If you have any preferences regarding your own funeral and burial, we recommend you communicate those wishes to your family or those you’ve appointed to see to those details, particularly if you have strong preferences. You can go even further with your planning, as this article illustrates:

“Planning for your death and funeral is probably not something at the top of your mind. There will be time for that later, when you’re older, right?

But death planning is one of those uncomfortable, yet crucial, topics it’s never too early to start thinking about. This is where pre-need funeral arrangements come in: You can plan all the details of your body disposition and funeral so the burden doesn’t fall to your loved ones.”