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Advanced Funeral Planning
Advance Funeral Planning is listing the details and desires of a funeral. This may be a difficult task, but many people see the value in advanced funeral planning, and they are arranging their funerals now rather than later. Reduce stress for grieving loved ones, gain peace of mind knowing things are taken care of and happening just as you wanted. A preneed plan is a thoughtful gift for your family at one of the most crucial times of their lives. When there is no advance planning, your loved ones must make decisions during a time of sadness, grief, fear, and possibly at a time of illness.
Be In Control
Preplanning in advance allow you to do it your way, expressing what you want. Helping to avoid family conflicts.
Beat Rising Costs
Lock in today’s price by pre-paying for arrangements in advance. You can select one of our payment options.
Family Relief
Eliminate the financial burdens and decision making processes during a time of grieving.
Honor Your Wishes
Incorporate songs, stories and imagery that you want your loved ones to remember you by.
Visitation/Viewing
The viewing is often combined with the visitation before the funeral, which allows loved ones to say goodbye in an intimate setting and pay respect to the family. This is typically a timeframe that allows family and friends to share their condolences in a more relaxed setting. Viewing prior to a cremation is common as it allows loved ones a chance to say their goodbyes.
Funeral Service
The Funeral Service is the formal ceremony led by a funeral director and religious leader at a scheduled time. The Funeral can take place in the chapel, graveside, or your place of worship. It includes speeches, stories, tributes about the person's life or religious readings and customs. This is followed by the burial or cremation.
Memorial Service
Typically offered for Cremations and is the same as a Funeral Service, but the remains are not present.
Committal Service
The Committal Service takes place at the burial site and allows family and friends a last goodbye as the burial begins. Poems, hymns, and stories are shared where the loved one is laid to rest. Similarly, the Committal Service honors the person while their cremains (ashes) are placed in their final resting place.
Repast/Reception
A Repast or Reception is a social gathering after the funeral where family and friends gather to connect, share support and remember their loved one. Food is typically served, and some consider this event a celebration of life.
Direct Cremation
This cremation takes place without a formal service or family in attendance. The deceased is removed from the place of death and taken directly to the crematory. The process is the same as any other cremation, but without a ceremony. After cremation, the cremains (ashes) are placed in an urn and returned to the family.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, each preneed contract is written to fit the needs of the individual, whether they choose a traditional funeral/burial, cremation, scattering, etc.
If the funeral home changes ownership, all preneed contracts from the previous ownership will be honored and fulfilled as originally written by the new ownership.
If a funeral home goes out of business, the funeral home is required to notify all clients of the closure. When you have an existing preneed contract with a closing funeral home you can have your preneed funds transferred to a new funeral home of your choosing.
Yes. Insurance is for your family. Preneed is to lock in the cost of your funeral services at today’s prices. They can work together seamlessly.
Yes, if the contract was not used for the intended beneficiary at their death. Only the proper legal next of kin may apply for the refund and only in the case in which the contract was not made irrevocable.
Preneed funeral contracts can be made to guarantee that families will not owe additional funds for the contracted/specified services or merchandise provided by the funeral home. Every prearrangement contract is unique, and your funeral home will assist you with options.
Preneed sales are licensed by the State of Florida. They are audited and guaranteed by the Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services and the Consumer Protection Trust Fund administered by the state.
The right of disposition is in reference to the person or group of people who have the right to determine funeral or cremation arrangements. Preneed can be a tremendous benefit and relief for individuals with second marriages, companions, estranged family members, next of kin children, godchildren, as well as others.
PrePlanOnline.com is a division of J.E. Fralin & Sons. We are an approved pre-need licensure which is regulated by the Division of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services in the office of the Chief Financial Officer of the State of Florida.
Begin Customizing Your Funeral Service
Step 1
Click "Shop Below" under Burial Caskets or Cremation options to browse our displays and select your desired burial or cremation package".
Step 2
On the details page of your casket/cremation package, you will see the specs and pricing options. Choose the payment option you prefer.
Step 3
Complete the Preplanning Form found beneath the payment options. We will email you an agreement for your review and signature.