1. Who/What is Caring Cremations?
2. How do the Caring Cremation's charges compare with conventional cremation, funeral and burial pricing?
3. Aside from cremations, do you offer other services?
4. Can Caring Cremations assist me in securing Social Security benefits?
5. I am a Veteran, what kind of benefits do I have?
6. What happens if I die while visiting [my kids], away from home?
7. What choices do I have for the disposition of my ashes?
8. How long will it take to get the death certificate and what will it cost?
9. How popular is cremation?

1. Who are Caring Cremations? Caring Cremations is a Funeral Care provider through its wholly owned subsidiary. The owner and founder is a funeral director and embalmer. He is also a veteran. He has extensive experience in the funeral industry and is well versed in cremations. He is able to offer direct cremation in most areas of the United States and most parts of Canada. Our answering service can usually reach a funeral professional with in minutes, unlike most funeral establishments that call you back in an hour or two. With a bit of patience, our operators will patch you through to a funeral professional in two minutes, or less. We have owned funeral homes, cemeteries and crematories. We have now streamlined our professional services to provide the lowest possible price, nation wide. The founder has extensive experience in the death care industry in New York, California and Texas. He has been a licensed funeral director and embalmer since his 21st birthday, the youngest age allowed in New York State. He has passed the boards and been employed in New York, California and Texas. He established and operated two large family owned funeral homes in Texas. He has built up a network of providers that will provide direct cremation services to most areas of the USA. Please call or email us for a direct quote at no cost or obligation on your part. Express your needs and see if we can assist you, or your family at a minimal cost. We are usually priced hundreds if not thousands of dollars less than most funeral establishments. Call us! We offer both at-need and prearranged direct cremations. Our expertise is on at need for the most part. In some cases we can offer immediate burials or sell cremations urns, but this is not our specialty. We can, however, direct you to a funeral provider that is a specialist in those areas. There are many low cost Cremation Urns that are available on the Internet. We are not choosing to compete in this area, but can give directions to a provider that will assist in this area and save you money. We have been providing low cost cremations for over 15 years. We can offer economy that is second to none. We can offer personal service that is rarely obtainable with a funeral provider and we do so at a very reasonable cost to you and your family.

2. How do the Caring Cremation's charges compare with conventional funeral and burial pricing? Costs are significantly lower when compared to conventional funerals and burials. Typical funeral and burial, including embalming, casket, viewing, formal services and cemetery costs, can easily amount to thousands of dollars. The national average funeral costs over $6,000 which doesn’t include cemetery costs such as a plot or niche, marker, engraving the marker, and a liner or vault.

3. Aside from cremation, do you offer other services? Yes. Our CaringCremation office can provide additional services such as arranging private memorial services, chapel and graveside services and an informal at-sea services at an additional cost. Memorial services may also be arranged at other locations suitable to the family's needs. In many circumstances we can also offer funeral services. We have offered many families International Shipping services to Europe, Central America and Asia.

4. Can CaringCremations assist me in securing Social Security benefits? Verteran benefits? Yes, at no additional cost Caring Cremations will complete and fax you or your loved ones the required form to the Social Security Administration. Often this form can be completed with little effort, in person, at your local Social Security Office. We also assist with Veterans Benefits.

5. I am a Veteran, what kind of benefits do I have? Many veteran cemeteries offer beautiful plots in the ground or in a mausoleum. United States Veterans and their spouses are allowed to be buried or have their cremated remains interred in many veterans cemeteries with available space. The government runs these programs and benefits can change anytime. Upon a Veteran’s death, Caring Cremation's Office can check on benefits and help the surviving family members apply for current benefits.

6. What happens if I die while visiting [my kids], away from home? Many of the calls we get at caringcremations.com are from people who are traveling and who find a loved one had passed on during the trip. We have assisted many with cremation and funeral services while on a trip or away from home. More than 10 years ago, my best friend called me regarding the death of his brother in Disneyworld, Florida. In less than 20 minutes we saved him over $3000. We assisted in sending his brother to New Jersey, home for burial. We have assisted from both the east and west coast. We can do the same for you in your time of need. Caring Cremations will deal with circumstances of death away from home. A call to our central office for details on this service is all that is needed. We have licensed funeral providers that will assist us, and in turn, you and your family, in all 50 states, and in most territories of the USA and in most parts of Canada.

7. What choices do I have for the disposition of my ashes? There are many options. You may choose to have the Caring Cremations to scatter them at sea for no extra charge or have them returned to the next of kin, to be interred in a cemetery, or scattered by survivors in a place special to the next of kin, and the list goes on. Many people purchase decrative urns and display the cremated remains at home. Please call us at [713] 839-5540 to discuss these options.

8. How long will it take to get the death certificate and what will it cost? Caring Cremations has little, if any, control over the length of time necessary to obtain the death certificate. Caring cremations will complete the form needed for a death certificate with information provided by the family. We will then deliver the certificate by fax to the licensed funeral provided. The physician or medical examiner will then sign the original death certificate and the funeral provider will file the death certificate. The funeral provider will then obtain the necessary permits to cremate and obtain the needed number of certified copies of the death certificates. The official cause of death and the required legal signatures are done by the medical provider or the medical examiner. Sometimes autopsies and medical records may delay these signatures. The cost of a death certificate is a charge regulated by the state and can vary from each state and country.

9. How popular is cremation? The national average of cremation has risen from 6% in 1973 to over 28% in 2007, and is predicted to reach close to 35% by 2010, and close to 43% by 2025. This change is reflected in all aspects of the news media, popular books, ecology seminars, legislative enactments, sermons, and other expressions of growing interest in simple and dignified disposition at an economical cost. Indeed, Caring Cremation's solid growth is the ultimate reflection of this trend. Cremations are more popular in some areas than others. Cremations are on the rise in total percentage of death in the USA and expected to rise in the near and distant future. Cremation is accepted by most religions of the world, including Roman Catholic and most Protestant sectors. The sources for these facts and figures, and the stats for this website are available on the Internet in a large variety of sources. A great deal of this website has been taken up by discussing ''at need'' cremation and cremation services. We focus more on ''at need'' cremations than on preneed providers. Less than 10 percent of the direct cremations that we assist with are done on a pre-need basis. Most are done at need with the majority of our clients seeking information in an imminent situation. Planning ahead by just a few days, or in most cases after death has occured, will provide you quailty service at a minimal cost.