When Death Occurs

The funeral home will help coordinate arrangements with your church, clergy, and cemetery.  We will also help make veteran arrangements.

• Bring the following information to complete the State vital statistic requirements:
  
• Birth Date
• Birthplace
• Father's Name
• Mother's Maiden Name
• Social Security Number
• Veteran's Discharge or Claim Number (DD214)
• Education
• Marital Status
• Decide on time and place of funeral or memorial service.  You may contact your clergy, or we can handle this for you. This can be done at the funeral home.
  
• The funeral home will assist you in determining the number of copies of the death certificates you will be needing and can order them for you.
  
• Make a list of immediate family, close friends and employer or business colleagues. Notify each by phone.
  
• Decide on appropriate memorial to which gifts may be made (church, hospice, library, charity or school).
  
• Gather obituary information you want to include such as age, place of birth, cause of death, occupation, college degrees, memberships held, military service , outstanding work, list of survivors in immediate family. Include time and place of services. The funeral home will help write the obituary and submit to newspapers.
  
• Arrange for members of family or close friends to take turns answering door or phone, keeping careful record of calls.
• Social Security will automatically be notified once the death certificate is filed.