Dallas, TX - As baby boomers approach retirement, many questions are being asked by many people. Business Week's Mary Childs and Tom Keene recently asked whether baby boomers would have to work for more years in order to be able to retire as a result of the recent financial crisis. US News & World Report's Emily Brandon recently asked whether baby boomers can maximize their social security payouts upon reaching the full retirement age of 66. For baby boomers and their family members, the one retirement question that is a little tougher to ask is whether they will be able to manage funeral arrangements at the time of loss and grief.
‘Baby boomer' is a term that generally refers to an individual born in the middle part of the 20th century between 1946 and 1964. According to census.gov, the oldest baby boomers are now in their 60's. The recent financial crisis has made retirement planning more difficult for those close to retirement. In turn, this has had an impact on the affordability of funeral arrangements for many families even those with life insurance polices.
"Cost effectiveness and quality of care are major concerns for families," says Shauntavia Williams, Provisional Funeral Director at The Major Funeral Home, a family owned and operated funeral home, chapel, and cremation center which has been helping families for over 45 years.
A subsidiary of their company, Alpha Crematory Services, which was created in 2006, was the first African American owned crematory in the southwest, a region which includes states such as Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas. Understandably, many people of different regions and cultures tend to be very emotional about engaging a funeral arrangement service. It can be very tough for them to ask the right questions during such a planning process. "Transparency is our practice because a well informed client is a happy client," says Williams.
An informed retirement plan is one that takes into account funeral or memorial service arrangements. But ultimately, such arrangements must be affordable at the time the plan is put into effect. The Major Funeral Home is seeking to answer the affordability question with some recent developments: the remodeling of its chapel and the redesigning of its website to make both of them more family-friendly. Upon closer inspection, one may find that these developments are actually not developments in the true sense of the word- - the fact is that the company has been providing family-focused memorial and cremation services for a long time now. Perhaps the best way for baby boomers and their family member to get an answer on affordability is to just ask Major.
About The Major Funeral Home & Chapel:
The Major Funeral Home & Chapel, The Major Cremation Center, and Alpha Crematory Services, all specialize in offering quality service without sacrificing the observance of your love one. Services are extended to all faiths or cultures. The company is a privately owned and operated corporation. We have 2 convenient locations in the Dallas Fort Worth area: 2811 Galleria Dr. Arlington, TX 76011 and 2731 S. Great Southwest Pkwy. Grand Prairie, TX 75052. We are available 24/7 at 817-608-0123. Also visit us online at
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