The first consideration is whether the person who has died preferred traditional burial or cremation. Additionally, there are a variety of options for the type of ceremony, visitation, gathering and final resting place. Some families prefer religious or secular ceremonies, yet others might like to highlight a certain aspect of the person who has died, such as a hobby. Or, if the deceased was a veteran, it is often customary to partially focus on the military background of that person. Music, eulogies, stories, readings and poetry can be added to personalize the event to both reflect upon and celebrate the life that was lived.
Whatever you desire, we will take care of the details. We will make suggestions for customizing services, while helping to work in your specific ideas. In addition to personalized memorials and register books, we offer other complimentary means of personalization to reflect the personality, accomplishments and interests of the person's life. These are things such as memory collages and displays, bookmarks, musical selections, readings, poems or other special passages. All of these options allow the services to be a true celebration of life. For each service, we are dedicated to personalizing the facilities in which they are held.
Pre-planning with Leamon Funeral Home
Advanced planning benefits you and your family.
How better can you say, "I love you!" Families are recognizing the need for making funeral plans in advance of the actual time of need in order to assure peace of mind for all. Having provided funeral services for so long, we have seen time and time again how funeral pre-planning has saved families on a multitude of levels. Planning ahead affords the time to make informed, unhurried decisions in a more relaxed atmosphere, protecting your family from emotional overspending. Making decisions now means your family won't have to later. We would be happy to discuss with you the many options we have available for pre-financing your funeral. At our funeral home, we have onsite staff licensed with the State of Illinois to offer both insurance-funded trusts and bank trusts which relieve survivors of financial burden.
Merchandise
We will assist your family in the selection of the merchandise that fits your family's needs and desires, at affordable prices. We are proud to carry several lines of products of the Batesville Casket Company, the Wilbert Company, Aurora Casket Company and Messenger.
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Services & Planning
By working with families on a daily basis, we realize that the level of involvement in planning a service can easily become very overwhelming. Our compassionate staff will carefully guide your family in creating the most personal and meaningful tribute to the person who died and will additionally support any appropriate requests to commemorate the life that was lived. Because your family and loved ones are unique, it makes sense that funeral services should be as well.
Staff with horse drawn hearse
used in the 1800's
Traditional Burial
Traditional burial is that in which the interment of the deceased is in a casket and vault, placed into the earth. We offer our families a wide range of services prior to the burial. The services are commonly a gathering of family and friends at our funeral home, a church or another facility. Other options to consider prior to burial would be to have a private or public visitation.
Cremation
Cremation is where the deceased is reduced to "cremains" through a process of intense heat. Many families choose to have a public visitation or private family viewing preceding a traditional funeral service prior to cremation. If not, a memorial service may be held when the body is not present.
Merchandise
We will assist your family in the selection of the merchandise that fits your family's needs and desires, at affordable prices. We are proud to carry several lines of products of the Batesville Casket Company, the Wilbert Company, Aurora Casket Company and Messenger.
