Aiken-Capers Funeral Home

Serving Summerville and the Charleston Area

A Funeral is ...

A funeral is an opportunity for loved ones to honor a life.  However, it also provides loved ones a chance to be actively involved in celebrating that life.  The celebration can be in church, in our chapel, at home, graveside, or seaside.  No matter where you choose to celebrate your loved ones passing, we are here to help you.

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We can individualize the funeral with:

  • location
  • music
  • pictures
  • smells
  • tastes
  • keepsakes

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Serving Summerville Since 1929

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Social Security

Steps To Follow

A family member or other person responsible for the beneficiary's affairs should do the following:

 

  • Promptly notify Social Security of the beneficiary's death by calling SSA toll-free at 1-800-772-1213. (TTY1-800-325-0778.)

  • If monthly benefits were being paid via direct deposit, notify the bank or other financial institution of the beneficiary's death. Request that any funds received for the month of death and later be returned to Social Security as soon as possible.

  • If benefits were being paid by check, DO NOT CASH any checks received for the month in which the beneficiary died or thereafter. Return the checks to Social Security as soon as possible.

 

One-time Benefit

A one-time payment of $255 is payable to the surviving spouse if he or she was living with the beneficiary at the time of death, OR if living apart, was eligible for Social Security benefits on the beneficiary's earnings record for the month of death.

 

If there is no surviving spouse, the payment is made to a child who was eligible for benefits on the beneficiary's earnings record in the month of death.

 

Survior Benefits

Monthly survivors benefits can be paid to certain family members, including the beneficiary's widow or widower, dependent children and dependent parents.

 

The following booklets contain more information about filing for benefits and can be downloaded by clicking on the title.

 

This content was taken from http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/deathbenefits.htm

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