Pre-Arrangements

    Planning ahead will give you peace of mind. All of your funeral arrangements, with services and merchandise, can be planned today. Preplanning guarantees the funeral you plan today will be available just as you specified and without additional cost, years later when needed. Any special requests you may have will not be overlooked when family members are emotional, because they are written down at the funeral home. Most important, it makes everything so much easier on your family.

    In addition, there are sound financial reasons for planning ahead. Many people prefund their arrangements in order to relieve loved ones of a future financial and emotional burden. By fully funding the funeral, the benefit to you is the ability to freeze funeral costs at today’s prices, and avoid future price increases due to inflation. Prefunding protects your assets to be sure you have funds available to pay for your funeral. Funds used for advance funeral planning can be considered exempt assets when applying for Medicaid or SSI benefits. Every year more and more families choose to make their funeral arrangements in advance at Helms Funeral Home. If you would like more information, please call 1-989-772-1529 or e-mail us.