Every family is different, and not everyone wants the same type of funeral. Funeral practices are influenced by religious and cultural traditions, costs and personal preferences. These factors help determine whether the funeral will be elaborate or simple, public or private, religious or secular, and where it will be held. They also influence whether the remains will be present at the funeral, if there will be a viewing or visitation, and if so, whether the casket will be open or closed, and whether the remains will be buried or cremated.

Among the choices you'll need to make is whether you want one of these basic types of funerals, or something in between.

Traditional “Full Service Funeral”

This type of funeral, often referred to by funeral providers as a "traditional" funeral, usually includes a viewing or visitation and formal funeral service, use of a hearse to transport the remains to the funeral site and cemetery, and burial, entombment or cremation of the remains.

A traditional service for burial, entombment or cremation, is usually the service of choice. At Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service we feel that the traditional funeral is often the service that best serves the needs of family and friends.

The traditional funeral service may be the following:

• Casket
• Transfer of the deceased to the funeral home
• Embalming
• Dressing, cosmetology and other care of the deceased
• Professional support and administrative staff assistance
• Use of visitation rooms
• General use of the facilities for the service and arrangements
• Funeral service
• Use of funeral coach
• Limousine
• Utility car
• Register book
• Acknowledgment cards
• Memorial folders or memorial cards

The traditional service is a meaningful expression for the family, and it gives friends and associates an opportunity to offer their tributes in the way of by sending flowers or memorials to a church or organization.
Generally, a member of the clergy or other person chosen by the family conducts a service of remembrance. The participation of the family of is helpful to plan a personalized service.

Immediate Burial

A burial without any attendant rites or ceremonies. The remains are interred shortly after death.  Costs include the local transportation of remains, sanitary care of unembalmed remains, funeral home’s basic service fee, embalming if selected, casket, hearse transportation to cemetery, outer burial container, cash advances, necessary services of staff and authorizations.

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