Utah Insurance License Number: 88816
Pre-Need Sales Agent Number: 325672-5802

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This agency only works with local, privately-owned funeral homes. This means you will be dealing with a trusted member of your community, not some distant corporation only worried about a bottom line.

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I do not work directly for Premier Funeral Services. I fund plans for a number of good funeral homes. I am an independent agent who has several contracts with privately-owned funeral service companies ("funeral homes") that guarantee or freeze funeral costs. I also provide funding to take care of all final expenses. In addition, I help seniors and others with bad health history to get up to $40,000 in growing cash value life insurance (not "term" life). I set up tax-free Funeral Expense Trusts up to $15,000 and Estate Planning Trusts up to $100,000 through National Guardian Life. This is what I do in a nutshell.



Premier Funeral Services does not pay me or my agency any money. I used to be paid directly by funeral homes owned by Security National Financial (Memorial Estates) and by Security National Life. That included bonus money, prizes, and trips. I no longer do that. No funeral home or funeral service provider pays me anything. I make less money now per funeral plan than I did in years past. Why on earth would I want to do that? The answer has to do with honesty. With a background in accounting, I do the math. Most of the high-profile funeral homes are getting way too much money from seniors and their families for what they provide.


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Over a period of 28 years, I have represented numerous cemetery and funeral operations. All I have ever done for these companies is arrange “pre-need” contracts. I have never been a funeral director handling “at need” situations. But I have worked closely with professionals who have or still do, so I am knowledgeable about both aspects of the industry.



What I have learned about the funeral industry over these years is explained throughout this Web site. But the most important things I have learned are who are the best values for your money when arranging a funeral and who the best funding company is. I am loyal to no company on the basis of my profits as many funeral home representatives are. Too many of them are in “golden handcuffs,” which means essentially that they are addicted to the money (bonus and commission) they are paid by the funeral home, funding company, or both. For me at this point, it’s not “about the money”—except yours.

I’ve been forced to be part of the bunch that thinks of “sales” in terms of their income, which is more important than giving your customer a good value. And these years have taught me that giving a good value and personalized service are less important to many operations than the “numbers,” especially those numbers analyzed by those higher up in the chain corporations who are looking only at bottom line profits.



While representing one of the “chains,” (and later a private company that was later purchased by a chain), I simultaneously was contracting with privately-owned funeral operations. I notice a world of difference in the quality of service, even though often the prices were close to each other. In the better cases, however, the prices of the private funeral homes were substantially lower while the guarantee of better, individualized service was greater. These things are most important to me and the families I serve. This is the most important reason my top recommendation for a funeral, especially pre-paid, is Premier Funeral Services. I still fund for and represent several other funeral homes in the Salt Lake area, but they are secondary to Premier Funeral Services.

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Testimonials

    "I would like to express my thanks for the professional and compassionate way Jared Fairbanks handled my daughter-in-law's funeral arrangements. He came to the house and took care of everything. He really took a lot of stress off the family. I would highly recommend him to anyone." - Beverly J. Lund

    "I wanted to write a note to describe how our family felt about the funeral arrangements made by Jared Fairbanks with Premier Funeral Services orchestrated for my father Melvin Hill Garner in January 09. My father's death came earlier than we might have expected. We had talked only briefly prior to his death about funeral plans. We did not have a plot nor did we have a funeral home selected. Knowing how Jared had taken care of some of my patients' family's funeral arrangements in the past I chose to call him the week prior to my father's passing. If I had to go through this again the only aspect that I would have changed would have been to have called Jared earlier for planning and scheduling. I cannot thank Jared enough for the way he cared for my mother through this seemingly complicated process and made the road smooth through the entire process. I have been a physician for 15 years and thought that I could handle most of this myself. I forgot that I was also a son, brother, uncle and father myself and soon became overwhelmed and turned most of the preparations and details over to Jared. Our family and friends have all complimented us on the professional, efficient and personalized way that we chose to handle my father's services. I remain indescribably grateful for the details that were explained and taught to us that made this a special moment for my father. He would be proud. Sincerely." - Gary M. Garner, MD

    "When my mother died Jared Fairbanks took care of her. He was most caring and kind throughout the entire process. Very recently we experienced his kind manner again when my husband's brother died. Mr. Fairbanks took care of all arrangements including the graveside service. It was done in a professional and pleasing manner to all of our family members. Our thanks to Jared Fairbanks at Premier Funeral Services." - Beverly Ruggles




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I have set up over 170 plans in the past three years alone that pay for a full traditional service with casket included for around $3,000.00-half of what most funeral homes charge. You use your church, a reception center, a lodge, the graveside, or some other location you arrange. No sacrifices! Just a better plan for your money. And your casket and services costs are FROZEN. This applies to other plans that include cremation. All the factors discussed on this page make my funeral plans no-brainers.



All plans are guaranteed portable, including cash value growth as long as you're alive. Even though you may have designed your plan around the prices of one particular funeral home, the funds can be used at another that charges similarly or less so you get the same result if your plans change. In any case, your money is never stuck with a funeral home where you have to pay a penalty for withdrawing that money. You don't have to worry about getting any money back from a funeral home, because your money is safely deposited with a large insurance company. And no current or past health condition can disqualify you from the insurance plan.




Your money stays safely deposited with a large life insurance company until you pass away, a company in business since 1909. www.nglic.com. You can change whom you want to use for a funeral at any time. We have 1-3-5-7-10 year plans, with full insurance coverage should something happen before you make all the payments, and always a discount for making a single payment or paying off your plan early. And always with growing cash value tax-free.



My average ten-year plan at most ages is around $33.00 a month. Compare that to what other funeral homes you may have had in mind can offer you. The average funeral plan in the Salt Lake area on a ten-year plan is around $80.00 per month per person.

Let me show you in detail in your home how to outline your final wishes and preferences in the best way possible. Let me show you the best plan for your money.

I don't need your Social Security number. There is a major funeral funding company based in the Salt Lake area that owns many mortuaries and cemeteries that insists on getting your Social Security number when you set up a plan with them. Don't fall for this. That number is only needed for a death certificate, not for a funeral or burial plan. National Guardian Life does NOT require your Social Security number. Turn down any plan that does.

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    UtahsFuneralPlanningSite.com serves the funeral and funeral planning market in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. Our goal is to help you plan a funeral in as much detail as possible well in advance. This website provides the tools you need to pay for funerals the right way, so affordable funerals don’t end up being a sacrifice but instead a more comfortable reality. We offer or point you to Utah's best funeral prices and lowest cost for funeral plans, which can include caskets and burial vaults, and final expense whole life insurance, especially for seniors with bad health and with low incomes. You will be able to not only outline your final wishes with accuracy, but you will know exactly how to calculate and control the cost of a funeral (church, mortuary chapel, or graveside), the cost of a burial, and, if applicable, cremation options. You will not become the victim of funeral rip-offs, over-priced caskets, or plans that don’t suit your family’s true needs and budget. There will be no confusion in your family at the time of need concerning arrangements. Once you have done things correctly, they will know where the line has been drawn on spending for your final expenses, and no mistakes will be made.