Information About Cremation Services in Luling, TX

For many families, deciding between a cremation service and a funeral service is based on any number of factors: religious or spiritual beliefs, ecological awareness, and or finances are some of the reasons for choosing cremation. However, we believe finances do not need to be the primary reason for the cremation of your loved one. If you are considering cremation because of finances alone, we encourage you to talk with us and let us explore with you affordable options for burial.  But whether you choose burial or cremation our cremation service options provide you ways to experience the healing process through meaningful ceremony that gathers family and friends to comfort one another and complete the cycle of life.

What is Cremation?

Maybe you are wondering how the cremation process works.  If so, you're not alone. The Cremation Association of North America describes cremation as, "The mechanical and/or thermal or other dissolution process that reduces human remains to bone fragments". On our page, The Cremation Process, we offer a deeper look at the most common cremation processes using extreme heat or alkaline hydrolysis. 

Once the cremation over burial decision has been made, and the cremation service option is chosen, there are some additional things you will want to consider.

• Is there a special set of clothes (such as a military uniform or favorite dress) your loved one would appreciate the thought of wearing? We can discuss various ideas about jewelry or other valuable personal items.

• Are there any keepsake items you'd like to include in their cremation casket? Perhaps there's a special memento, such as a treasured photograph or letter? Some families suggest family members write cards, notes or letters to their loved one, and place them in the casket prior to the cremation.

• Would you want to be present at your loved one's cremation? Because we know how healing it can be to take part in an act of "letting go", we can discuss with you the options to attend the cremation at the crematory. In the Frequently Asked Questions about Cremations we discuss this subject further.

• What will you keep the cremated remains or ashes in after the cremation or the service? Many families are unaware that they can purchase a cremation urn to hold the ashes and place the urn in a special place such as the family home. We offer a large selection of urns that will help memorialize your loved one.

• Though many people want their cremated remains (or "ashes") to be scattered in a personally meaningful place, and some families keep ashes at home, more and more people are finding that a designated place in a cemetery is a lasting alternative to help bring healing and lasting remembrance. Cremation cemetery options include in-ground urn burial, mausoleum entombment, cremation niches, cremation benches and pedestals, columbaria and scattering gardens. Another alternative, are "green cemeteries" or an environmentally-pristine cemetery.  There are a lot of options and we can help you walk through the process of making your choices.