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Advanced Funeral Planning - funding options

Goldfinch Funeral Home offers a variety of pre-payment options. Please let Don Odom, our Advanced Funeral Planning Director, explain the differences to you in person. What may seem complicated, at first, can be simple. Don will take care of the paperwork involved, whether you only wish to record your final wishes and have them on file at the funeral home, or whether you prefer to pre-pay for your funeral, as most people do.

Insurance Funding

Through Homesteaders Life Insurance Company, Goldfinch Funeral Home offers the convenience of insurance funding a pre-arranged funeral. The advantage to insurance funding can be - in many instances - that you're covered ("insured") from the time the policy is accepted by the company. Payment plans can be arranged for longer periods of time than the trust option, however the insurance company's premium will reflect an additional amount for this convenience.

Our Advanced Funeral Planning Director, Don Odom, is specifically trained to help you plan in advance, whether for yourself or for a family member. He is familiar with Social Security and Veteran's Benefits, Pre-funding Options, Funeral and Cremation Options and procedures. Let his expertise be your guide. Contact Don at donvodom@sc.rr.com, or by telephone at (843) 248-4211.

Funeral Trust

Your funds are placed in a funeral insurance account or a bank trust in accordance with South Carolina laws governing prepaid funeral plans. The insurance account is especially designed for funeral funds. You will receive a 1099 tax statement each year if the funds are placed in a bank trust.

Convenient monthly payment plans can be arranged for up to 120 months, according to age.