CHOOSING CREMATION
It is important to understand who your crematory provider is and how they operate. When considering cremation make certain you consider these important factors:
Bollman Funeral Home and Dallas Mortuary Tribute operate Sunset Crematory, which is the Preferred Cremation Provider in Polk County and here's why:
1. We Do Not Use Sub-Contractors or Brokers. We are the only cremation provider in Polk County with our own, on-premise crematory facility. Even though all funeral home advertise "cremation services," most people are shocked to learn that the important cremation process itself is subcontracted out to a third party who services multiple parties and operates their services from places like garages and industrial warehouses, often in other counties. We wish to emphasize that your deceased family member is always under our direct care and never leaves our facilities.
2. Peace Of Mind. We developed and adhere to a rigid 12 point pre-cremation checklist that requires independent verification by a professional cremationist. It takes more effort to ensure that the cremation is handled with the highest standards of care and dignity. However, we believe it is well worth it.
3. No Waiting. By owning our own crematory and controlling the entire process, we can offer cremation in an expedited time-frame once all necessary approvals have been received, if there is a request from the family to do so.
4. Final Goodbyes. We offer a special room where family & friends can say their final goodbyes and have time for viewing prior to the cremation. If desired, family members can witness the cremation as well.
5. Highest Standards. We are members of the Cremation Association of North America. This provides further assurances to you that we hold ourselves to the highest standards, and are committed to honesty, dignity, quality and value.
Why Should We Assist with your Cremation Memorial Service?
The survivors usually have so many things to cope with that our presence removes what could otherwise be a large burden to organize and oversee something so important. Though friends or church members may offer to assist, they don't know the many intricacies that are involved in staging a meaningful memorial ceremony. Our professional directors will receive flowers that are sent to the funeral home, church or other facility. We compile the duplicate flower cards (or make duplicates when the florist does not provide them) to assist you later in writing acknowledgments. We prepare a typed summary for clergy listing various details that pertain to the deceased and survivors as well as the ceremony. We arrive an hour early and attractively display the flowers in accordance with religious customs and clergy preferences. We bring, display, or otherwise care for the cremated remains as you so desire. We reserve and assist with seating. We set up memorial registers for signatures, greet guests as they enter, guide them as needed and offer printed materials such as memorial folders. We provide memory boards to the family for special photos and bring our easels to the ceremony for display of those boards. We coordinate with musicians and clergy and prepare honorarium checks. During the ceremony we are able to assist with the playing of preÂrecorded music. At the close, we usher the survivors and others. We then transfer and display flowers, memory boards, and special family mementos to the reception or as you otherwise direct us. At a time so important, let us remove the burden from your family and friends so you may be present in the ceremony that will mark the final farewell.
