Service Options

It is important when planning a funeral to choose a service that best suits the needs of you and your family. Burke-Tubbs will be available to help you with the selections that best fulfill your personal wishes.

Traditional Funeral Ending With Burial

This service options includes all of the aspects traditionally thought of regarding a funeral, such as an open casket visitation with a funeral service following the next day. The funeral service can take place at a church or within Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home. This service option also includes a procession to a Cemetery, followed by a burial.

Traditional Funeral Ending With Cremation

This service option includes all of the aspects of a traditional funeral, except that cremation is chosen as final disposition. There can still be an open casket visitation and funeral service of your choice. However, when the funeral service is completed, the remains are directed to a crematorium instead of a grave for burial. The options always to have the cremains buried at a later time.

Funeral With Visitation At Time Of Service

This service option allows for the condensing of the funeral services from two days into one. An open casket visitation would be held prior to any formal funeral service taking place. The funeral service can take place at a church or within the funeral home. This service, like the traditional funeral options, can end with a burial or cremation.

Graveside Service

This option includes a service at the cemetery with a minister or priest of the family’s choice. This can be done with cremation or burial.

 

Direct Burial

This service option is the simplest with regard to services ending with a burial. This option would allow for the director to oversee the burial of the remains at a cemetery of the families choice.

 

Direct Cremation

This service option is the simplest with regard to final disposition of the remains being cremated. In this case, the director will oversee the cremation of the remains and the return of the cremains to the family. Additional options are available to facilitate a memorial service, graveside service with burial, or scattering of the cremains.

 

Anatomical Gift

This service option is available for people who want their remains donated to scientific study.. In this case the director oversees the transfer of the remains to the Anatomical Gift Association for further preparation and assignation to a local university for study. Additional options are available to facilitate a memorial visitation or memorial service.

 

* There are options that can be added or subtracted from any of the above service options. These service options can be adapted to meet each family’s individual needs and wants.