Planning in advance- a wise decision for you and your family....

Why plan in advance for a funeral service? For every important event in life, we all realize the necessity for planning ahead. Our family vacations, weddings, or birthdays are all occasions that call for careful plans, as we want them to be significant memories for the honorees. Such important decisions are best made in a relaxed atmosphere with clear minds. So should the arrangements for memorialization of a life be better made in advance? Absolutely, they should. Any family that has had the foresight to do this will attest to the fact that this is effort well spent and relieves a family of the pressure of having to make such important decisions when under stress. There is certainly no "standard" arrangement for today's consumer, and our conscientious staff has as its paramount interest the careful attention to detail that your family will appreciate.

When contacted, our counselor will be honored to meet with you and your family either in your home or at our office to show you the many alternatives that are available for funeral service. If you so desire, financial arrangements may be made to handle the expenses for a funeral service allowing for payment on a payment plan or a payment in advance that offers price protection against inflation.

Our information is offered in a relaxed, no pressure atmosphere that is intended to educate families on the many choices that are available to them.

For more information please contact John Daviston at 770-253-4580 or e-mail johndaviston@mckoon.com

 

It happens all too often...

A loved one passes. Without warning a family member or friend is left to make all the difficult decisions required for funeral and cemetery arrangements. Most have little idea of what is involved, what the costs are and, most importantly, what final arrangements the deceased would have wanted.

The anxiety and stress of making final plans can be an overwhelming emotional responsibility. In addition, the costs related to a loved one's passing can leave a real financial responsibility and burden on surviving family members, especially when they are least prepared to deal with the additional worries about money.

In growing numbers, caring people are protecting their loved ones from uncertainty and stress by making their own funeral arrangements in advance. Although your need may be years, even decades, in the future, planning now will allow you to make your choice, while keeping costs as low as possible by locking in today's prices.

Benefits

Preplanning allows you to fulfill your responsibility to protect family members or friends from the difficult decisions at a time of emotional upheaval. It eliminates guesswork about what choices you might have preferred. Like a living will, your prearranged life celebration specifies your wishes in advance. Once you've decided, your loved ones will have a permanent record of your preferences for tomorrow.

Affordability

By meeting with one of our Family Counselors at your convenience in the privacy of your home, you have the opportunity to learn what options are available and their associated costs. Our counselors will work with you to arrange the best possible service for the amount you find economically comfortable. For more information contact John Daviston at 770-253-4580 or johndaviston@mckoon.com

Inflation protection-Prefunding

By making your prefunding arrangements in advance, you can lock in the cost of those arrangements based on today's prices. You can stabilize your costs and save money. With funeral costs rising an average of three to five percent per year, it's a real benefit for your loved ones, as well as sound financial planning on your part.

Peace of mind

In the fulfillment of your goal to prearrange your life celebration or that of a loved one, you'll be secure knowing you have spared your loved ones added stress, worry, anxiety, and expense. Hundreds of people have chosen our program - the most trusted and experienced funeral  prearrangement program in this area!

 

When a loved one passes... Decisions that must be made

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Vital Statistics

01. Full legal name
02. Home address & phone number
03. How long in state
04. Occupation & title
05. Type of business
06. Business address & phone
07. Social Security number
08. Veteran's serial number discharge papers
09. Date of birth
10. Place of birth
11. U.S. Citizenship
12. Father's name
13. Father's birthplace
14. Mother's maiden name
15. Mother's birthplace
16. Religious name (if any)
17. Marital Status
18. Spouse name (maiden if wife)

Cemetery Arrangements

19. Interment space
20. Endowment care
21. Vault
22. Opening & closing of grave
23. Memorial marker & inscription
24. Setting of marker
25. Sales tax

Funeral Arrangements

26. Casket
27. Initial response for service
28. Embalming & preparation
29. Restorative art
30. Cosmetology
31. Hair dresser
32. Display of flowers
33. Preparation of necessary papers
34. Legal certificates & permits
35. Memorial record book
36. Acknowledgment cards
37. Insurance & government forms
38. Funeral coach
39. Flower car
40. Automobile for family
41. Automobile for pallbearers
42. Use of chapel
43. Visitation parlor preference
44. Religious & fraternal items
45. Parking facilities
46. Music
47. News notices
48. Arrange obituaries
49. Church services
50. To have open casket
51. Visitation hours
52. Decide on jewelry & glasses
53. Clothing for the deceased
54. Graveside services
55. Memorial contributions
56. Clergy to officiate
57. Time of services
58. Provide information for eulogy
59. Select pallbearers
60. Clothing for you & children
61. Preparation at home including food for family & guests
62. Transportation for family & guests (funeral car list)
63. Check & sign necessary papers
64. Answer phone calls, e-mails & messages
65. Greet friends & relatives who call
66. Arrange to meet & lodge out-of-town relatives
67. Compile thank you card list
68. Look after minor children
69. Notify family & friends
70. Order death certificate
71. Payment for services

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A preplanning guide is availablefor you and your family at absolutely no charge or obligation.

Call our office at 770-253-4580 to request by mail or stop by our facility at 38 Jackson Street any day of the week between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM

 

For more information

contact johndaviston@mckoon.com