and relaxed
atmosphere. In return, you will save the people you care about most from the
emotional turmoil and burdensome decisions that an unplanned funeral can often
bring.
By making the decision to pre-pay now, you will lock in the cost of your funeral
at today's prices, even if you live for another 50 years. When you pre-arrange
and pre-pay, you can be assured that definite arrangements have been made and
no other financial decisions need to be faced. No matter what the cost of fulfilling
your last wishes at your time of need, pre-payment guarantees the cost will
remain constant, regardless of inflation. In fact, since pre-paying ensures
that you are protected against inflation, you can save thousands of dollars
to spend as you please or leave to your loved ones.
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