StoneMor Partners announces website that helps families avoid passing on burial debt to loved ones
October 31 2013 - 12:10PM
Business Wire
StoneMor Partners, a national funeral home and cemetery company,
has launched www.burialplanning.com, a one-stop burial planning
website service for those concerned about burdening survivors with
death expenses.
Cash-strapped families facing the death of a parent in recent
years have increasingly been making burial arrangements based on
cost rather than family tradition.
The choice has been between going deeper into credit card debt
or a less costly cremation – a previously unthinkable option for
some.
“Waiting to make burial arrangements can mean huge financial
consequences for survivors,” said StoneMor spokesman Ken
Kilpatrick. “Although some parents purchase their burial plot in
advance, many do not pre-purchase the casket, vault or grave
marker, leaving the responsibility to surviving loved ones.”
In fact, StoneMor conducted a study in the ten-mile radius
surrounding its headquarters that showed approximately 10% of
graves are unmarked.
“This could be attributed to the fact many families could not
afford a marker at the time of death,” said Kilpatrick. “And
despite intentions to purchase one later, it continues to be cost
prohibitive for many.”
StoneMor developed www.burialplanning.com to navigate families
through burial pre-planning decisions so a family’s grief is not
compounded by financial stress.
“Like weddings, births and college, death is an expensive
life-cycle event that requires financial planning,” Kilpatrick
said. “BurialPlanning.com helps families control burial costs by
setting a budget and choosing sensible options. The website is the
national network of cemeteries with a directory containing
information on 300 nationwide locations.”
Purchasing your plot, casket, vault and tombstone now will spare
loved ones the expense and prevent overspending attributed to
emotional-driven purchases at the time of death. Additional savings
are realized because the purchase is made at today’s prices.
Inflation doubles the cost of burial space and merchandise every
ten years.
BurialPlanning.com allows visitors to choose a memorialization
that fits their budget and style. Whether they prefer an in-ground
burial, a mausoleum or a cremation, the site allows them to select
a StoneMor cemetery based on their preference for a flat marker or
a raised monument, religious affiliation, landscaping design or a
designated cremation garden.
BurialPlanning.com guides visitors on how to share selections
with loved ones prior to death to ensure their wishes are followed
and survivors are not financially burdened.
StoneMor PartnersKen Kilpatrick, 215-817-3095
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