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PERSONS TO BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY
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OTHER INFORMATION YOU WISH TO PROVIDE
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YOUR FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Your funeral director should be consulted by your family immediately at time of death. He or she is a professional,
licensed by the State of Alabama. In order to obtain a state license as a funeral director, he or she had to meet the
educational requirements of the Alabama Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. His or her professional
training and experience will be needed in order to carry out the service you have outlined in this Pre-Planning
Guide.
The funeral director will be consulted as to the time and place of service. He or she can assist in having the grave
opened, obtaining pallbearers and contacting clergy. He will arrange for newspaper notices to be published and can
help in procuring certified copies of the death certificate. He is also qualified to advise you about the Veterans
Burial Allowance and Social Security Benefits.
The funeral director will take care of the administrative work in the filing of the death certificate with the local
Registrar and obtaining copies of it, if needed, as well as obtaining a burial permit. If transfer is to be made to
another location for burial, he or she will arrange for transfer by auto, rail or air, and can advise your family as to the
most economical and best means of transfer. Your funeral director will be able to aid you in selection of a casket
and burial vault and can help in providing clothing if needed.
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