good thread...thanks OP for asking this
My aunt had pre-paid for cremation services when she moved from MA to FL many years ago...she returned to MA about a year before she died....the company she went with made all the arrangements with a local service and we never paid a dime.
My parents had pre-arranged things too...they bought a plot, had a headstone put on it, planted some shrubs next to it, picked out the funeral home, but didn't pay the full amount, but locked in a fixed price. My dad died first...all that pre-work made it much easier on our mother and us kids....all we needed to do was pull out the check book...saved a lot of running around at a time that was tough on all of us, after being up at all hours staying with my dad
we have a plot and a small headstone up in MA....and we both plan to go the cremation route, no need to spend money transporting a dead body from FL to MA.
We'll have an initial memorial service at the church down here, and another up in MA when we bring the ashes up...that way the kids have an option and don't feel pressured into flying down for a funeral, we've always said, 'you want to come and see us...don't wait until we're dead, that way I can give you a hug'.
At some point I'll make arrangements with a cremation firm that is national, as the last one standing may not remain in FL
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