Once my mother in-law passed, we were directed to Washburn & McReavy due to their location and available resourcesThe first day (Thursday) we went to the funeral home, no directors were available and we were asked to come back the next morning to discuss the services neededThe next morning (Friday) we returned and sat down with a Director, ScottWe told him that this situation was completely unexpected, that we would be paying completely in cash, that we were interested in applying for Burial Assistance and that we would possibly only be needing them to prepare, as we most likely would be using a different cemeteryWe also informed him that nothing was sent in stone and that we were trying to weight out the best optionsAfter letting Scott know this information, he informed us that we could still apply for the assistance as long as we didn't get a casket of our choiceHe stated that if we did that we purchase our own casket, we would be denied for the assistance and the $
Once my mother in-law passed, we were directed to Washburn & McReavy due to their location and available resourcesThe first day (Thursday) we went to the funeral home, no directors were available and we were asked to come back the next morning to discuss the services neededThe next morning (Friday) we returned and sat down with a Director, ScottWe told him that this situation was completely unexpected, that we would be paying completely in cash, that we were interested in applying for Burial Assistance and that we would possibly only be needing them to prepare, as we most likely would be using a different cemeteryWe also informed him that nothing was sent in stone and that we were trying to weight out the best optionsAfter letting Scott know this information, he informed us that we could still apply for the assistance as long as we didn't get a casket of our choiceHe stated that if we did that we purchase our own casket, we would be denied for the assistance and the $