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The Benefits of Pre-arranging Your Funeral :: En Español

One of the most difficult times in a person's life is when a loved one passes away. Decisions must be made when survivors are already burdened with grief.

Guerra-Gutierrez Mortuaries has a portfolio that details the decisions that must be made. Most people are surprised at the number of decisions.

They include:

Selection of a casket
Choose pallbearers
Arrange for the service
Decide on the type of burial
Arrange for transportation
Choose clothing and jewelry
Select the music
Notify newspapers
Notify union and fraternal organizations
Select a cemetery plot

Prepare the death certificate
Complete the Social Security paper work
Select a cemetery memorial
Display floral tributes
Notify relatives and friends
File necessary papers
Contact insurance companies
Answer phone calls

Preplanning final arrangements assures that one’s wishes are followed and that decisions are not imposed on those in grief. Often information is needed that only you know. Pre-planning gets this information down on paper before it is lost.

Survivors appreciate the thoughtful consideration of a loved one who puts their wishes in writing. Pre-planning provides a degree of comfort, knowing that a loved one's wishes have been followed. When pre-planning is combined with funding through a Guerra-Gutierrez/Great Western Insurance plan, it assures that the final expenses will not burden survivors.

Unique Benefits
Guerra-Gutierrez/Great Western funeral plans provide unique benefits to the funeral industry and the people it serves.

Accidental Death Benefit-
Full death benefits are paid during the first two policy years on graded-death benefit policies for accidental death. No additional premium is charged.

Away-From-Home Death Benefit-
In most states an additional $500 death benefit is paid when death occurs more than 250 miles from the insured's residence. This benefit helps pay the additional costs involved when death occurs outside the funeral home's service area. Policies written for $2,000 or greater carry this benefit. No additional premium is charged.

Liberal Age Limits-
Multiple payment plans may be written from birth to age 87; single-payment plans are available to age 99.

Tax and Attachment Protection-
All plans are designed to avoid taxes by the IRS or attachment when financial care is assumed by Medicaid.

By planning ahead now, you will...

Acquire peace of mind, which is priceless.
Begin to have your affairs in order by completing the Planned Transitions Portfolio.
Minimize confusion and anxiety, eliminating emotional over-spending.