Forest Meadows Funeral Home Services

TRADITIONAL FUNERALS

The goods and services listed are those we can provide to our families. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected. You will note that we offer Personalized Service Program Packages. The funeral director handling your arrangements will further explain our Personalized Service Program Packages. PERSONALIZED SERVICE PROGRAM PACKAGES It is our experience that most families select one of the following services.

I. COMPLETE TRADITIONAL SERVICE/CEREMONY

This service includes: the basic professional services of the funeral director and staff, administrative staff and professional staff for coordinating and directing the funeral; filing and obtaining legal documents and other paperwork necessary to complete the arrangements; removal of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home within a 25 mile radius; embalming and/or sanitary care of the remains; dressing, casketing, cosmetizing, use of the facilities for visitation: use of the facilities for the service at the funeral home, automotive equipment. (safety/lead vehicle, funeral coach, flower/equipment vehicle, errand/service vehicle, family car), memorial register, memorial video, memorial folders and acknowledgment cards.

This service does not include: merchandise selected such as casket and outer burial container.

2. GRAVESIDE SERVICE/CEREMONY

This service includes: the basic professional services of the funeral director, administrative staff, and professional staff for coordinating and directing the funeral; filing and obtaining legal documents and other paperwork necessary to complete the arrangements; removal of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home within a 25 mile radius; embalming and/or sanitary care of the remains; dressing, casketing, cosmetizing. use of the facilities for visitation; use of equipment for the service and set up at the graveside; automotive equipment (safety/lead vehicle, funeral coach, flower/equipment vehicle, errand/service vehicle, family car), memorial register, memorial video, memorial folders and acknowledgment cards.

This service does not include: merchandise selected such as casket and outer burial container.

3. IMMEDIATE BURIAL

This service includes: the basic professional services of the funeral director, administrative and professional staff for obtaining legal documents; removal of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home, within a 25 mile radius; refrigeration; sanitary care of the remains; transportation of the deceased to the cemetery.

This service does not include: embalming, viewing, or use of the facilities for viewing; funeral service; merchandise selected such as casket, outer burial container, memorial register, memorial folders and acknowledgment cards, limousine or flower vehicle.

4. FORWARDING OF REMAINS TO ANOTHER FUNERAL HOME OR ANATOMICAL DONATION

This service includes: the basic professional services of staff, the funeral director and use of basic facilities; filing and obtaining legal documents and other paperwork necessary to complete the transfer; transferring of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home within a 25 mile radius, embalming and/or sanitary care of the remains; other preparation of the deceased. This charge also includes transportation to the Anatomical Board.

This service does not include: visitation or viewing service; merchandise selected such as casket, air tray or combination unit; memorial register, memorial folders or acknowledgment cards; automotive equipment, except as specifically set forth above; telephone and/or facsimile communications; cash advances; air transportation charges; and/or other funeral director charges.

5. RECEIVING OF REMAINS FROM ANOTHER FUNERAL HOME

This service includes: the basic professional services of the funeral director and staff, administrative staff, and transportation to a local cemetery.

This service does not include: transportation from airport, embalming, visitation or funeral ceremony, merchandise selected such as casket, outer burial container, memorial register, memorial folders and acknowledgment cards or limousine.

Your funeral director can explain the many options available to you. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.

CHAPEL IN THE MEADOWS MAUSOLEUMS

Forest Meadows takes pride in the continuing development and refinement that ensures that our cemeteries maintains their status as Alachua County's most beautiful and prestigious. We are proud of our beautiful "Chapel in the Meadows" mausoleums complex.

Originally, mausoleum interment was only for royalty. In fact the word mausoleum originated when the Persian queen Artimisia, in 452 B.C. created an elaborate tomb to honor her husband, King Mausolus. The first mausoleum cost the equivalent of 30 million dollars and required 10,000 men to build.

Today our "Chapel in the Meadows" mausoleum complex makes mausoleum interment a possibility for every family, not just royalty. The first two phases contain 1,206 crypts, the majority of which have already been sold. The next construction will feature phase three, which will contain 462 crypts. Surveys have shown that 75% of people would prefer dry above ground mausoleum interment if they could afford it. Well now they can!

While mausoleums in the past were only for royalty and the wealthy, Forest Meadows has made dry above ground mausoleum interment available to everyone. For further information, call, or, we invite you to visit for a personal courtesy tour.