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Why Choose Cremation?

Why Choose Cremation? Courtesy Dannel Funeral Home The trend continues. Cremation, a centuries old funeral rite, is increasingly chosen by individuals and families as an option that provides greater flexibility, allowing families to honor loved […]

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Follow your instincts in funeral preparation––Allen Family Funeral Options

A woman called me just the other day and I recognized her by name but was not able to immediately recall the details of our previous meeting. After a few seconds of conversation, I remembered everything we had previously discussed and the entire scenario became clear to me. […]

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Cremation Creates Separation –– Allen Family Funeral Home

Cremation Creates Separation
By Rick Allen, Allen Family Funeral Home, Collin and North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazines

First, let me set the record straight by saying that I am not an opponent of cremation. Many people are choosing cremation these days as their choice of final disposition. In years past, the main driving force behind people choosing cremation was the perception that it was less expensive. […]

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Top 5 Myths of Funeral Services – Allen Family Funeral Options, LIVING WELL Magazine

Top 5 Myths of Funeral Service
By Rick Allen, Allen Family Funeral Options, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine
For many years, the funeral industry has been veiled in a cloak of mystery and even fear about the entire process. People have had fears about the funeral industry for a couple of primary reasons. […]

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Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries on the growing popularity of cremation– LIVING WELL Magazine

Serving the community’s changing needs
Cremation popularity increases, memorialization options expand
Courtesy Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries, New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazine
Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries has been serving the New Orleans community since 1979. Over those years, families’ funeral and cemetery preferences have changed, ever-evolving – like clothing fashions, hairstyles and music – to reflect each new generation’s choices. […]