What is it?
When you plan in advance, you are making choices based on your wishes as to how your final arrangements will be carried out. Thus, it is the process by which you can eliminate confusion, uncertainty, and unnecessary expense on the part of the person making your burial and funeral arrangements, because you've already taken care of them.

What do I need?
A funeral service usually includes professional services, transportation services, embalming and other preparation, facilities for visitation, the funeral ceremony, and funeral coach. Funeral merchandise includes a casket, outer burial container, and other associated items. The cemetery decisions include property, committal service, and memorialization. There are nearly 70 decisions that must be made when there is a death in the family. Five are major financial decisions with each costing more than $500.

What are the advantages of advanced planning?
There are many advantages when you take care of your final arrangements in advance. The most obvious benefit is financial, but the most important is the emotional benefit. When making burial arrangements at the time of need, you are limited to making hasty decisions. When you make arrangements in advance you have a better opportunity to make informed choices. One of the most difficult situations your loved one will ever face, is to have to walk into a casket selection room, and decide which casket would best suit you. Financially, when making arrangements in advance of need, you guarantee today's prices, and your choices can be paid through affordable payment plans, instead of immediate payment, which is required at the time of need.

How does someone do it?
The best way to prearrange is to have one of our family advisors explain your options. Knowing that this subject is not always pleasant, our advisors are trained to "walk you through" the process in a very non-threatening manner. This can be done in the comfort of your home, or at our facility. Our intention is to provide you with all of your options, assess what your specific needs are, and help you put them on paper. Our advisors are also able to provide you with funding options if you choose to take care of the funding of your arrangements as well.

How would I pay in advance?
At Crown Hill Cemetery you have a pre-approved line of credit for your cemetery needs. A number of options are interest free; however, longer terms will include interest. At Crown Hill Funeral Home your complete Funeral Plan is funded through Forethought Life Insurance Company of Batesville, Indiana. There are various payment methods available to fund your funeral plan. Our family advisors are licensed Forethought Life Insurance agents, and will be able to explain your options.