At Hurst Funeral Homes, we strive to serve our clients' needs
and best interest. We are here to help make the experience as
comfortable and emotionally reassuring for you as possible.
Considerations include funeral planning, securing the
necessary permits and copies of death certificates, preparing
the notices, sheltering the remains, and coordinating the
arrangements with the cemetery, crematory or other third
parties; transporting the remains; embalming and other
preparations.
Consultation
When a loved on dies, grieving family and friends often are
confronted with dozens of decisions about the funeral - all of
which have to be made quickly and often under great emotional
stress. To help relieve families of some of these decisions,
an increasing number of people are consulting with us for the
pre-arrangements and pre-financing needs.
Traditional full service funeral
Includes our professional care; use of the funeral home for
viewing and visitation; formal ceremony or memorial service; use
of equipment and staff for a graveside service; use of a hearse
or limousine; a casket; outer burial container or alternate
container; and burial, entombment or cremation of the remains.
Direct Burial
Services include transportation and care of the body; The body
is buried shortly after death, usually in a casket or simple
burial container; no viewing or visitation is involved. A
memorial service may be held at the graveside or later.
Cremation
Among the several preplanning decisions to consider if choosing
cremation is, will there be a service for viewing the deceased
before cremation? A wake or visitation hours can be arranged
just as they are for earth burial or entombment. Although a
casket is not required for cremation, if a viewing is chosen
before the cremation, a casket can be rented or one that is
combustible can be purchased. Cremation can be considered as an
end in itself, but most families feel the remains should have
final resting place that can be identified with names and dates.
Many urns are available for permanent containment of the
cremated remains.
Transferring
We are well versed in the various requirements arranging
transfers for the deceased: regarding necessary paperwork and
special casket requirements. Our funeral directors can ensure
that all arrangements are made to secure safe passage of your
loved one to almost any destination around the world.
Alternatives To Traditional Services
Every family is different, and not everyone wants the same type
of funeral. Some find comfort in family and friends, flowers,
the church service. Others find comfort in solitude and prefer
simple, small private last rites with only close family and
intimate friends. The deceased or their survivors may not belong
to a community that has a defined funeral service, or they may
be in a situation where a traditional service would be
inappropriate. In these cases memorial services and receptions
can be chosen as an alternative to traditional services. These
events are less formal than traditional services. As a focal
point of the service, pictures of the deceased, memorabilia from
his or her life, hobby items or mementos may be brought to the
place of gathering. This is a way of focusing on the life of the
person being remembered. We respect the wishes in this respect
of those in mourning and provide facilities for receptions or
can assist you with arranging them.
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