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Top 5 Funeral QuestionsDale ClockPresident Clock Life Story Funeral Home
Husband, Father, Funeral Director, Pretty good singer
and piano player, lousy golfer, decent handyman, all around
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Top 5 Funeral Questions 1. What does a funeral cost?
2. What does a cremation cost?
3. What do we do when my mom, dad, husband, wife … dies
4. The nursing home told us we should get our funeral plans in order, how do we go about doing that so we can qualify for Medicaid?
5. How do I plan my own funeral so my children won’t have to?
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Answer
Well …… That Depends
• What do you want to do?• What is important to you and your
family?• What is your budget?• What options are available? • And on and on and on
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You don’t know What you don’t know.
The Funeral Home’s job is to
• Ask questions and Listen to the answers
• Educate You based on your answers • Show you the Options• Find the best Solution for you
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Top Three Decisions
• Burial or Cremation
• Viewing The Body
• Visitation and Services
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Burial or Cremation
• Where– Which Cemetery or Crematory
• When– Before or After Services,Visitations, &
Gatherings
• In What– Casket, Vault, Cremation Casket, Cremation Urn
• Will You Be Present– Graveside Service, Witness Burial, Witness the
Start of the Cremation
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Viewing The Body
• No Viewing– Final Goodbyes at the Place of Death
• Private Family Viewing– Takes place at Funeral Home, Body not
embalmed, Limited Time, Limited Attendance, Final Good-Byes, for Burials & Cremations
• Public Visitation– At Funeral Home or Church, Body is
Embalmed, Dressed & Casketed, Times are published, Public is invited, for Burials & Cremations
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Visitations & Services
• Where– Funeral Home, Church, Clubs, Parks, Home
• When– Which day, What time, How long
• What Type– Traditional, Religious, Life Story Celebration,
Farewell Party, Fraternal, Military or a Combination
• Who is Involved– Clergy, Speakers, Musicians, Family, Funeral
Home, Military, Fraternal, Clubs
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Top Three Decisions
• Burial or Cremation– Where, When, In What, Will You
Be Present• Viewing The Body
– No Viewing, Private Family Viewing, Public Visitation
• Visitation and Services– Where, When, What Type, Who
is Involved
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Choose a TopicBurial Costs Cremation Costs
Nursing Homes and Medicaid Qualification
When Death Occurs
Pre-Planning A Funeral Service
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Burial Costs
There a 3 Basic Parts to the cost of any funeral plan
1. Services2. Merchandise3. Cash Advances
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Burial CostsService Charges
• Professional Services– Basic Services, Embalming & Body
Preparation, Funeral Service Planning, Visitation & Funeral Directing, Administration and Filing, Follow-up, Insurance
• Facilities & Equipment– Offices, Visitation Rooms, Chapels,
Reception Areas, Display Equipment, Audio Visual
• Transportation– Initial Transfer, Hearse, Limousines,
Service Vehicle, Mileage
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Burial Costs
Merchandise • Caskets
– Wood, Steel, Copper, Bronze• Burial Vaults
– Liners, Sealing Vaults, Solid Bronze• Life Story Products
– Life Story Folders, Life Panels, DVD’s, Cards, Life Story Books
• Printed Materials– Register Books, Folders, Cards
• Flowers
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Burial CostsCash Advances
• Cemetery Costs– Spaces, Opening & Closing,
Equipment, Markers, Engraving
• Death Certificates & Permits• Newspaper Obituaries• Clergy, Musicians, Church Staff• Catering, Shipping Charges
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Burial CostsIt Can Be Complicated
Lot’s of Options and ProductsPrices Vary
• Services $2800 - $6500• Caskets $500 - $5000• Vaults $950 - $3800• Grave Space $100 - $2000• Grave Opening $150 - $1250• Newspaper free - $1000
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Burial Costs
Three Types of Funerals
1. Immediate Burial2. Basic Funeral Service with
Same Day visitation3. Standard Funeral Service
with Separate Day of Visitation
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Immediate Burial
• Basic Professional Services and Facilities
• No Embalming, No Service or Visitation• Cloth Covered Casket & Grave Liner• Free Newspaper option• Average Grave Opening (space
provided by family)• No flowers, No printed materials
$5000.00
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• Professional Services, Funeral Planning, Administration, Permits
• Transportation, Facilities and Equipment• Embalming, Body Preparation, Dressing,
Cosmetics, Casketing• Basic Steel Casket, Grave Liner, Flowers• Standard Register Book, Cards & Folders• Newspaper obituaries• Average Grave Opening (grave space
provided by family)
$8400.00
Basic Funeral Service with Same Day
visitation 1 hour prior to service
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• Professional Services, Funeral Planning, Administration, Permits
• Transportation, Facilities and Equipment
• Embalming, Body Preparation, Dressing, Cosmetics, Casketing
• Unlimited Visitation• Funeral Service at Funeral Home
or Church
Standard Funeral Service with Separate Day
Visitation and Catered Reception following Service
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• Procession to the Cemetery• Mid Range Steel or Wooden Casket• Top Sealing Burial Vault, Flowers• Life Story Package; Life Panel,
Memory Folders, Custom Book & Cards, DVD’s
• Reception After Service & Catering• Newspaper & Online obituaries• Average Grave Opening (grave
space provided by family)
$11,000
Standard Funeral Service with Separate Day
Visitation
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Burial Costs
• Immediate Burial$5000
• Basic Funeral Service with Same Day visitation
$8500• Standard Funeral Service
Separate Day of Visitation Catered Reception Following
$11,000
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Cremation CostsThere a 4 Basic Parts to the
cost of any cremation plan1. Services2. Merchandise3. Cremation 4. Cash Advances
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Cremation CostsService Charges
• Professional Services– Basic Services, Body Preparation,
Funeral Service Planning, Visitation & Funeral Directing, Administration and Filing, Follow-up, Insurance
• Facilities & Equipment– Offices, Visitation Rooms, Chapels,
Reception Areas, Display Equipment, Audio Visual
• Transportation– Initial Transfer, Limousines, Service
Vehicle
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Cremation Costs
Merchandise • Cremation Caskets &
Containers– Cardboard, Fiberboard, Wood,
Rental Caskets• Cremation Urns
– Hundreds of Choices, Metal, Ceramic, Wood, Marble, Biodegradable, Custom, Sharing, Engraveable
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Cremation Costs
Merchandise• Cremation Jewelry
– Necklaces, Bracelets, Thumbies• Life Story Products
– Life Story Folders, Life Panels, DVD’s, Cards, Life Story Books Life Story To-Go Kit
• Printed Materials– Register Books, Folders, Cards
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Cremation Costs
Cash Advances
• Newspaper Obituaries• Death Certificates & Permits• Clergy, Musicians, Church
Staff• Catering, Hall Rental• Cemetery Costs
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Pre-Planning a Service
There are 4 basic parts to pre-planning a service
1. Vital Statistics & Life History2. Type of Services3. Merchandise4. Pre-Funding
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Pre-Planning a Service
• Vital Statistics and Life History– Names, Parents, Dates, Numbers,
Family members– Schools, Churches, Organizations– Work, Hobbies, Vacations, Sports– Great Stories and Significant
Moments
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Pre-Planning a Service
• Type of Services– Burial or Cremation– Viewing The Body– Visitations and Gatherings– Funerals, Memorial Services,
Farewell Parties, Receptions– Processions & Graveside
Services
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Pre-Planning a Service
• Merchandise– Burial Caskets, Cremation
Caskets– Burial Vaults, Urn Vaults– Cremation Urns & Jewelry– Life Story Suite of Products– Register Books, Folders, Cards– Video and Webcasting