Arrangements in Advance Offers Peace of Mind (NAPSA)—Most Americans agree that pre-arranging funeral and cemetery services makes sense. According to a recent survey by Wirthlin Worldwide, 84 percent say they think it’s a good idea. However, only about 26 percent have actually made their arrangements. | 84% Percentageof people whosayit “makes sense”to pre-arrange funeral and cemetery services __ 26% Percentageof people who have actually made their arrangements @ The reasonis simple. “Many people don’t want to face the issue of their own mortality,” said Greg Easley, president of the International Cemetery and Funeral Association (ICFA). “Yet it’s the one thing wetruly know is certain.” Arrangements can be made in advance for almost every aspect of funeral and cemetery services, from designating the type of funeral or memorial service desired, to selecting a gravesite, to purchasing a casket and a monument or marker. Pre-arranging can allow people to lock in current prices and ensure they get the types of funeral and burial services they want. What’s more, it relieves their family and friends of the burden of making somedifficult decisions at an emotional time. “Survivors who have to plan these services after a death will ask, ‘What would Dad have wanted?” Easley said. “This way, they know they’re getting exactly what he wanted.” For more information on fu- neral and cemetery services and pre-arrangements, visit the “Consumer Resource” section of the ICFA Website at www.icfa.org.
