Gateway Funeral Services: Talk today – you won’t regret it later
That’s the latest message from Yorksir based family business Gateway Funeral Services.
Lucy Hitchcock spends a lot of her time selling pre-paid funeral plans for the company.
And., more often than not, the reason she is asked to arrange one is so the person taking out the plan can arrange the funeral they want, rather than leaving difficult decisions regarding their wishes with their family.
Lucy said: “The most recent figures from Sun Life suggest almost half of people – 49 per cent – didn’t even know whether they would have wanted a burial or a cremation and almost one in five of them – 18 per cent – didn’t know any of their loved one’s funeral wishes.”
To put it another way, Sun Life found only 0.3 per cent knew everything their relative wanted on the day, down from a still tiny one in a hundred in the previous year’s survey.
“It really needn’t be a taboo subject,” said Lucy. “As the old telephone advert said, it’s good to talk – and if you do it now it will be a huge weight off everyone’s shoulders, both immediately and when the time comes.”
A member of the Gateway team will be happy to be part of these discussions, either at the time or afterwards, in a spirit of sensitivity, openness and honesty.
“We will guide and advise but it’s your choice and we will do all we can to meet your wishes as closely as possible,” said Lucy.
“So many families come to us during their time of grief not knowing what their loved one would have wanted, making a heartbreaking time more difficult.
“So speak to one another for peace of mind all round: you won’t regret it.
For more information on Gateway Funeral Services, please go to www.gatewayfunerals.co.uk or telephone 0800 007 6842.
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