How do I plan the funeral?

How do I plan the funeral?

It might help if you consider a few questions:

1. Did the person who died make any requests or leave instructions for their funeral?

2. Who should be involved in planning the funeral? You could speak to family and friends about this. 3. Will it be a burial or cremation? Where will it take place? 4. Who will conduct the ceremony? If the person died in hospital, the Chaplaincy service can give you advice and support, or put you in touch with representatives of religious and non-religious organisations. Ward staff can contact the chaplains for you. A chaplain is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week to offer advice and support. 5. Will you put a death notice in any newspaper? What would you like it to say? It can help to think about this before you meet with the funeral director, who will handle this for you. You can ask a funeral director for advice on all matters. You can find a list of all funeral directors in Ayrshire and Arran, Bute and Dumfries and Galloway in this booklet.