{"id":13822,"date":"2019-02-22T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/Life-Insurance-Blog\/family-turns-to-crowdfunding-to-pay-for-loved-ones-funeral\/"},"modified":"2019-02-22T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T05:01:00","slug":"family-turns-to-crowdfunding-to-pay-for-loved-ones-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2019\/02\/22\/family-turns-to-crowdfunding-to-pay-for-loved-ones-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Turns To Crowdfunding To Pay For Loved One\u2019s Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. \u2014 The sudden death of a loved one can leave a family scrambling to find the money for a funeral.<\/p>\n

More and more people in the Mid-South are now turning to fundraising websites for help including Danielle Jones’ family.<\/p>\n

“I asked the paramedics is he breathing? They said no he`s gone. I just lost it. I lost it,” she said.<\/p>\n

Her uncle, Lasper Smith Junior, likely died of a heart attack. He was just 58-years-old.<\/p>\n

“Very unexpected. Very unexpected,” she said.<\/p>\n

Now in the midst of mourning, Jones and her family are struggling to find the money to pay for his funeral.<\/p>\n

“Why is it so expensive? Why is everyone`s prices so high and so different?” she said.<\/p>\n

Jones said it’s going to cost $5,200 for a modest funeral and the plot at New Park Cemetery, where her entire family rests.<\/p>\n

Her uncle didn’t have life insurance.<\/p>\n

“It’s the bare minimum. I know he deserves more,” she said<\/p>\n

That $5,200 is below the median cost according to the National Funeral Director’s Association.<\/p>\n

In fact, they said the average funeral costs between $7,000 and $9,000 and funeral costs with cremation $6,000 to $7,000.<\/p>\n

A hefty price tag that’s been rising steadily since the 1980’s.<\/p>\n

News Channel 3 investigators looked into the steep prices in 2017.<\/p>\n

We quoted 30 funeral homes.<\/p>\n

WREG asked each funeral home for prices for the following:<\/p>\n

Simple\/Direct Cremation (Transporting body, completing paperwork, cremation, return of remains to family)<\/p>\n

Simple\/Immediate Burial (No embalming, price of casket not included)<\/p>\n

Full Service Funeral (Service fee for typical funeral, price of casket not included)<\/p>\n

Findings:<\/p>\n

Simple\/Direct Cremation<\/p>\n

Least expensive-$745<\/p>\n

Most expensive-$4790<\/p>\n

Simple\/Immediate Burial<\/p>\n

Least expensive-$945<\/p>\n

Most expensive-$6670<\/p>\n

Full Service Funeral<\/p>\n

Least expensive-$2,000<\/p>\n

Most expensive-$8,000 (this was the average cost at this particular funeral home)<\/p>\n

“I’m trying my best. My family is trying our best to lay him to rest and in a respectable way,” said Jones.<\/p>\n

She said now her family is trying to raise the funds as they set up a GoFundMe page.<\/p>\n

“We just need help,” she said with tears down her face.<\/p>\n

Jones’ page is just one of thousands of funeral campaigns we found the website.<\/p>\n

Their media team told us they don’t keep a running total, but that memorial and medical campaigns are the two most popular categories. They said more than funerals fall into the memorial campaign category.<\/p>\n

Your Legal Rights<\/p>\n

Funeral homes must provide price information over the phone when requested<\/p>\n

Callers don’t have to provide a name, or additional contact details<\/p>\n

Funeral homes must provide a breakdown of services, called a “General Price List” when requested in person<\/p>\n

Additional Recommendations from experts:<\/p>\n

Don’t ignore idea of death<\/p>\n

Plan ahead<\/p>\n

“Pre-plan, not pre-pay”<\/p>\n

Set aside money in separate account for funeral expenses for yourself and loved ones<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

(c)2019 WREG-TV, Memphis<\/p>\n

Visit WREG-TV, Memphis at www.wreg.com<\/p>\n

Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.<\/p>\n

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