Planning a funeral for a non-religious person—even if you are also a non-religious person—can be a challenging task. This is largely because you simply don’t have many examples of what a secular funeral should look like. The majority of people embrace one religion or another, so chances are good that the majority of funerals that you have attended or have seen depicted on television and movies are religious in some way.…
Read More »If you are in the process of making advance funeral plans, there is one decision that you will be faced with when it comes to burial: Do you want to be cremated? It is predicted that by the year 2018, more than 50 percent of people in this country will be choosing to be cremated. Even though many people choose to be cremated, there are always people who are not familiar enough with the process to know whether this will be the best choice for them.…
Read More »If you want to cut some of the costs from the funeral equation during your planning, you may choose to hold only a simple graveside service. A graveside service will cost you a fraction of the cost that a traditional funeral in a funeral home would. This eliminates a lot of the lengthy planning and makes it possible to still have a remembrance ceremony for your friends and family members as well.…
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