Category Archives: Resources

“Passing Through Our Hands” is a guide to home funeral care. The video starts from when the person dies and covers how to wash the body, dress and layout the body, hold a vigil, how to move the body into … Continue reading →

When you are arranging a home funeral you may want to do all the services yourself, or you may want to have the help of a traditional funeral home. For example, if you are waiting for a relative to come … Continue reading →

While providing after-death care for your loved one it is important to pause and take moments to be present with the experience. Doing little things to appreciate your loved one can create a special memory for years to come. Here … Continue reading →

Lamar Hankins <lamarhankins@mac.com> is a lawyer in Texas and a board member of the Funeral Consumer Alliance. Recently he was asked if a family has the right to cremate a body using a funeral pyre. Here is his reply:

Undertaken with Love: A Home Funeral Guide for Congregations and Communities is intended for: * Congregational committees that form to support home funerals for their members * Pastors and other spiritual leaders contemplating a home funeral ministry * Secular social … Continue reading →

A site with photos about home funerals so you can view different scenarios where they have been used. http://www.flickr.com/photos/homefunerals

National Home Funeral Alliance Code of Ethics and Initial Standards of Practice for the Vocation of Home Funeral Guide The aim of this document is to help home funeral guides practice integrity by clearly defining our goals and ethical responsibilities … Continue reading →