onsiderohese <Ohoughis by Debbie J. Thompson Owner/Funeral Director/CPC TIME AND EXPENSE By planning ahead, consumers can reduce some of the expense involved with conducting a funeral. Waiting until the time of need to make important choices forces the family of the deceased to make funeral spending decisions while consumed by grief and short on time. As a result, they are not in any mood to comparison shop for the most appropriate services and the best prices. This is not the shopping behavior that most consumers exhibit while making other significant purchases. With this in mind, individuals are encouraged to take advantage of our policy of providing an itemized list of our products and services while they have the time and temperament to preplan a funeral. If your wishes are unknown when you die, your loved ones will be faced with making difficult decisions at a trying time. Will they know if you wish to be buried or cremated? Will they agree on an open or closed casket? Will they agree on how much to spend? Confusion and disagreements are common occurrences when there is no plan to follow. You can avoid this by leaving behind a plan. To learn more about preplanning a funeral, please call or visit our funeral home Celebrating Lives and Healing Heart.s. QUOTE: "Time is a created thing. To say I don't have time' is like saying, 1 don't want to." Thompson SPRING GROVE FUNERAL HOME 8103 Wilmot Road. Spring Grove 815-675-0550 www.ThompsonSpringGrove.com