Article written by Rebecca Hillier
Why Is It Important To Think About Your Funeral Wishes In Advance?
Whilst thinking about your funeral may be a difficult thing to do, making decisions about your funeral while you are still alive will not only ensure you get the funeral you want, but it also really helps to make a difficult time a little easier for loved ones when the time comes to arrange your funeral.
We regularly see families who do not know if their loved one wanted a cremation or a burial, and not knowing this makes arranging the funeral even more emotionally difficult as families are left guessing if they are making the right decision on your behalf, and can be left with feelings of guilt about whether they made the right decision.
5 Reasons Why It’s A Good Idea To Start Thinking About Your Funeral Wishes
1. Peace Of Mind For You And Your Loved Ones
Planning your funeral wishes ahead of time allows you to take control of your final send off, and relieves your family from the some of burden of making difficult decisions during an emotional time.
Knowing your preferences will provide them with clear guidance and peace of mind when it matters most
2. Honouring Your True Wishes
Your funeral is a personal reflection of your life, values, and beliefs. By planning ahead, you ensure that every detail aligns with your wishes, the format and style of funeral service you choose, the coffin, the funeral songs and readings, as well as your final resting place.
You have the power to create a meaningful tribute that resonates with your story and celebrates your life on your own terms.
3. Financial preparation
Funeral costs can be overwhelming and unexpected. When you plan in advance, you can explore and understand the financial options available, and make decisions today about how your funeral will be paid for.
Planning ahead also allows you to explore prepayment options with a Prepaid Funeral Plan.
4. Easing Family Stress
When a loved one dies, grieving family members are often left to guess what their loved one would have wanted for their funeral.
By documenting your preferences, you remove uncertainty and disagreements, allowing your family to focus on supporting one another rather than making rushed decisions under pressure. Our Funeral Wishes form has been created to guide you through the process of documenting your funeral wishes.
5. A Thoughtful And Responsible Choice
Taking the time to think about and document your funeral arrangements demonstrates care and responsibility for those you love.
It’s a final act of love, ensuring your family can celebrate your life without added stress or worry. Your forward-thinking decision helps them honor your memory with clarity and confidence.
Choosing The Right Funeral Director
Choosing the funeral director that you wish your family to use for your funeral when the time comes is one of the most important and helpful decisions you can make in advance.
The right funeral director will offer more than just services, they will provide comfort, compassion and understanding and will hold your family’s hand throughout every stage of the arrangement process and on the day of the funeral, and will ensure you get a unique and fitting send off.
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About Hilliers Funeral Service
The Hillier family has been caring for the people of Swindon and it’s surrounding areas for four generations since 1923.
Today Mark and Rebecca Hillier lead an experienced team of funeral professionals who will treat you and your family with the utmost care, compassion, empathy.
Our way to is to spend time getting to know your family and finding out about you as a person as this allows us to show your family all the ways we can create a truly personal farewell.
No matter what type of funeral you decide, big or small, we always go the extra mile to make sure your family have all the guidance and support they need at every stage.
And with us, our care and support doesn’t end on the day of the funeral. Our Bereavement Care Service is available free of charge to help families through the difficult grieving process.
Our Clients Give Us 5 Stars
We are very honoured that many of our clients like to tell us how the service they received from us made them feel. We’d like to share some of these comments with you below.
Dony Benedict2024-07-10HFS was extremely professional in providing all the necessary arrangement's for my wife's funeral last month. John and his team were amazing dealing with all our queries and requests and went above and beyond to help us during the difficult times. Also, the staff at the chapel of sanctuary were very accommodating and supportive throughout.
Catherine Stewart2024-05-27Helpful prompt and professional in all details. A pleasure to work with such professionals
alec bryant2024-05-14Hillier dealt extremely well with my late father's funeral arrangements. The customer service at the Highworth branch was excellent, all aspects of the funeral administration were handled well and the level of feedback was excellent, would highly recommend. The whole experience felt very personal
Keith Ray2024-02-29First class service from all involved at Hilliers. Caring, empathetic and professional. thank you very much
Pamela Deal2024-02-20Hilliers provided a professional and very caring service at a sad and difficult time. Kelvin was amazing - nothing was too much trouble for him. Could not recommend Hilliers highly enough.Thank you Hilliers.
John Wyatt2023-12-06Hillers was wonderful. But don't order the flower. Much much cheaper other places
Prasanna Rajbhandari2023-10-13Thank you to the entire Hillier Funeral Service team for their outstanding service. John’s and Bev’s attention to detail and kindness made a difficult experience a bit easier for our family.
Erica Pryce2023-07-07I am so pleased we chose Hilliers Highworth, Kelvin, Tamara, Jo and Becky were all so kind sensitive and positive people to deal with. I was able to get exactly what we felt was right for Dad at a very traumatic time. The recommended celebrant was perfect the service was perfect. Just to collect Dad now and that chapter is closed. Thank you Hillier Highworth from Jon Holloways family x
The Hillier Promise
- To care for you and your loved one as if you are members of our own family
- To be open, honest and truthful in all we do
- To always deliver excellence and go the extra mile
- To give back to the community we live in and are part of
Our Funeral Homes
Hillier Funeral Service is one of Swindon’s oldest family businesses.
We have three funeral homes covering Swindon, Wroughton, Royal Wootton Bassett, Purton, Chiseldon, Wanborough, Cricklade, Lydiard Millicent, Highworth, Fairford, Lechlade, Shrivenham and local villages.
Talk To Us About Your Funeral Wishes
If you would like to talk through funeral wishes, or would like to understand more about what choices and options are available to personalise your funeral, please get in touch and we can help you not only with documenting your wishes, but also give you advice and guidance on how best to discuss your wishes with your loved one.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss your options further please give us a call on 01793 522797 or get in touch.