Nearly 5 years ago, my husband’s precious maternal grandmother passed away. This special woman had an amazing sense of humor and a flair for life. Without saying a word, she could make me laugh with just a look. Several years before her death, she visited a local funeral home in order to plan her funeral services. When she passed away, the family didn’t have to deal with the stress of organizing her farewell services. They could relax, grieve, and concentrate on the wonderful memories they shared with her. I've grown to appreciate this. On this blog, you will discover the steps required to plan your own funeral.
Planning Your Funeral
Choosing A Monument For A Gravesite: How To Prepare
Nora Mitchelle
When you choose monuments for yourself or a loved one for their final resting place, you're in for an experience of having lots of different choices to make. From the material you want monuments to be made of to how they're getting placed, use this guide to help you prepare for planning a funeral in advance or after someone has died.
Know the rules of the cemetery first
Know the rules and regulations of your cemetery before you buy any monuments. If you have not chosen a cemetery yet, then don't buy monuments or have one designed until you have picked the cemetery for a resting place. A cemetery can designate the designs, heights and widths, and even the type of monuments a person can have placed on their plots within their boundaries.
It's wise to know the restrictions and allowances you have for choosing monuments within a cemetery for this reason. Also, you can find out what options you have for putting monuments in place, as some cemeteries provide this service and others might not.
Know what style you want
Monuments come in all sizes and styles, from flat classic markers to subtly indicate a final resting place to giant monuments that are in the forms of religious figures or other shapes. Classic gravestones and other markers are rounded or square depending on style preferences and the lettering placed on them.
Know what style of monuments you want. Unsure? Speak to a funeral director who can show you stock options or you can visit with a monument maker and have a custom monument made to your liking to honor yourself when you pass or a loved one.
Know what to put on it
Monuments typically have the name of the person they belong to as well as a birth and death date. Anything else is up to the designer of the monument, as monuments can also contain scriptural references, names of children or spouses, or can even have engraved imagery placed on them. Your budget, how large a monument is, and what material the monument is made out of will largely determine what you can put on a monument.
If you have more questions about monuments and how you can buy one, or have concerns about regulations with monuments in your chosen cemetery, call your funeral director or a cemetery director to assist you. This way, you can know more about your options and can buy the best monuments for your needs.
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