Green or eco-friendly funerals: Watkins Brothers Funeral Home 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.
Customized caskets or urns: Customized caskets or urns that reflect the interests or personality of the deceased may be a service Watkins Brothers Funeral Home offers. For example, a casket might be painted with a sports team logo, or an urn might be shaped like a musical instrument.
Memorial jewelry: Some funeral homes offer memorial jewelry that incorporates a small amount of a loved one's ashes or other mementos into a piece of jewelry that can be worn or kept as a keepsake.
Viewing and visitation: Watkins Brothers Funeral Home will provide space for friends and family to gather and pay their respects to the deceased.
Plan the service: Work with the Watkins Brothers Funeral Home to plan the funeral service, including selecting readings, music, and speakers. Consider any special requests or traditions that the deceased may have wanted.
DNA preservation: Check with Watkins Brothers Funeral Home 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.