{"id":23751,"date":"2026-06-18T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/?p=23751"},"modified":"2026-06-17T20:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:35:41","slug":"ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Ligon &amp; Bobo: Funeral preplanning brings peace to families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many families, the most difficult decisions are often made during the most stressful times. Ligon &amp; Bobo Funeral Home is encouraging residents to consider funeral preplanning. Often described as the ultimate gift for loved ones, preplanning is a selfless and caring act that provides emotional and financial security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a death occurs, grieving family members are typically faced with dozens of complex decisions within a narrow time frame. By documenting final wishes in advance, individuals remove the burden of guesswork from their survivors. This process ensures that a service accurately reflects the life and values of the deceased while preventing potential disagreements or emotional overload among family members during a period of grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/1781728380778-935d6123-bc82-4177-be91-eb424ed676d1_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/1781728380778-935d6123-bc82-4177-be91-eb424ed676d1_1.jpg 823w, https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/1781728380778-935d6123-bc82-4177-be91-eb424ed676d1_1-480x597.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 823px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funeral home offers various resources through its website to guide individuals through these choices, which can range from selecting a burial or cremation to choosing specific music and memorial tributes. Beyond the emotional relief, preplanning allows for the locking in of current prices. As the cost of goods and services naturally rises over time, a pre-funded plan protects a family&#8217;s budget from future inflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ligon &amp; Bobo Funeral Home emphasizes that preplanning is not about focusing on the end of life, but rather about protecting the future of those left behind. Taking the time to arrange these details today ensures that when the time comes, a family can focus on healing and remembrance rather than logistics and paperwork. It is a final gesture of care that offers lasting peace of mind for everyone involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact Ligon &amp; Bobo Funeral Home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(615) 444-2142<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ligonbobo.com\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ligonbobo.com\"><strong>www.ligonbobo.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is sponsored content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many families, the most difficult decisions are often made during the most stressful times. Ligon &amp; Bobo Funeral Home is encouraging residents to consider funeral preplanning. Often described as the ultimate gift for loved ones, preplanning is a selfless and caring act that provides emotional and financial security. When a death occurs, grieving family [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":752,"featured_media":23754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70,69,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lebanon","category-sponsored","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ligon &amp; Bobo: Funeral preplanning brings peace to families - Lebanon, TN Good News Exchange<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ligon &amp; Bobo: Funeral preplanning brings peace to families - Lebanon, TN Good News Exchange\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For many families, the most difficult decisions are often made during the most stressful times. Ligon &amp; Bobo Funeral Home is encouraging residents to consider funeral preplanning. Often described as the ultimate gift for loved ones, preplanning is a selfless and caring act that provides emotional and financial security. When a death occurs, grieving family [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lebanon, TN Good News Exchange\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-18T06:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Shellis-image-resize.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tony Glenn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tony Glenn\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tony Glenn\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c0a1ae9408e4f71575fa6a9cd56a2386\"},\"headline\":\"Ligon &amp; Bobo: Funeral preplanning brings peace to families\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-18T06:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":273,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/13\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Shellis-image-resize.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Lebanon\",\"Sponsored\",\"Stories\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ligon &amp; Bobo: Funeral preplanning brings peace to families - Lebanon, TN Good News Exchange\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/13\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Shellis-image-resize.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-18T06:00:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c0a1ae9408e4f71575fa6a9cd56a2386\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/13\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Shellis-image-resize.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/13\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Shellis-image-resize.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ligon &amp; Bobo: Funeral preplanning brings peace to families\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lebanon, TN Good News Exchange\",\"description\":\"Celebrating Good News, Big or Small in Lebanon, TN\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c0a1ae9408e4f71575fa6a9cd56a2386\",\"name\":\"Tony Glenn\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1deb1fdaaad3115207377ea8dd8cb0fdb9279c70adc88445305f0e8748ce6e0d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1deb1fdaaad3115207377ea8dd8cb0fdb9279c70adc88445305f0e8748ce6e0d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1deb1fdaaad3115207377ea8dd8cb0fdb9279c70adc88445305f0e8748ce6e0d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Tony Glenn\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/goodnewsmags.com\\\/lebanon\\\/author\\\/tonyglen\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ligon &amp; Bobo: Funeral preplanning brings peace to families - Lebanon, TN Good News Exchange","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ligon &amp; Bobo: Funeral preplanning brings peace to families - Lebanon, TN Good News Exchange","og_description":"For many families, the most difficult decisions are often made during the most stressful times. Ligon &amp; Bobo Funeral Home is encouraging residents to consider funeral preplanning. Often described as the ultimate gift for loved ones, preplanning is a selfless and caring act that provides emotional and financial security. When a death occurs, grieving family [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/","og_site_name":"Lebanon, TN Good News Exchange","article_published_time":"2026-06-18T06:00:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Shellis-image-resize.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Tony Glenn","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tony Glenn","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/"},"author":{"name":"Tony Glenn","@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/#\/schema\/person\/c0a1ae9408e4f71575fa6a9cd56a2386"},"headline":"Ligon &amp; Bobo: Funeral preplanning brings peace to families","datePublished":"2026-06-18T06:00:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/"},"wordCount":273,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Shellis-image-resize.png","articleSection":["Lebanon","Sponsored","Stories"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/","url":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/","name":"Ligon &amp; Bobo: Funeral preplanning brings peace to families - Lebanon, TN Good News Exchange","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Shellis-image-resize.png","datePublished":"2026-06-18T06:00:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/#\/schema\/person\/c0a1ae9408e4f71575fa6a9cd56a2386"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Shellis-image-resize.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/06\/Shellis-image-resize.png","width":1200,"height":800},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/ligon-bobo-funeral-preplanning-brings-peace-to-families\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ligon &amp; Bobo: Funeral preplanning brings peace to families"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/#website","url":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/","name":"Lebanon, TN Good News Exchange","description":"Celebrating Good News, Big or Small in Lebanon, TN","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/#\/schema\/person\/c0a1ae9408e4f71575fa6a9cd56a2386","name":"Tony Glenn","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1deb1fdaaad3115207377ea8dd8cb0fdb9279c70adc88445305f0e8748ce6e0d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1deb1fdaaad3115207377ea8dd8cb0fdb9279c70adc88445305f0e8748ce6e0d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1deb1fdaaad3115207377ea8dd8cb0fdb9279c70adc88445305f0e8748ce6e0d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Tony Glenn"},"url":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/author\/tonyglen\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/752"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23755,"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23751\/revisions\/23755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lebanon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}