Service is our main priority. Our staff is courteous and
sympathetic to your many needs. All services are handled with
dignity and respect by our staff at McDonald Funeral Home.
Careful attention to your loved one ensures peace of mind.
Understanding that each family's wishes are different, we offer
numerous alternatives. Together with your family, we can help
create a service of remembrance and a tribute to life as unique
as the individual. Listed below are several of the most common
options available:
Traditional Funeral Service
The traditional funeral service and burial is the most common
service of remembrance in this area. A service at a church, or in
our chapel would be followed by burial in a cemetery. A time of
fellowship, renewal and visitation are some key elements of this
type of service. Music selections, musicians, and pall bearers are
all various aspects of a traditional funeral service.
Cremation
Cremation is an alternative to earth burial. For those who prefer
cremation, several options are available. These include a service
with visitation and viewing followed by cremation. Families may
choose cremation followed by a memorial service, with or without
a time for a private family viewing and/or public visitation. In
addition, we offer immediate cremation with no service. Following
the cremation process, families may decide to inter the cremated
remains at a cemetery, scatter the cremated remains, keep them
in their home, or any combination thereof.
Advance Funeral Planning
Pre-arrangement is a thoughtful method of funeral
planning which grows in popularity each year. Some
people do this with the sincere desire to avoid being
a burden on their families. Others like the idea of
having everything taken care of, and yet others may
have no one else who can make arrangements for
them.
When a death occurs it is the next of kin who assumes primary
responsibility for the disposition. Making funeral arrangements for
someone while guessing at their preferences may be one of the
most difficult tasks a person can face. Having your choices and
instructions on file with a funeral director eliminates unresolved
questions which may confound others. It is also wise to keep a
copy of your pre-arrangement forms and discuss them with family
members so that everyone understands your wishes. It is
essential to include the suggestions and ideas of family since
your death will directly affect them.
Funding your arrangements is another important decision to be
made in the pre-arrangement process. While funding is not
necessary to create a pre-arrangement, it can further ease the
financial concerns of family members. This also allows you to
arrange the kind of service you prefer and be assured of
adequate funds for the future payment of the service. We have
several options available for funding your pre-arrangements
whatever your situation.
DNA Preservation
Understanding your genetic makeup gives you a link
to your past and can help you make important
decisions about your health and future. Genetic
testing can show potential hereditary diseases and
can also prove familial relationships. Many
geneticists believe there is a significant genetic
component to most common fatal disorders (cancer,
heart disease, stroke, and dementia). It is only a
matter of time before scientists identify the genes
responsible for certain diseases.
Over the next several decades, efforts to understand why a
particular disease is more common within certain families may
depend on researchers' ability to compare DNA profiles of those
who develop the disease to those who do not. To accomplish
this effectively, researchers may need samples from blood
relatives throughout the generations. As scientists discover more
and more information about genes and how they work,
documenting your genetic makeup is becoming increasingly
important.
Travel Protection
Statistics indicate that Americans take more than 600 million
trips per year of 100 miles or more. What happens if death
occurs on one of these trips? What would be involved if you or
one of your loved ones died while out of town on vacation or
business, visiting family, or for medical reasons? Almost everyone
has a place called "home" where they want to be buried or
remembered. Arranging to have one's remains returned home can
be a difficult and expensive process and places extra burdens on
families.
Consider the Guaranteed Travel Assurance PlanŽ, a service
brought to you by Assist America in association with your funeral
home and the Southland National Funeral Group. Guaranteed
Travel Assurance provides a caring and efficient way to return
one's remains if death occurs more than 100 miles from their legal
residence.
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