Complete Cremation $725
Simple Graveside Service $1995
Includes Choice of 5 Different Caskets

Obituary Template/Guideline

• NAME / ANNOUNCEMENT
• Full name of the deceased, including nickname, if any
• Age at death
• Residence (for example, the name of the city) at death
• Day and date of death
• Place of death
• Cause of death

•  LIFE
• Date of birth 
• Place of birth
• Names of parents
• Childhood: siblings, stories, schools, friends
• Marriage(s): date of, place, name of spouse
• Education: school, college, university and other
• Designations, awards, and other recognition
• Employment: jobs, activities, stories, colleagues, satisfactions, promotions, union activities, frustrations, 
• Places of residence
• Hobbies, sports, interests, activities, and other enjoyment
• Charitable, religious, fraternal, political, and other affiliations; positions held
• Achievements
• Disappointments
• Unusual attributes, humor, other stories

•  FAMILY
• Survived by (and place of residence):
• Spouse
• Children (in order of date of birth, and their spouses)
• Grandchildren
• Great-grandchildren
• Great-great-grandchildren
• Parents
• Grandparents
• Siblings (in order of date of birth)
• Others, such as nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws
• Friends
• Pets (if appropriate)

 

• Predeceased by (and date of death):
• Spouse
• Children (in order of date of birth)
• Grandchildren
• Siblings (in order of date of birth)
• Others, such as nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws
• Pets (if appropriate)

• SERVICE
• Day, date, time, place
• Name of officiate, pallbearers, honorary pallbearers, other information
• Visitation information if applicable: day, date, time, place
• Reception information if applicable: day, date, time, place
• Other memorial, vigil, or graveside services if applicable: day, date, time, place
• Place of interment
• Name of funeral home in charge of arrangements
• Where to call for more information (even if no service planned)

•  END
• Memorial funds established
• Memorial donation suggestions, including addresses
• Thank you to people, groups, or institutions
• Quotation or poem 
• Three words that sum up the life