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When a loved one passes, your choice of casket is the last gift you will give them. Holman-Howe Funeral Homes, the most trusted and experienced memorial service professionals in Seymour, MO, will provide the guidance and compassion you need to make the best decisions at this difficult time. They offer suggestions about how to choose the proper casket for your departed family member or friend. 

3 Considerations For Choosing The Proper Casket  

Materials

Casket materials can honor the memory of the departed and adhere to their values. Wooden caskets have an elegant and luxurious look that is ideal for someone who embraced tradition. Metal caskets are sleeker and more modern looking, providing an appropriate final resting place for a person who enjoyed technology and contemporary life. A biodegradable casket honors an individual who practiced a green lifestyle, offering a simple and economical choice.

Type Of Service

Lebanon-MO-casketAn elaborate casket is best suited for a traditional burial service. When the departed has elected for cremation, there are other options to consider. Rather than purchase an expensive, hand-tooled casket that would be destroyed, you can rent a casket for the memorial service and have the remains placed in a rigid cardboard or pressboard casket for cremation. Another option is a coffin cover that looks like a standard casket but covers a biodegradable box in which the remains are laid.

Cost

The average cost for a casket is around $2,000. Caskets made of hardwood, such as mahogany and oak, or high-end metals, such as copper and bronze, can be much more expensive. But you are not limited to the selection offered by your funeral home. FTC rules state that a funeral home may not refuse a casket purchased from another company, or charge a handling fee for accepting it.

Holman-Howe Funeral Homes in Lebanon, MO, can help you select an appropriate casket to honor your loved one and guide you through the entire funeral process. Visit them online for more information about funeral planning services, or call (417) 935-2244 to speak to a compassionate professional.  

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