Professionals at funeral homes in Phoenix, AZ are there to serve you in any way possible. When you are making plans for a loved one, you get to make all of the decisions. Funeral homes can offer you recommendations and ideas, but they will not decide anything for you. The professionals in this industry have seen people make a number of mistakes. In experts in the field, they will do their best to help you avoid your own mistakes. They want nothing but the best for you and your deceased loved one. Here are some of the mistakes funeral homes have seen people make.
1-Rushing Into Services
While there definitely is a timeline on deciding between traditional burial and cremation, there is a little bit of time in order to think things over. Sometimes, people just choose quickly and then, regret that decision later. IT’s important to think through the options, talk to family, and consider what each would be like and what your loved one might have wanted. The faster you rush into things, the more likely you are to regret things later.
2-Forgetting Items In The Obituary
The obituary for your loved one is very important and it’s something you might cut out of a newspaper and keep forever. The last thing you want to do is omit something important. If you rush through the writing process and concentrate on bio details, you might forget to include the service information that you want the public to be invited to. If you don’t have family members check things over, you might forget an important person in the list of surviving family members, or someone who has passed on before. This is part of the process you want to get just right and the funeral home won’t always know the details you leave out in order to help you remember them all.
3-Not Having Services
When you have a cremation done for a family member, that’s all that is needed. You don’t have to do anything else at all, if you don’t want to. Some people take the simple route and don’t have a service. However, they can later feel that is a mistake. The good news is that with cremation, you can rectify that kind of mistake by having a memorial service at any time. Even if you don’t think you want to do something right away, if you change your mind later, you can always organize something then. Even if it’s something small and intimate, it can mean a lot to you to honor your love done.
There are many other mistakes that can be made and funeral homes in Phoenix, AZ are there to help you avoid some of the pitfalls of planning services. The professionals at Thompson Funeral Chapel want you to get just what you need to honor your loved one and we certainly don’t want you to have regrets later. Give us a call and let’s get started on figuring out what works best for your family.
