Pre-planning provides peace of mind for everyone involved. A carefully pre-planned service can be the most comforting to your family, as it spares them from having to face decisions that can be both emotionally and financially difficult at the time of death. It can give them lasting peace of mind to know that they have acted in accordance with your wishes.

Making pre-arrangements can be as simple or as detailed as you wish. You can make the selection of the services, casket, music, etc. or simply record the information that will be needed for legal forms and other paperwork.

Another reason to pre-plan is to ensure that your family will receive all of the benefits for which they are entitled. It is important that all of your personal records, including bank account numbers, investment information, insurance policy numbers and location of important papers be accessible to your family in the event of a death. All of this and your personal wishes for your funeral can be recorded ahead of time. This ensures that the protection you worked and planned for, will be received by your beneficiaries when they need it most.

Although not required when making pre-arrangements, most people choose to set aside funds that will cover their future funeral and final expenses. We offer a prepayment programs which allows you to control cost, avoid emotional overspending, and guarantee today's price. One of our directors can meet with you at your home or at our funeral home to explain the various options and answer any questions. Once your pre-arrangements are made and on file, when the time of need arises, a single call to our funeral home will enable us to proceed with what was planned.

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It is very human to put things off. But proper planning for the event of one's death can spare a family traumatic decisions and often financial burdens. The desires and wishes for one's funeral can be predetermined to eliminate confusion, differences of opinion and difficult decisions on the part of family members.

Our funeral homes have provided continuing service to the area since 1900, 1924 and 1940, respectively. It has always been our goal to keep our community aware of the changes in funeral service. We have been able to accomplish this by providing answers to the numerous questions we receive. Our staff, which is the most experienced in the area, presently has over 135 years of combined service.

Planning for the future is logical, wise and caring. If you are interested in an informative discussion regarding all aspects of funeral service, including pre-need, cremation and funeral expenses, please call to select a day and time that is convenient for you.

Respectfully,

The staff of the H.E. Turner & Co., Inc., Bohm-Calarco-Smith Funeral Homes, and
Burdett & Sanford Funeral Home.