Green or eco-friendly funerals: Brookside Funeral Home & Meml Gardens may offer green or eco-friendly funeral services that are designed to be environmentally sustainable. Biodegradable caskets or urns, avoiding embalming chemicals, and using natural burial practices.
Make arrangements: Meet with the Brookside Funeral Home & Meml Gardens 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.
Transportation: Arrange for the transportation of the body to the funeral home, Millbrook, Alabama cemetery, or other final resting place.
Plan the service: Work with the Brookside Funeral Home & Meml Gardens to plan the funeral service, including selecting readings, music, and speakers. Consider any special requests or traditions that the deceased may have wanted.
Funeral concierge services: Assists families with tasks related to the funeral arrangements, such as arranging for travel and accommodations for out-of-town guests, arranging for catering, and handling other logistical details.
DNA preservation: Check with Brookside Funeral Home & Meml Gardens 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.