Mr Black

Can save you money on funeral costs • Can shelter funds from Public Aid • Can choose the funeral home • Decide on the location of the funeral • 

Avoids emotionally based decisions • Can choose the minister, priest or rabbi in advance • Pallbearers can be selected • Determine how younger 

children will be involved • A personal message can be left for your family • Assures you of the Social Security death benefits to which you are entitled • 

Ensures you receive the Veterans’ benefits you deserve • Enables you to pay with installments • Vital statistics can be recorded in advance to eliminate 

searching later • No need to touch the assets of your estate for funeral expenses • You can determine if you need or want a vault • A person can be 

designated for the eulogy • You are assured of a dignified service regardless of the financial condition at time of death • Your favorite music can be 

noted • Spares your family the expense • Money is spent the way you want it • Interest earned can help offset inflation • Protects your personal insurance 

money • Preserves insurance proceeds • Relieves the financial burden • Gives security of knowing the money is provided • The type and color of casket 

can be selected • Determine which newspapers should run death notice • List what you would want in the newspaper including how your occupation 

should be noted and which survivors should be listed • Specify if you want fraternal orders included in the service and how • Decide if you want your 

personal jewelry to be buried with you or given to specific individuals • Decide if you want a graveside service • Have confidence the funeral director will 

carry out the special nuances of the service which are important to you • Allows you to choose between earth burial, mausoleum or cremation • Save 

money by selecting cemetery property in advance • Assures you of cemetery space within your family section • Suggest what items representing of the 

life could be displayed on the memory table • Decide if eyeglasses will be worn or not • Friends and those close to you may be included and not feel 

left out • Specify what you want done with cremated remains • Decide what will be done with family pets should they survive you • Decide what 

additional arrangements would be made in the event of premature death • Spares your family the major decision of which cemetery is appropriate • 

Choose the marker or monument in advance • Decide what the marker should say • Eliminates searching for necessary personal records and informa-

tion • Helps your family know who to contact and how to reach them • Keeps your family from guessing what you would have wanted • Allows family to 

discuss final arrangements before illness occurs • Prevents disagreements between family members • Provides opportunity to make decisions together 

as a family • Can collect information to cope with dying, grief, explaining death to children, funeral etiquette or important information to help you and 

your family • Spares the family from difficult decisions at a difficult time • Frees the family to comfort one another when a death occurs, rather than 

worry about details • Adds meaning to the service because they know you planned it • Gives you time to learn what options are available in funeral 

service • Takes the responsibility away from your children • Your spouse and children will not worry “if they did the right thing” • Simplifies arrangements 

if death occurs away from home • Shows your love • Prevents indecision in your family • You can decide between a cemetery and memorial park • You 

can enjoy living and worry less about dying • A well-planned funeral adds meaning to life • A well-planned funeral brings comfort to family and friends • 

Gives you peace of mind knowing you’ve taken care of everything Can save you money on funeral costs • Can shelter funds from Public Aid • Can 

choose the funeral home • Decide on the location of the funeral • Avoids emotionally based decisions • Can choose the minister, priest or rabbi in 

advance • Pallbearers can be selected • Determine how younger children will be involved • A personal message can be left for your family • Assures you 

of the Social Security death benefits to which you are entitled • Ensures you receive the Veterans’ benefits you deserve • Enables you to pay with 

installments • Vital statistics can be recorded in advance to eliminate searching later • No need to touch the assets of your estate for funeral expenses • 

You can determine if you need or want a vault • A person can be designated for the eulogy • You are assured of a dignified service regardless of the 

financial condition at time of death • Your favorite music can be noted • Spares your family the expense • Money is spent the way you want it • Interest 

earned can help offset inflation • Protects your personal insurance money • Preserves insurance proceeds • Relieves the financial burden • Gives security 

of knowing the money is provided • The type and color of casket can be selected • Determine which newspapers should run death notice • List what 

you would want in the newspaper including how your occupation should be noted and which survivors should be listed • Specify if you want fraternal 

orders included in the service and how • Decide if you want your personal jewelry to be buried with you or given to specific individuals • Decide if you 

want a graveside service • Have confidence the funeral director will carry out the special nuances of the service which are important to you • Allows you 

to choose between earth burial, mausoleum or cremation • Save money by selecting cemetery property in advance • Assures you of cemetery space 

within your family section • Suggest what items representing of the life could be displayed on the memory table • Decide if eyeglasses will be worn or 

not • Friends and those close to you may be included and not feel left out • Specify what you want done with cremated remains • Decide what will be 

done with family pets should they survive you • Decide what additional arrangements would be made in the event of premature death • Spares your 

family the major decision of which cemetery is appropriate • Choose the marker or monument in advance • Decide what the marker should say • 

Eliminates searching for necessary personal records and information • Helps your family know who to contact and how to reach them • Keeps your 

family from guessing what you would have wanted • Allows family to discuss final arrangements before illness occurs • Prevents disagreements be-

tween family members • Provides opportunity to make decisions together as a family • Can collect information to cope with dying, grief, explaining 

death to children, funeral etiquette or important information to help you and your family • Spares the family from difficult decisions at a difficult time • 

Frees the family to comfort one another when a death occurs, rather than worry about details • Adds meaning to the service because they know you 

planned it • Gives you time to learn what options are available in funeral service • Takes the responsibility away from your children • Your spouse and 

children will not worry “if they did the right thing” • Simplifies arrangements if death occurs away from home • Shows your love • Prevents indecision in 

your family • You can decide between a cemetery and memorial park • You can enjoy living and worry less about dying • A well-planned funeral adds 

meaning to life • A well-planned funeral brings comfort to family and friends • Gives you peace of mind knowing you’ve taken care of everything Can 

save you money on funeral costs • Can shelter funds from Public Aid • Can choose the funeral home • Decide on the location of the funeral • Avoids 

emotionally based decisions • Can choose the minister, priest or rabbi in advance • Pallbearers can be selected • Determine how younger children will 

be involved • A personal message can be left for your family • Assures you of the Social Security death benefits to which you are entitled • Ensures you 

receive the Veterans’ benefits you deserve • Enables you to pay with installments • Vital statistics can be recorded in advance to eliminate searching 

later • No need to touch the assets of your estate for funeral expenses • You can determine if you need or want a vault • A person can be designated for 

the eulogy • You are assured of a dignified service regardless of the financial condition at time of death • Your favorite music can be noted • Spares your 

family the expense • Money is spent the way you want it • Interest earned can help offset inflation • Protects your personal insurance money • Preserves 

insurance proceeds • Relieves the financial burden • Gives security of knowing the money is provided • The type and color of casket can be selected • 

Determine which newspapers should run death notice • List what you would want in the newspaper including how your occupation should be noted 

and which survivors should be listed • Specify if you want fraternal orders included in the service and how • Decide if you want your personal jewelry to 

be buried with you or given to specific individuals • Decide if you want a graveside service • Have confidence the funeral director will carry out the 

special nuances of the service which are important to you • Allows you to choose between earth burial, mausoleum or cremation • Save money by 

selecting cemetery property in advance • Assures you of cemetery space within your family section • Suggest what items representing of the life could 

be displayed on the memory table • Decide if eyeglasses will be worn or not • Friends and those close to you may be included and not feel left out • 

Specify what you want done with cremated remains • Decide what will be done with family pets should they survive you • Decide what additional 

arrangements would be made in the event of premature death • Spares your family the major decision of which cemetery is appropriate • Choose the 

marker or monument in advance • Decide what the marker should say • Eliminates searching for necessary personal records and information • Helps 

your family know who to contact and how to reach them • Keeps your family from guessing what you would have wanted • Allows family to discuss 

final arrangements before illness occurs • Prevents disagreements between family members • Provides opportunity to make decisions together as a 

family • Can collect information to cope with dying, grief, explaining death to children, funeral etiquette or important information to help you and your 

family • Spares the family from difficult decisions at a difficult time • Frees the family to comfort one another when a death occurs, rather than worry 

about details • Adds meaning to the service because they know you planned it • Gives you time to learn what options are available in funeral service • 

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