Funeral and Consumer Alliance of America is a national consumer advocate group.

The Funeral Help Program

Five Wishes is a living will which speaks to people in their own language, not in 'doctor speak' or 'lawyer speak' and includes not only medical wishes but also the personal, emotional, and spiritual wishes of the seriously ill person. It may be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader at Aging with Dignity (www.agingwithdignity.org ). If you would like to have a complimentary copy of the Five Wishes form, please call Covenant Funeral Service at (423) 485-0911 and we would be happy to mail one to you.

The Easier Way.com is a place where you can learn about the benefits of advance funeral planning from the words of those who have made their plans.

National Funeral Directors Association

Death and Dying Grief Support

Southland National Life Insurance Corp is an insurance company specializing in funeral prearrangements.

The Hamilton County Medical Examiner has a web site that explains the function of the medical examiner. Contained within the site is a FAQ or Frequently Asked Questions page which is an excellent source of information regarding the law as it applies to death.

The National Obituary Archive is the world's largest repository of obituaries and death records with more than 55 million individual entries on file. Visitors may search the archive freely to learn about the deaths of friends or family or to explore relationships when building family trees or doing genealogical research.

Funeral and Memorial Society of Chattanooga is a local consumer advocate group.

American Association of Retired Persons

The Chattanoogan is a local on line newspaper published by John Wilson.

Nooga is a local on line magazine published by Rick Igou.

Chattanooga Time-Free Press

Federal Trade Commission

The Funeral Ethics Organization promotes ethical dealings in all death-related transactions by working for better understanding of ethical issues among funeral, cemetery, memorial industry practitioners, law enforcement, organ procurement organizations, and state agencies, as well as better understanding between these and the general public.

Death Care Websites is an extensive funeral service web directory by Abbott & Hast Publications.

I Cremation (Cremation Information Center) is a cremation directory which is free to all and will assist you in finding a specialized cremation service provider, a unique scattering service, or an on-line memorial site.

Social Security Benefit Calculators is a link to the Social Security Administratraion's online benefits calculators. .

Veterans Benefits and Services is "the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration's WEB Site, designed to assist you with information on VA's National Cemeteries and other burial benefits."

Disabled Veterans Death Benefits is a WEB Site that explains if the veteran died because of a service-related disability OR the veteran was getting VA pension or compensation at the time of death OR the veteran was entitled to receive VA pension or compensation but decided not to reduce his/her military retirement or disability pay OR the veteran died in a VA hospital or while in a nursing home under VA contract, what additional benefits may be paid.