Eternal Rest Funeral Home
Planning A Funeral
http://nfda.org/planning-a-funeral/preplanning.html
You can see a checklist above and some more information about planning ahead, the checklist can be a useful resource in general for planning a funeral so it will hopefully be helpful. It might be tough to look ahead "but more adults are finding that preplanning a funeral offers great emotional and even financial security for them and their families"(National Funeral Directors Association).
Figuring out the specifics
Paying for the funeral
Culture
The importance of a funeral
References
Leming, M.R. & Dickinson, G.E. (2011). Understanding Dying, Death, and Bereavement (7th ed., p. 357-385)
National Caregivers Library. Funeral Planning Checklist. Retrieved from http://www.caregiverslibrary.org/portals/0/checklistsandforms_funeralplanningchecklist.pdf
National Funeral Directors Association. Why Preplan?. Retrieved from http://nfda.org/planning-a-funeral/preplanning.html