Losing a loved one is never going to be easy, especially if that loved one was a veteran of the United States Armed Forces. A lot of people think that speeding through the funeral home in The Village, OK funeral arrangements will make the process easier and less painful. However, mental health professionals and grief specialists agree that taking the time to plan and execute a meaningful funeral service can help people cope, accept, and eventually move past the loss of a family member or loved one – especially in the case of losing a veteran. 

Properly planned and executed meaningful funeral services provide an opportunity for families and friends to express feelings, connect with one another, and move towards healing as a unit. But what makes a meaningful veteran’s funeral? 

Most meaning funerals have an emphasis on the deceased’s relationships. People always say that relationships are the most important part of life, so the best way to have a meaningful funeral service is to have focus on the relationships the deceased had with friends and family. Take a moment to remember special events, fond memories, or everyday moments that embody what made the deceased’s relationships special. Use these memories to enhance your funeral services so they can best honor the deceased. 

Meaningful funerals can also include more concrete things like tribute videos and memorial websites as well as customized prints. Modern technology offers a unique way to remember the deceased. Take your home videos, photographs and memoires and create an especially unique tribute video. Put in graphics and music for even more personalization. Make the meaningful funeral services accessible to the world with a memorial website. Websites are beautiful and useful. They help connect family, friends, and acquaintances online for easy funeral announcements and communication. They also can display the video, obituary, photos and more online so everyone has easy access long after the funeral is over. Order customized prints for the funeral. These prints range from photo collages and blown-up portraits to bookmarks, programs, boards and even books. Put special quotes, Bible verses, poems, or artwork on the prints. You can also print out the obituary, or even the deceased’s favorite sayings. The prints serve as decoration for the funeral and can be taken home by hosts and guests as keepsakes. 

Remember, there is no right or wrong way to plan a funeral that honors a deceased veteran and helps the bereaved grieve. These are just ideas to give you inspiration, as what is meaningful to you about the deceased might be different than what is meaningful to someone else about their lost loved one. You knew the deceased, and you know the best ways to honor his or her life through meaningful funeral services. 

We are here to help if you would like more information on how you can plan a meaningful funeral for your lost loved one, or would like to learn more about us, The Village, OK funeral homes. You can stop by and visit us or give us a call to learn more about what we can do for you in your time of loss.