There are many choices to be made.

Following is a brief list of the basic options:

• Will the body be embalmed?
• Will I have a viewing? (The body is typically embalmed for viewing)
• What type casket will I choose?
• Will I have a funeral service?
• Will it be at the church, funeral chapel, or elsewhere?
• Will I have a committal service at the cemetery?
• Will I ship the body out of town for final disposition?
• Will I be cremated after the services?
• Will I have a service after cremation?
• What type of urn will I choose?
• What type of final disposition will I choose?
  • Burial?
  • Mausoleum Entombment?
  • Lawn Crypt Entombment?
  • Ground Inurnment?
  • Niche Inurnment?
  • Scattering?
• Will the body be donated?
• Will I have a reception following the services?