{"id":25,"date":"2012-08-22T17:01:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T17:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longandsonmortuary.vistecmarketing.com\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2023-05-25T12:19:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T12:19:29","slug":"pre-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/longandsonmortuary.com\/pre-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25\" class=\"elementor elementor-25\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-091627d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"091627d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebf378d\" data-id=\"ebf378d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a41e36f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a41e36f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3037ad2\" data-id=\"3037ad2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64f357e\" data-id=\"64f357e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613c48c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"613c48c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Advanced Planning, which is often called Pre-Need Planning, is truly a great benefit. By pre-planning your own final arrangements, you can protect family members or friends from the difficult decisions at a time of their emotional loss. You can eliminate guesswork about what choices you desire at your service. When a loved one unexpectedly passes on, a family member or friend is left to make all the difficult decisions required for funeral arrangements.<\/p><p>It may be years before you use these prearrangements, but the benefits of advance planning can help. Pre-planning allows you to have input and make your choice of service, while keeping costs lower and protecting loved ones from making all your arrangements.<\/p><p><strong>Benefits of pre-planning<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Peace of mind<\/li><li>Remove the burden away from friends and family of having to plan your funeral<\/li><li>Get the service you want at a price that suits your budget<\/li><li>Potential to protect against future cost increases<\/li><li>Convenient payment plans<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Should I discuss pre-planning with my family?<\/strong><\/p><p>Yes. Many people find that a family discussion helps to ensure everyone involved is comfortable with the arrangements being made. You may even find that you can form a closer bond with your family through these discussions.<\/p><p><strong><em>For answers about other questions that you may have, please contact our office at: (704) 394-1111.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advanced Planning, which is often called Pre-Need Planning, is truly a great benefit. By pre-planning your own final arrangements, you can protect family members or friends from the difficult decisions at a time of their emotional loss. You can eliminate guesswork about what choices you desire at your service. 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