While cremation services in Daytona Beach, FL have been around for thousands of years, they still feel new to some people as they have just started to get really popular in the last few decades. Today, they are used in half of the cases and if you still have questions about it, that’s okay. Not everyone has encountered cremation services before and not everyone knows everything they want to know about the process. Funeral homes and cremation providers are here to answer those questions at any time, no matter how basic they feel to you. Here are some of the FAQs that can help get you started in the right direction.
What Is Cremation?
Cremation is a body disposition method that uses high heat to change the body from its natural form into an ash form. The process takes place in the crematorium. One thing to know about cremation is that it is a permanent process. Once it is completed, it cannot be reversed so it’s important that you are sure about cremation before you sign the consent forms for a loved one, or even for yourself in advance.
What Services Are Available Before Or After?
Some people assume that cremation means you can’t have services and they don’t like that idea, but that’s not the case. There are actually two forms of cremation that funeral homes can help you with. The first form is called full cremation. This allows you to have a visitation and funeral service first, just as you would with a traditional burial. After those things are complete, then the cremation process takes place later. The other form is direct cremation, which takes place soon after death. With this form, there is no service before the cremation, but you can have whatever kind of memorial service you want after the cremation takes place with no timeline pressuring you.
What Final Resting Place Options Are There?
You know with a traditional funeral, a burial follows. But with cremation, there are options. You can still bury your loved one in the cemetery. They often have smaller plots and urn gardens for cremated individuals. There are also other options, such as ash scattering. You can keep your loved one’s ashes in the family home and do any number of other things. The cremation provider can go through the various choices to help you decide what’s best.
What Are The Costs?
Cremation costs much less than a traditional burial because there are far fewer costs. You don’t have to pay for a cemetery plot if you don’t want to, and you don’t need a casket or headstone, among other things. The biggest cost is the cremation process itself, but even that is cost-effective if you are on a budget. The funeral home will have cremation package options and you can add anything you want to the basics.
When you are looking into cremation services in Daytona Beach, FL, ask any questions you have and the professionals at Baldauff Family Funeral Home and Crematory can help you.
