Pre-planning should also allow you to record your funeral wishes - i.e. what you want to happen at YOUR funeral on YOUR day. You can specify your religious preference, the type of ceremony you want, the funeral director and their desired services. Tell them your selection or type of Coffin, your urn, headstone or other items.

You may want to record your chosen charity for donations, floral requirements, the cortege and funeral route to church / or funeral ceremony. If you know what music, prayers and readings you want then you can record these too. You may want to write your own farewell messages or poems.

And there'll be room to state any special requirements unique to your life / celebration. Maybe you want some quirky funeral request that tipifies your personality.

Doing all this in advance allows you to make your Loved one's aware of your wishes, and reduces the emotional influences during the decision making process after you have Gone.

All this can be done by just giving Franklin and Hawkins independent Family Funeral Directors a call at our Birmingham branch (0121779 5577), our Coventry Tile Hill Branch (02476 47 3000), or our Coventry Banner Brook branch (02476 47 3002) where we would be happy to compile a living will for your Funeral Wishes Free of Charge.