Above all else if you have promised something to someone or given something to someone please put it in writing so there are no questions latter. Grandma gave the same thing to several different people at different times and there is no verification of any of it. Bank accounts will be frozen!! Make sure enough cash is available to cover funeral costs. If at all possible go threw anything that has been passed down in the family and write out a history of that Item. My Mom saved a pair of baby shoes for each of her five children, only problem was none of them were marked we had no idea whos shoes were whos, So it makes them almost worthless.