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PR Contact: Zan Martin
615.330.5622
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Family Funeral Service Consultants Opens for Business –
Provides Cost Saving Funeral Services in Tennessee
 
Nashville TN, (September 22, 2020) – Family Funeral Services, now open to provide funeral consultation services in Tennessee, is a business that is part of a larger trend sweeping the country.  Funeral consultant services assist families seeking guidance on how to attain a funeral service that provides all the emotional support and clear direction, without the exorbitant cost associated with typical funeral arrangements. Rather than relying solely upon a funeral home while in a vulnerable state, proprietors Glen King and Robert King of Family Funeral Service Consultants provides guidance with all necessary processes when a loved one has been lost. With over 70 combined years experience in the funeral business they will meet with the family prior to, or after the death of a family member to help make sure a service meets their expectations regardless of the budget.
As a consultant, Family Funeral Service Consultants role is to prepare family members so they will have all items in order before they are needed in a time of grief. They are available to meet with families before or at the time of death and at the location they prefer and feel most comfortable. They will consult and advise, and if needed, can take care of any and all funeral arrangements. What is offered through these services is an informed perspective with no sales involved from an expert in the funeral industry that truly wants to help.
Glen says, “In the last thirty years, as a licensed Funeral Director, I have learned a lot of valuable information. My focus has always been taking expert and loving care of those when they are in their most vulnerable state. There is not a greater honor than being asked to step intimately into a family, to help in the most trying of situations, to make sense of what is happening and help navigate necessary processes when they have lost a loved one. Our passion is to educate and help families. We want to do this before they are emotionally and financially overwhelmed.”
“My family hired Family Funeral Service Consultants to assist us as we maneuvered through the impending death of a family member,” stated Jeff G. of Nashville. “Glen was amazing to work with during this difficult time. I had no idea there are 130 items that need to be addressed at the time of death.  His experience and guidance was invaluable at saving us a lot of money in the process. His compassion and calming presence took so much anguish out of the entire process. I can’t recommend him enough.”
Family Funeral Services provides a range of services including: initial consultation to determine the family’s needs or complete help with funeral home, cemetery and other needs the family may ask of us. For more information and a complete list of services please visit familyfuneralconsulting.com, or call 615-300-9915.





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Rolling With the COVID Changes

As I attended a close friend’s funeral a month or so ago, I noticed that there did not seem to be many changes in place at this service. Now, as a funeral director, I am abreast of all that CDC posts and mandates that were given initially about funerals and visitations. I also know that CDC’s current recommendations include “COVID-19 does not need to affect whether the funeral takes place through burial or cremation. Wishes of your deceased loved one should continue to be honored.” Those recommendations also go into some detail about observing social distancing while at a funeral, wearing masks, washing hands, not touching multiple surfaces or hugging people if possible.

I also know, many of my peers that have seen many changes with this virus, and how they care for families which is heartbreaking. I sold my funeral home business, and don’t physically go into the building to take care of my families anymore, I remotely work for them and go to them but this pandemic has shaken everyone. One facet of funeral directing; one we all hold dear is to walk with our families and care for them through one of the worst possible times imaginable. This is hard, when families are begging to have large funeral services (hundreds in the same building in a day or two) when restrictions and guidelines vary not only state to state but city to city all over the United States. I encourage my grieving families to remember this, when your trusted Funeral Director cannot meet every need you may have in the middle of your grief. I assure you, we want to answer all questions, fix any problems that arise and settle any fears; but that can be really difficult with new information daily, guidelines changing constantly and a general feeling of unrest settled into most Americans at present.

-Hire a Funeral Consultant or trusted professional and pre-plan

-Remember you can speak remotely to these professionals and even plan parts of the service this way; adding personal photos or memorials for a loved one in this digital world we live in.

-Adhere to guidelines for this pandemic in as much that makes you comfortable and allows you to grieve for your loved ones

I promise you, that is all a truly called Funeral Director/professional wants to do…still help you in this unsure time.

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Values of Open Casket Viewing

Weighty question for some. “Do we open the casket? Mom never wanted to be looked down on…” But having an open casket provides the family and friends with a confirmation that death has in fact, occurred. Reality for many, is seeing. Seeing is believing.
Without viewing it can be difficult for the family and friends to persuade their own mind that their loved one or close friend is gone. In turn, denial can cause a person to continually expect their deceased loved one to someday just walked through the door.

Also, viewing the body is a very special time. It is intimate and allows the family and friends to begin the transition into their new life. That new life is continuing to live onward without the presence of their loved ones. Often this provides comfort in a time, for everyone to say goodbye to the deceased in their own personal way. Viewing provides a means of social support, regardless of the method chosen for final disposition of the body.

A public visitation can be of great help to family and friends in dealing with the grief. The process: viewing of the body should always be considered before final disposition. The open casket viewing is the most personalized part of any funeral ritual or ceremony. Not having the body present at a funeral ceremony or ritual is like having a wedding ceremony without the bride or groom being present. Everyone has preferences, but it is good to consider the pro’s of this practice, as you only have one change to say a final goodbye.

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SHOULD I SEND A SYMPATHY CARD? FLOWERS?

SHOULD I SEND A SYMPATHY CARD? FLOWERS?

Is anyone even going to look at a card after someone dies? I mean, as distracted as families are with death, who needs a gift or memento for a funeral?
THE ANSWER: EVERYONE, IT MATTERS.. AND THIS IS WHY…


I know in losing loved ones, not just being a funeral director but an actual human that has lost someone dear to me, any gesture or kind word sent to me, concerning my loss mattered to me. It mattered long after the death of my father. In fact, it is one of the things I return to, even to this day that “invites me to remember.” Remember my Father and how loved he truly was. I know I loved him, I know I miss him every single day but when I pick up a card that was sent, and reread it, when I look at a picture frame someone put together for my mom or go over the countless small cards attached to plants that were sent, I go right back to that moment and it isn’t grief that grips me so much, as feeling blessed does.

Grief is consuming, it is meant to be. It validates the life that is no longer in this world, and it reminds us of our own mortality. When you are in it, even sometimes years later; the small act of love that someone else shared, gives you an invitation to remember all that you loved about someone who is no longer here with you. The fact that your loved one was important enough, that they impacted others enough that they would take the time to frame a bible verse, share a story with you, send flowers or pen a card that imparts words of peace and love-IT MATTERS and more importantly your loved one matters. Something we all fear when we lose someone, whether we admit it or not, is forgetting our loved one. Not entirely, but…forgetting their smile, the way they could not pronounce a word just right, forgetting how their favorite ratty ole sweater looked on them, but when you pick up a card, some cherished item that someone felt led to give you in your time of loss; all those beautiful details that you feared you might forget, come flooding back.

I am not saying, you may not shed a tear, I am not saying that there is not a pang or two in your heart as you re-read a cherished note given at the time of funeral. What I am saying is, it is worth it. That invitation to remember is a blessing, plain and simple.

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Do I really need to have a Funeral?

It is OK not to have a funeral. OK..I said it. Probably not what you thought a funeral director would say. People often don’t realize they have so many choices when it comes to death, rituals or funerals. But I would be amiss if I did not add these thoughts:

–A funeral is not necessarily for you, it is for the ones you leave behind.

While you’re alive, you certainly have the primary input into what you’d like to include in your funeral service. For most people these are the things for which they’d like to be remembered or what is important to them. But, keep in mind you won’t be there and your loved ones may need some other things other than what your wishes specify.

–A funeral or memorial can provide a time of closure.

–A funeral can provide an opportunity for reflection of the departed loved one’s life. There may be things that the living need to draw from that loved one’s life, things to be celebrated and things to memorialize.

–A funeral can be both a time of celebration and mourning. Both are necessary to move through the various stages of grief and healing, for those that are living.

Do I really need to have a Funeral?