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Product Identifiers

PublisherSelf-Counsel Press, Incorporated

ISBN-101551803828

ISBN-139781551803821

eBay Product ID (ePID)2335551

Product Key Features

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSimply Essential Funeral Planning Kit : Plan a Funeral Yourself

Publication Year2002

SubjectPersonal & Practical Guides, Death & Dying

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaRéférence, Social Science

AuthorDon Cochrane

SeriesSimply Essential Ser.

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight9 Oz

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.4 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal393/.9

Intended AudienceTrade

Table Of ContentINTRODUCTION v1 WHY PLAN YOUR FUNERAL? 1Ten Reasons to Plan Your Funeral 2Overcoming Your Fear of Dealing with Death 3Denial 4Procrastination 4Avoidance 5Sharing Your Plan with Others 52 WHAT DO I KNOW? WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW? 7Funeral Knowledge Questionnaire 83 OPTIONS AND CHOICES 11Embalming 12Cremation 12Prearranged Funerals 13Memorial and Commemorative Services 13Corporate Ownership 14Professional Standards 144 THE THREE STEPS TO FUNERAL PLANNING 17Step 1: Immediate Disposition 18Choosing a funeral home 18Information gathering 19Step 2: Commemorative or Memorial Services 20Funerals are for the living 21Allowing for grief 21Services of remembrance: Modern versus traditional 22Funeral service options 24Step 3: Final Disposition 25Burial on land 25Burial at sea 25Cremation 265 RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS 29Who Has the Power to Act? 29The Duties of the Person in Control 30Death Is a Legal Matter 32The Funeral Rule and Other Consumer Safeguards 336 FUNERAL PROVIDERS 35Funeral Homes 36The funeral director 36What does the funeral director and other funeral-home staff do? 37The business establishment 37CONTENTSiiiMemorial Societies 37The birth and growth of alternative approaches 37What is a memorial society? 38What does a memorial society offer? 38Making the most of your options 39Cemeteries 39Crematories 41Transportation 427 FUNERAL COSTS 43Buyer Beware 43Funeral-home charges 45Burial or cremation charges 46Memorial markers 46Shipping and transportation charges 46Other charges 46Comparison Shopping 47Sample costs 47Professional-Service Fees 52Merchandise 52Caskets 52Urns 53Vaults 53Memorial markers or monuments 53Payment and Prepayment 54Death benefits 548 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 55Funerals 55Cost 56Options 579 COMPLETING YOUR FINAL FUNERAL PLAN 5910 OTHER INFORMATION 63Suggested Internet Links 64Suggested Reading 64APPENDIXES 65A: Information Required for Registration of Death 67B: Contact List for Next of Kin 71C: Funeral Plan Statement 1: Immediate Disposition 73D: Funeral Plan Statement 2: Commemorative Services or Ceremonies 75E: Funeral Plan Statement 3: Final Disposition 77TEAR-OUT WORKSHEETS 79GLOSSARY OF TERMS 87SAMPLES1 Memorial Society Options 402 Local Cost Comparison Charts 49iv

SynopsisDealing with the death of a friend or family member is one of the most difficult things we face in life. The last thing anyone wants to confront at such a time is the problem of funeral arrangements. Let the Simply Essential Funeral Planning Kit do the work for you.