We invite your family and close loved ones of the departed to be heavily involved in the design of any honoring services you wish to hold as you say this goodbye. A wonderful option for many people from various walks of life and faith traditions is a funeral service. The size of the expected guest list may help choose a venue for the service. We’ve seen funerals occur at home, outside, at our funeral chapel, churches, and other locations or event centers.

The format of the funeral can also vary quite a bit. A full service generally has a few different parts. There is no requirement that each portion is held, though circumstances often support the need for the various pieces. For example, a public visitation with the family can be a fantastic way for extended family, friends, and acquaintances to offer their sympathies after someone has passed away. If embalming has been chosen, the body may also be displayed for public viewing at this time. After the viewing is complete, the funeral is typically held next.

The funeral service itself is a time of remembering and honoring the life of a loved one that has now finished. If faith traditions are desired, they can be entwined throughout the service. Once the funeral is complete, there are a few options. Those in attendance can form a funeral procession to the selected burial site. An escorted procession behind the funeral hearse is standard. A graveside committal service can take place there. It need not be lengthy to be effective and meaningful. Some families choose to follow this with reception before dispersing.

Cremation is a means of preparation for safe and respectful body disposal. The natural process of breakdown that follows a death sets in immediately. To curtail these effects, the body must be kept cold or embalmed as soon as possible for best results. If no viewing is being planned, the body can be held in refrigeration temperatures until the necessary permits and protocols have been met for a cremation to take place.

Cremation employs the use of high heat in a targeted space until combustion of the contents in that space ensues. After the flames are spent, the remaining fragments are collected and processed to be returned to the family as ashen grains. If desired, it is possible to combine the services for funeral and cremation in Tulare, CA for the same individual.

Grief is often a lonely journey, but help is available. One crucial part of the directors and staff at Hadley Marcom Funeral Chapel is connecting our clients with relevant tools and resources to help them manage and move forward through the grieving process. Mourning is painful but necessary after a loss so significant as this. Even though we can’t know exactly how you feel, we know some strategies that have been helpful to others in similar situations.

We offer access to our extensive grief library and online bookstore to help you find practical tools during the grieving process. Knowledge is power, as they say, and learning the phases of grief can help immensely. Learn about what kind of professional help is available and how to know when interventions may be needed. There is no badge of honor for grieving without support. Know that many can and want to help you through your unspeakable loss.

If you are facing an upcoming loss, or if the loss has already happened, take the next step to give yourself the support you need. Contact us or visit us and hear the professionals of Hadley Marcom Funeral Chapel. You are not alone.

When should you contact a funeral home?

• If someone dear to you has died, you must contact a funeral home as soon as their death is announced. Most directors are available 24 hours a day, so you don't have to wait until regular business hours. Click here to contact a funeral home.

• Funeral services in Visalia, CA start at $3,500 and may reach up to $9,000. This includes viewing and burial, as well as basic service costs, transportation of remains to a funeral home, a casket, embalming, and other preparation. Learn more about funeral services in Tulare, CA.

• For some, the option of direct cremation is a more affordable and less expensive way to dispose of their loved ones in Farmersville, CA. This process avoids costly expenditures like casket purchases or funeral services that can be overwhelming for grieving families during this time. Learn more about cremation services in Tulare, CA.