When designing a funeral service it is important to take the time to consider many of the options listed below that would best suit your needs. For example; a register book with a blue background featuring clouds may be right for one person, however the register book featuring an open field with deer may be more appropriate for the nature lover. Whenever possible a picture of the item will be below the description.
 

Location: Where do you want the service to be held? You have several options. A local church or community hall, the funeral home, the cemetery, or your own home. Should you wish to use a public/state park or building authorization may be needed. Listed below are some of the local churches:

	Bassett Hospital Chapel
	Brookfield Wesleyan Church
	Burlington Flats United Methodist Church
	Burlington Flats Baptist Church
	Burlington Green Baptist Church
	Columbus Community Church
	Edmeston Church of the Nativity Catholic Church
	Edmeston Second Baptist Church
	Edmeston United Methodist Church
	Exeter Center United Methodist Church
	Leonardsville United Methodist Church
	New Berlin Berean Baptist Church
	New Berlin United Methodist Church
	Saint Theresa's Church
	South Edmeston Community Church
	Unadilla Forks Baptist Church
	West Edmeston Baptist Church
	West Exeter Baptist Church
	Brookfield Baptist Church Seventh Day Baptist Church

	Clergy: Who do you wish to conduct the service? If you belong to, or are active in a church or fraternity (i.e. VFW, American Legion, Fire Department) you may wish to ask your minister or Chaplin. However, some families opt to ask a close friend to oversee the service.
	To be Present or Not: Do you want the deceased at the service? The decedent does not have to be present for you to have a service. If you choose for them to be present they can be either in a casket or urn. Or you may may also choose to have them in a casket for the service, then cremated, and later have a ceremony for the spreading of ashes or the interment of their urn.
	Memorabilia for the service or calling hours: This is where we want to help you personalize the life of the deceased. It can be done through picture boards, family albums, quilts, musical instruments, favorite songs, etc... This is an area of expertise for our firm and we will gladly assist you in any way to insure your satisfaction.
	Local Cemeteries: We serve numerous cemeteries throughout this area. However, we are also available to transport the deceased outside this region. Listed below are the cemeteries that we frequently serve. We also contact these cemeteries for the family and arrange for the grave to be opened. We have listed the phone numbers when possible in case you are interested in family genealogy.   Edmeston Union Cemetery (607) 965 8514 West Edmeston Cemetery (607) 965 6240 Brick School House Cemetery (607) 965 9978 Brookfield Rural Cemetery (315) 899 5884 South Brookfield Cemetery Burlington Flats Cemetery (607) 965 8669 Burlington Green Cemetery (607) 965 8927 Columbus Corners Cemetery (607) 847 6676 Crown Hill Cemetery (315) 737 8008 Exeter Center Cemetery Fairview Cemetery (607) 847 8498 Hartwick Cemetery (607) 293 7936 Hartwick Seminary Cemetery (607) 547 2143 Hillington Cemetery (607) 263 Leonardsville Cemetery Oneonta Plains Cemetery (607) 432 7103 * Pinelawn Memorial Park (516)249 6100 Sand Hill Cemetery (607) 988 2537 Schuyler Lake Cemetery (315) 858 2204 Taylor Hill Cemetery ((607) 965 8458 Unadilla Forks Cemetery (315) 855 4329 West Exeter Cemetery (315) 822 5439 * Calverton National Cemetery (Veterans) * Saratoga National Cemetery (Veterans)               * denotes cemetery's that are not local but that we frequently go to.

	Obituaries: An obituary is the written documentation about the deceased and informs the public about calling hours and the service. This can be very difficult for a family to compose. However, we do encourage the families we serve to bring us what they have written and we will fine tune it for them. We also like to include in the obituary personal tidbits to further personalize the deceased. During the arrangement conference our staff again will inquire about the likes, traits, and hobbies that may be used in the obituary.
	Calling hours: Similar to the location of the service you need to decide where you would want it be be held. It could be at the funeral home, church, your home, or community center. Some families opt to have calling hours the day or night before the service, others prefer to have them and hour or two prior to the service. Please consider what is best for your family, because that is who we wish to please.
	Livery: You may choose from our traditional Hearse, our Daimler Hearse imported from England, a horse drawn wagon, or company van to transport your loved one to either the church or cemetery. We recommend the Van on long trips, and use it also as a flower car when transporting all of the arrangements and equipment from the funeral home to the church or cemetery.   Click for larger view Click for larger view Click for larger view Click for larger view