Planning Ahead

Thinking and planning ahead for your own funeral is undeniably an emotional and difficult thing to do. But it is so important.

Every person and family is unique, and therefore every funeral is unique and personal too. So it’s best to start making these decisions and documenting your funeral wishes while you are alive.

Thinking Ahead And Documenting Your Wishes

We encourage everyone to think ahead about your own funeral and talk to your loved ones about your funeral wishes.

It’s a sensible and practical thing to do and will help your loved ones enormously when the time comes as they won’t be left wondering what type of funeral you wanted.

Simply making the decision and telling your loved ones whether you’d prefer a cremation or burial can be a great help for the people who will be arranging your funeral.

Pre-Paid Funeral Plans

If you would like to take care of your funeral arrangements and pay for your funeral in advance, then a pre-paid funeral plan is a great way to do this.

At Thomas Furber & Co, we’re proud to partner with Golden Charter, one of the UK’s largest funeral plan providers(1) to provide you with a plan that can bring peace of mind to you and your family that your funeral arrangements will be handled by us, a trusted, local independent funeral director in Birmingham.

Everyone has different needs when it comes to funeral planning, so whether you wish for a traditional funeral or something much simpler like a direct cremation with a pre-paid funeral plan in place you can make sure you get the send-off you really want.

1Based on a Golden Charter analysis and independent research of the funeral plan market size as of December 2024.

Thos. Furber & Co. Limited trading as Thomas Furber & Co. Independent Funeral Directors is an introducer appointed representative of Golden Charter Limited trading as Golden Charter Funeral Plans which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN:965279).

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