• Personal or spiritual philosophy
• Environmental philosophy
• Simplicity or convenience
• Economy
• People are more likely to live away from their family roots (jobs, retirement, living, etc.)
• Cremation is a centuries-old funeral rite.

When choosing cremation, consider the following:

Services

Whatever you choose, casket and burial or cremation, family and friends need time to grieve and to say good-bye. This is the reason for funeral services; to support the living through the pain and loneliness of loss to acceptance and resolution.

Cremation and burial offer the same services, including music, prayers, and recitations of your choice. You can have viewing and visitation arrangements, with an open or closed casket (or no casket at all) for as long or as short a period as you wish.

Memorial or prayer service is a service of remembrance (like a funeral) with or without the urn or casket present.