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Thoughtful Funeral Home Cremation Gifts

When a friend or co-workers loses a loved one, you want to do what you can to help, but you aren’t their family and you aren’t sure how much you can do to support them. While they appreciate your respect for their loved one if you attend the cremation service at the funeral home, you might feel like you should do a little more to show your sympathy. Many people feel the need to give a gift of some kind to help those in mourning. Here are a few ideas you might find fitting for your situation.

Flowers Or Plants

Flowers and living plants are the most common gift. Flowers are nice decorations for the service itself and plants are something your friend could take home to remember their loved one later. Since this option is so popular, it may not always be the best choice. You don’t want to overwhelm the person with too many flowers or plants.

Gift Cards

You know your friend is going to be grieving for a while and perhaps they will spend more time at home with family than normal. However, eventually, they need to get back out into the world and gift cards can help them do that. Give them a gift card to their favorite restaurant. They can always get carry out and take it home while they are still in mourning. You could also get them a gift card for something relaxing, like a massage, that can help them take care of themselves in a healthy way.

Monetary Gifts

If you can’t come up with anything unique or fitting, money is always appropriate. If you know what charity your friend wants to use to honor their loved one, you can send it directly there in their loved one’s honor. If you aren’t sure, the funeral home holding the cremation service might know. If not, you can just give a check or cash to your friend within a sympathy card and they can designate it in whatever direction they want.

A Sympathy Card

Depending on your relationship, sometimes a sympathy card is enough. You can send the card to the funeral home or take it with you if you attend the service. You can also send it to the person’s house. Make sure to send it in a timely manner so they know you are thinking of them. You don’t have to say much in the card other than that you’re sorry for their loss.

If you need more ideas for sympathy gifts, your funeral home and cremation provider has plenty of options to consider. Contact Wilson-Wooddale Funeral Home for more ideas. We help with cremation services, but we also want to support those surrounding people in grieving. When you need ideas on what you can do to help, call us at [phone] to ask questions. You can also visit our facilities at 1553 Wooddale Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 where you can talk to the funeral director in person.