Shannon-Bryan Mortuary

Shannon-Bryan Mortuary
Full funeral and cremation services with caring support staff.

137 East Maple • Orange, CA 92866 • (714) 771-1000
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Advanced Planning
 
Prearrangement Information
 
Prearrangement is planning today for funeral needs. It is sitting down with your family to make those inportant decisions
together, rather than alone, at the time of need. These decisions include:
 
  • Selection of a casket
  • Select Music
  • Decide on the type of service
  • Select tribute verse
  • Prepare vitals for death certificate information
  • Select flowers
  • Select burial site
  • Select someone to answer phone calls
   
Benefits to Prearranging
 
Your Family: The most important reason for prearranging your funeral is to spare your famiy the worry of having to make important decisions at an emotionally difficult time. During this stressful time, even the most sincere desire to create a fitting memorial tribute can result in emotional overspending and other regretful decisions.
 
Peace of Mind: You may have special wishes concerning your funeral arrangements. Our thoughtful guide will provide you with a document showing your wishes in writing. You can go over each section with your family, making decisions such as favorite hymns and bible verses together. With this guide, you know everything will be taken care of according to your wishes.
 
Saving Money: If you choose to pay for your prearranged services now, it will lock in your goods and services. In doing this you will also ease the financial burden on your surviving loved ones.
 
Remember, estate planning is incomplete until you have taken care of funeral prearrangement. Throughout your life, you have given thoughtful consideration to the important decisions you have make. You have prepared for those things that might happen by taking out fire, auto or health insurance. Doesn't it make sense to prepare for those things that will happen?
 
Don't be misled in thinking that the military, the veteran's organization, Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid will take care of final expenses. These organizations can be helpful, but will not erase all the expenses involved in an untimely death.
 
Important decisions about your funeral service should not be made at the last minute. Your family will be under the most intense and difficult emotional stress of their lives when they face the reality of your death. By not prearranging, you run the risk of your family foolishly spending too much on a lavish service. The way to avoid this is to make your wishes known, in advance, with our thoughtful planning guide. You can go over your wishes and make sound decisions in the privacy of your own home. This guide can then be filed with our funeral home.
 
When you decide to prearrange, you may wish to speak to one of our arrangement specialists. They will be availale to answer any questions you have about prearrangeing, such as:
1. What if I move after I have prearranged my funeral?
2. What if I prearrange in my community and then die away from home?
3. What if I change my mind about my arrangements?
 
Knowing your wishes were made in advance can bring peace of mind to you and your loved ones. Prearranging your funeral or cremation service is a decision you make, but it's a decision that will affect all of the people you love and who love you most. Shannon-Bryan Mortuary invites you to come by or call us for more information about prearrangement options.
 
 
 
Let Shannon-Bryan Mortuary be your comfort in times of loss.
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