• It lets you decide how you’d like to be remembered. Creating your own unique life celebration allows you to make sure that your wishes and desires are respected upon your passing. However you decide to be memorialized, pre-planning and preparation gives you control over the personal decisions that must be made when a person moves on from this life. Planning can be meaningful for your family, as well, if you choose to include them in the process. It can help them to feel connected to you both in life and in death, knowing that your arrangements reflect exactly what you envisioned them to be.

• It takes the burden off your family and friends. When a loved one passes, the family faces an overwhelming number of tasks and decisions, all while struggling through grief and a range of difficult emotions. By taking care of your arrangements before the time of need, you’re relieving them of that burden and giving them more time and energy to focus on healing and remembrance. They won’t have to ask themselves, “Am I making the right choices?” and can instead focus on what matters: saying goodbye and celebrating your life journey with those who cared about you most.

• It gives you the ability to pre-pay, if you wish. Anyone can create a list of preferences at any stage in their life and you can make changes at a later date if you wish. Pre-payment means that your funds will be set aside and protected against inflation and unforeseen increases in cost. Ingram, Smith & Turner offers a variety of payment options: a one-time payment paid-in-full, or a payment plan over 3, 5, 7, or 10 years with a guaranteed insurance underwriter included to cover your policy in full if the passing occurs before the balance is paid in full. You and your family can enjoy peace of mind knowing that everything has been taken care of. We would be happy to provide you with more information and help you arrange an affordable pre-payment plan.

Once you create your pre-plan with us, we store your final wishes and decisions as a record in our files. Your plan is easily transferable to any funeral home in the United States, so it can be used wherever you might choose to relocate. Ingram, Smith & Turner accepts transfers of policies from other locations as well. No matter where you live at the time of your passing, or which funeral home’s services you decide to use, we’ll make sure that your plan follows you there.

You can use the Pre-Planning Form on our website to begin creating your personalized arrangements or request an invitation to our Collaboration Center to create your own planning from home. You can also contact us at (405) 354-2533 to schedule a time to meet with our compassionate, licensed Pre-Arrangement Specialists to discuss your options and design your plan in person.