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Cremation Information
When death occurs and
cremation has been chosen, you can rest assured that we
operate a state of the art crematory facility, owned by the
Harding family. What does this mean to you? Once
your loved one is transported to our facility your loved one
is cared for by our family throughout the entire cremation
process.
Once the call is received,
the deceased will be removed from the place of death by
Funeral Home personnel and taken back to the funeral home.
At the Funeral Home, one of our funeral directors will
assist the next of kin in making all necessary decisions.
Before the cremation takes
place, several documents must be completed by the funeral
home, and health professionals. These documents include a
signed copy of the death certificate (the death certificate
is completed by the funeral home and transported to the Dr.
for his signature), a cremation permit (the funeral home
completes this form and files it with the State Medical
Examiners Office), and the cremation authorization (this
document is filled out by the funeral director and signed by
the family during the arrangement conference).
The actual process of
cremation itself normally takes two to three hours. Ashes
typically weigh several pounds, and take up a space of
approximately 150 to 200 cubic inches.
Afterwards, the ashes are
placed in an urn as selected, and are returned to the family
unless other arrangements have been made. It is the
recommendation of the funeral home that an urn is purchased
to retain the dignity of the cremated remains.
Our Funeral Home also assists
with memorial or committal services, whether in the chapel
of the Funeral Home, at a Church, cemetery, or any other
location. Our Funeral Home can also assist the family in
scheduling any viewing or ceremonies of remembrance that are
to occur before cremation, or any post-cremation memorial
services, or scattering ceremonies. Please note that our
funeral home requires the deceased to be identified by one or
more family members or their agents prior to the transport
to the crematory.
For your convenience, the
funeral home will handle the filing of the death certificate
and notification of Social Security and the Veterans'
Administration (if the deceased was a veteran).
For more information, please
visit the Resources section of this website.
If you have any further
questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Please following the links before
for more detailed information about Preplanning a Service
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