October 30th is “Create A Great Funeral Day”

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Each year October 30th is designated as Create a Great Funeral Day. The purpose of the day is to remind us to take time to think about how you would like to be memorialized when the time comes. It is also the perfect time to make sure your loved ones know what you have in mind.

Stephanie West Allen was stunned when her significant other suddenly died in 1988. She hardly remembers the funeral and still feels badly about being unprepared.

Ten years later, she watched her husband struggle to pull together a meaningful funeral for his mother, who had left no directions. Observing his grief, Allen felt that knowing what her mother-in-law might have wanted would have made holding a funeral so much easier.

Based on those experiences, Allen wrote Creating Your Own Funeral or Memorial Service: A Workbook. In 1999, she registered October 30 as Create a Great Funeral Day as a “holiday” with Chase’s Calendar of Events.

Read the full story: Avoid a “Facelift Funeral” with Create a Great Funeral Day

So how will you celebrate Create a Great Funeral Day? We suggest that you use this day to take a few minutes to start your funeral planning. Of course you don’t have to wait until the 30th since any time is a great time to get started.

Need more information on how to start your funeral planning? Visit funeralwise.com. Our FREE online funeral planning tool will get you off to a great start.