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Pre-arrange a funeral in Tennessee

A good plan gives the people you trust enough information to act. It also leaves room for your situation and wishes to change.

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Start with these steps

  1. Choose the people who should know about your plan and where your important papers are kept.
  2. Write down your wishes for burial or cremation and for the service. Include faith, culture, music, readings, and the obituary.
  3. List the providers you prefer, cemetery details, groups you belong to, military service, and any contracts you already have.
  4. Write down your planned budget and how the costs might be paid.
  5. Look over the plan from time to time. Tell the people you trust when something important changes.

What a pre-arrangements form should include

Whether you use a funeral home’s pre-arrangements form or Hestia’s free online planning form, a useful one covers the same things:

  • Your wishesBurial or cremation, the kind of service, faith, music and readings.
  • The peopleWho should be called first, and who may make decisions.
  • The facts for the paperworkFull legal name, birth date and place, parents’ names, military service. Keep ID numbers off shared forms.
  • Money and contractsA rough budget, insurance, a cemetery plot, and any prepaid contract. What a Tennessee prepaid contract must tell you.
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Check the details first.

The steps can differ based on your situation and where you live. Check the legal, medical, cemetery, and provider rules with the right Tennessee office or a licensed professional.

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