Arrangements
Family Funeral Service offers a wide variety of services and arrangements to meet every individual need of the families we serve.
AT NEED ARRANGEMENTS: Many people are not sure what to do when a death occurs. The steps you take depend on the circumstances and the location where a death occurs.
1. Death at a HOSPITAL or INSTITUTION: You need to inform the hospital or institution that Family Funeral Service will be handling the arrangements. The medical staff should handle all the necessary paperwork and legal steps to be taken and should call Family Funeral Service (501) 362-2088 to arrange for removal of the deceased. You may need to complete some legal release paperwork for the hospital or nursing home. You need to leave your phone number and contact information so we can reach you concerning arrangements.
2. Death at a HOME: If the death is unanticipated you should call 911 for the emergency medical personnel to take the appropriate steps. If the death is confirmed the coroner should be notified. If hospice personnel are assisting you they will know the appropriate procedures to follow. The hospice nurse or coroner will call Family Funeral Service (501) 362-2088 to come to the home and move the body to the funeral home. If the death is anticipated the coroner must pronounce the death at the home or scene. The coroner or hospice will then call Family Funeral Service to move the body to the funeral home. Family Funeral Service will respond at all times of the day or night and will come to the home. We will make an appointment with you to come to the funeral home and make arrangements and consult with you for the funeral services, cremation services or memorial services of your choice.
3. Death OUT OF STATE: Call Family Funeral Service at (501) 362-2088 and we will gather the information needed from you to have all the necessary and legal arrangements made to transport the deceased back to us.
VITAL STATISTIC INFORMATION NEEDED FOR DEATH CERTIFICATES, SOCIAL SECURITY NOTIFICATION AND OBITUARIES:
- Legal name (First, Middle, Last)
- Address (Street Address: Not P. O. Box)
- Birth Date and Place of Birth
- Citizenship
- Social Security Number
- Marital Status
- Spouse’s Name (If wife give maiden name)
- Father’s Name and Mother’s Name (mother maiden name)
- Family Members: Spouse, Children, Brothers & Sisters, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren, and other family member you wish to list as a survivors.
- Occupation: Kind of Business or Industry
- Education Level: (highest degree of school completed)
- Veteran: (Veterans Administration claim no.)(Copy of Military Discharge or DD214)
- Civil or Fraternal Organizations (Clubs, Organizations, etc.)
- Hobbies or Interest
AT THE TIME OF CONSULTATION: Family Funeral Service will assist you in the planning of the funeral or memorial service and go over all information needed to complete the arrangement process. We notify Social Security, Insurance Companies, arrange for Military Honors Services, Contact Ministers, Singers or Musicians, Pallbearers, Notify Cemeteries, Arrange Grave Opening & Closing, Assist with Floral Tributes, Plan Services and Arrange for Memorial Folders and Video Tributes at no additional charge. Please do not hesitate to ask: No request will be turned down or refused if possible.
Family Funeral Service appreciates the confidence and trust placed in us and pledge to continue to enhance our services and facilities to better serve our families. We understand a funeral is a celebration of life and our staff takes great pride in the caring and professional service we offer your family. We pledge to those we serve to offer the finest and most dignified services at the most reasonable and economical cost to those we serve. You will find our prices thousands of dollars less than other funeral homes. We pledge and guarantee that no sacrifice of service or quality of merchandise will compromise our dedication to providing the finest caskets, vaults, cremation products and services which your loved one so richly deserve. Our prices reflect our dedication to you and our commitment that: Funerals Don’t Have To Be Expensive.