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As the request for cremation services increase, your options also increase. Cremation services are as unique and personal as the person you are honoring. Our staff provides many different services which are innovative and personal. Offering families the opportunity to arrange and choose services specially designed for them will help create a more meaningful tribute.

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Visitation or Gathering

 

Visitations play an important role in the healing process. It provides a time for family and friends to gather, share memories and to show their support for one another. The casket or memorial urn may be present with memorabilia items and pictures displayed. Visitations can be facilitated at a church or funeral home and usually precede some type of service.

   
Funeral Service

 

A funeral service is a service held at the funeral home or church with the casketed remains present. The casket can be opened or closed, depending on the wishes of the deceased and the family. Cremation will then take place after the services are complete. Rental caskets are available for families that do not which to purchase a cremation casket.

   
Memorial Service

 

A memorial service is held when the family does not desire to have a traditional service. When this option is selected, the casketed remains are not present. If you choose, the cremated remains may be present in the memorial urn of your choice, which can be personalized if desired. Memorial services may be held at church, the funeral home or other setting of your choice.

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Direct Cremation

 

The direct cremation option is available to families who do not want a memorial service or visitation. After the completion of the necessary authorizations, the cremation is performed and the cremated remains are returned to the family. You may select a memorial urn in which to place the cremated remains for your retention, scattering or burial.

   
Memorial Urns

 

Families who choose cremation have the option of selecting a memorial urn in which the cremated remains would be placed. We have a wide variety of memorial urns from which to choose, most of which can be inscribed with personal text such as names and dates, a favorite picture or hobby or a custom design. For a more personal touch, keepsake jewelry and keepsake urns are available if you wish to keep a small portion of cremated remains with you at all times.

   
Alternative Containers

 

Alternative containers are very simple, very inexpensive containers that provide an enclosure to the remains throughout the cremation process.

Final Disposition  

The final disposition of the cremated remains can take place several ways. Burial in a family plot or placing the memorial urn in a niche is most common. You may also wish to scatter the cremated remains. A complete scattering is possible or a partial scattering is an alternative. If partial scattering were chosen, a portion of the cremated remains would be retained by the family.