By planning ahead you can make clear to your family the particular funeral arrangements you want and relieve them of the burden of having to make these important decisions during a time of grief. The following is information about the arrangements you can make. Burial involves the purchase of a casket, a grave plot and may be accompanied by a religious or memorial service. Cremation, or the incineration of the body to ashes, is a simple and less expensive process. There are some preliminary requirements prior to cremation that can be explained to you by the funeral home.
Anatomical gift is the donation of one's body to medical science.
Arrangements may be made with the local medical colleges or you may sign a uniform donor document. A donor form is contained on the back of Virginia driver's licenses. A funeral is a major purchase. Consider it carefully, item by item. A funeral home is required by the Federal Trade Commission to provide you with itemized costs of specific services, both over the phone and in writing.