Make arrangements: Meet with the Oakwood Memorial Gardendale Chapel funeral director to make arrangements for the funeral, including selecting a date and time, choosing a casket or urn, and deciding on any special requests or religious ceremonies.
Viewing and visitation: Oakwood Memorial Gardendale Chapel will provide space for friends and family to gather and pay their respects to the deceased.
Cremation and burial: Oakwood Memorial Gardendale Chapel can provide cremation services, including the use of a crematorium and urns for ashes...and also assist with arranging for burial, including the purchase of a burial plot and a casket.
DNA preservation: Check with Oakwood Memorial Gardendale Chapel about collecting and preserving a small sample of a deceased individual's DNA. This can be used for a range of purposes, including genealogy research, paternity testing, and forensic identification.
Transportation: Arrange for the transportation of the body to the funeral home, Gardendale, Alabama cemetery, or other final resting place.
Customized caskets or urns: Customized caskets or urns that reflect the interests or personality of the deceased may be a service Oakwood Memorial Gardendale Chapel offers. For example, a casket might be painted with a sports team logo, or an urn might be shaped like a musical instrument.