To cover your funeral and burial expenses you should look at the comprehensive funeral plan from 21st Century Life. Relieve your loved ones of the costly expense of finding a large sum of money fast. Funeral insurance is just like your regular insurance…
Sep
19
How to Select a Tombstone
Choose a tombstone memorial carefully. That is because it is going to be a silent testimony to a life for a long time. A stylish memorial in stone is a lasting tribute to a beloved family member. Importantly, Martins Funerals are a leading…
You may have already buried several loved ones. And no doubt you can remember ‘good’ funerals or those that were something vile. These are those ones where you’ve had to listen to horrible stories. This includes family members talking derogatively about other family…
Life is completely unpredictable. So planning a funeral is not something that just the ill and aged should do. Planning your own funeral is sensible. And in the UK it is also becoming known as ‘pay now, die later’. That is where you…
If somebody dies while in another country, the body goes back to the dead person’s own country. Nobody can summarily import or export human remains. You first need an import or export permit for transporting human remains from the Director-General of Health. Transporting…
sLosing a loved one is a traumatic experience. And the death of a loved one is a time for serious reflection. Many people are distraught when they realise that there is no funeral plan and no money for a funeral. Martins Funerals know…
Sep
16
Parents’ Funeral Policy
The death of a loved one is always traumatic, especially when it comes to burying your children or your parents. These are your very own flesh and blood. When death comes, the last thing we feel like is having to deal with all…
The cost of funerals in South Africa are so expensive that a death in a family sends households reeling. In fact, the death in a family without funeral cover is causing serious debt problems. It is worse for those who have to fork…
Death is a natural process. And the verse from the Book of Common Prayer: ‘ashes to ashes and dust to dust’ implies the body returns to the earth. Still today, our graves remain places filled with all kinds of foreign matter to nature;…
Sep
13
What is a Crematorium?
What is a crematorium? A crematorium is a place, the facility where you will find a cremator. In the cremator, the body of the deceased person is incinerated, leaving just skeletal remains and bone fragments. Because of the intense heat of the cremator,…