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Cremation Choices.

How do you celebrate the life of a loved one? Any way you want.

When a family chooses cremation, there are four main categories to consider. These choices determine what kind of service it will be:

  • The Gathering - Where will the family and friends come together.
  • The Service - Will the cremation occur before or after the service?
  • Memorialization - Where will the final disposition of the cremated remains be?
  • Final Choices - What type of containers will be needed?

Memory Board & Memory Table

Bringing family pictures and personal items together help focus on the life of an individual. The conversations will be of special times and happy memories.

Gatherings for Family and Friends

  • Whether formal or informal, a gathering provides a time and place for loved ones to share feelings. Our funeral homes have comfortable home-like settings for any size gathering.
  • Set the tone with favorite music. For a truly moving experience, have a Video Tribute created.
  • You may be surprised by some that come by. And even more by how much it will mean to you later.
  • Your friends also need a place that’s right to show that they care.
  • We have spacious family lounges within our funeral homes for families during visitations and services

Funeral and Memorial Services

    Whether the service is before or after cremation, in a church or funeral home, families have many of the same opportunities to personalize.
  • Reading scriptures provides comfort for many families.
  • Candlelight services and releasing balloons or doves have become symbolic parts of many services.
  • Many families that choose cremation also choose to have a funeral service, with cremation afterwards.
 

Tribute & Healing

A memorial service provides tribute to the life of a loved one and allows the healing process to begin.

Columbarium Niche

For families who chose burial, a graveside service provides a final goodbye.

For above ground burial, a columbarium niche gives family members a climate controlled place to visit at important times.

Memorialization and Final Choices

Keepsakes allow more than one family member to have cremated remains.

The choice of cremation container and urn gives you an opportunity to make a selection that truly reflects the individual.