Choosing a cremation service for your loved one is a wonderful way to honor and celebrate their life and allows for the distribution of cremains among family members. If you’re unsure whether cremation is the right choice, you can learn more about its benefits below.

4 Reasons to Choose Cremation

1. Keeps Your Loved One Near

Choosing a cremation service allows you to keep your loved one’s remains near, whether in a memorial urn or box, or even a piece of memorial jewelry that contains a portion of their ashes. Cremains are easy to move and bring with you to a special location or if you change residence.

2. Allows More People to Be Involved

There may be a number of family or close friends who would like to be a part of the dispersal of cremains. That may include memorial jewelry for immediate family or an organized dispersal of the ashes in some of the loved one’s favorite locations. It’s easy to divide the cremains among family members who want to keep their loved one close.

3. Saves Resources

If you or your family have concerns about the environmental impact of burial, cremation is a more eco-friendly choice. Cremation doesn’t require embalming, a process that uses the toxic chemical formaldehyde, which harms the environment. With no casket or the use of valuable land for burial, cremation expends less resources. Cremation services are simpler and often more affordable.

4. More Options

With cremation services, you can personalize the memorial in so many ways. Scattering ashes, creating memorial jewelry, internment in a columbarium are a few ways to commemorate your loved one. You can also inter the ashes on your own property by burying them underneath a tree, putting them into hand-blown glass, or placing them into a custom-made teddy bear. With all the possibilities, there’s sure to be an option that appeals to your needs and beliefs.

For compassionate assistance during a difficult time, call on the caring and experienced staff of Cornwell Funeral Home in Dardanelle, AR. They have served Yell, Pope, and Logan Counties, and all of the Arkansas River Valley for over a century. You can choose a cremation service at their on-site crematory, and get assistance with their obituary and grief resources. Call (479) 229-2524 to make an appointment or visit their website to see a full range of offerings.