Plan Ahead

Pre-Planning

Pre-Planning is a loving gift you can make for your family and survivors that provides complete peace of mind to everyone involved.

Why should you make Pre-Arrangements for your funeral? You can plan together as a family, rather than alone (after the death)


  • You can plan together as a family, rather than alone (after the death)
  • You help spare your loved ones from having to make difficult decisions
  • It ensures your wishes are well-documented and carried out
  • Ensures all your personal documents are organized and easy for your survivors to locate
  • It helps control costs and reduces emotional overspending
  • Eliminates the need to enter a casket selection room at the time of death
  • You can personalize your plan to reflect your unique personality


Did you know?

Funeral Costs are rising an average of 7% to 10% a year and you can expect prices to double every 10 years. A Fixed-Price Advantage Funeral Plan is simply a way to take care of final expenses in advance – at a fixed amount to protect yourself against all future inflation. It is an accepted practice today to include an advance funeral plan of your family estate.


We agree in writing to provide complete funeral services as specified by you any time in the future with no additional cost, regardless of inflation or rising prices.


Pre-Planning Workshops

Learn more about Pre-Planning at one of our Lunch and Learn Workshops. You will hear from our Pre-Planning Director, Tommy Wilburn as well many other local professionals. They will give you lots of information and be available to answer any of your questions.


Sign up today by emailing Beth Liles at bliles@joyners.net or by calling 252-237-3197.


“The Benefits of Pre-Planning”

1.It is a gift for your family and friends.

2. Flexible funding options are not offered when death occurs.

3. Allows more time with family during the time of death.

4. Prearranged funding is non-taxable, ever.

5. “Inflation-Proof” means goods and services selected will not exceed the benefits of the policy.

6. Eliminates the need to enter a casket selection room at the time of death.

7. Policy growth above the funeral price, at fulfillment, returned to family.

8. Eliminates the stress of financial decisions when a death occurs.

9. Protects assets from Medicaid.


Pre-Planning Process Made Easy

• Arrange for an appointment with Dell Joyner at djoyner@joyners.net, or Mickey Grizzard at mgrizzard@joyners.net

• Provide Needed Information

• Select Services and Merchandise

• Receive a written cost total

• Select a funding vehicle if desired

• 100 things that will help with Pre-planning

“We attended a workshop to learn more. When we got home we decided we definitely needed to preplan, so we could make sure we wanted our wishes met and we could take that burden off of our children. With the funeral paid for and our wishes on paper we felt much better.” said Willie and Undine Lamm.

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