If you happen to be a veteran, the VA will provide a grave marker.
Getting ready for that long dirt nap
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I have instructions for Ruthie to have an open bar at my wake and put a pile of kazoos on each table.
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Interesting how many options folk have chosen for disposition of their remains.
I like the story of the trap shooter whose widow had his ashes mixed with the shot in a case of custom shells so his club could shoot one last round with him. The ashes of the best bird dog I ever hunted over are on the book case. Maybe mix with mine and some #5 shot and endow a pheasant hunt.
Personally I subscribe to the quote from Solomon "the dust returns to the earth as was" the less time and expense devoted to my dust, the better. Hope that doesn't violate the religious discussion rule.
Beautiful artwork on that stone BTW.
I like the story of the trap shooter whose widow had his ashes mixed with the shot in a case of custom shells so his club could shoot one last round with him. The ashes of the best bird dog I ever hunted over are on the book case. Maybe mix with mine and some #5 shot and endow a pheasant hunt.
Personally I subscribe to the quote from Solomon "the dust returns to the earth as was" the less time and expense devoted to my dust, the better. Hope that doesn't violate the religious discussion rule.
Beautiful artwork on that stone BTW.
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So am I......
Times are tight so we are looking into duplex urns or mausoleum time shares.
Rusty, you make me think of Harry Stamper's (Bruce Willis) statement about AJ (Ben Affleck)
"That boy don't take anything seriously..."
"That boy don't take anything seriously..."
HOUSTON RICK
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I used to care what happened to my ashes, but as long as my wife is around, my ashes will be on a shelf in the laundry room with the cats and dogs. It no longer really matters. Gone is gone.
THE PILGRIM
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Once I had a Confederate Tombstone in my back yard.
An Uncle working on a road widening saw it just laying there and told me about it.
So I went down and brought it home.
Back during the Last Depression one of the programs was to place a Tombstone on every Veteran’s grave, including the CSA Graves.
They couldn’t this guy’s grave, so the crew just tossed it.
Paul Harvey time- after I had it for a couple of years, a neighbor happened to come over and see it.
When he saw it, he said, ‘I think that’s my Wife’s Grandfather.’
That was confirmed, they took to the proper Cemetery about 5 miles away and placed on Grandpa’s grave.
An Uncle working on a road widening saw it just laying there and told me about it.
So I went down and brought it home.
Back during the Last Depression one of the programs was to place a Tombstone on every Veteran’s grave, including the CSA Graves.
They couldn’t this guy’s grave, so the crew just tossed it.
Paul Harvey time- after I had it for a couple of years, a neighbor happened to come over and see it.
When he saw it, he said, ‘I think that’s my Wife’s Grandfather.’
That was confirmed, they took to the proper Cemetery about 5 miles away and placed on Grandpa’s grave.
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Maddog 521
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We signed up for a Columbarium at the local cemetery. We will be facing the east so the sun will shine on us early. Very reasonable price. No funeral or wake are planned. Just tip your cap when you go by.
My marker will be provided by the VA and will be the same size and material as all the rest...
...Ben
...Ben
The old family homestead in Missouri has a family graveyard going back nearly 200 years (outlined in blue in the center of the photo below).
There are a handful of Civil War graves - including my great-great-grandfather who was forcibly conscripted into the Confederate army when they came marching through. He was just a teenager at the time.
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May have been said here...as long as someone remembers, you're not really gone. So it is with my parents, greats & great-greats...[emoji173]
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Targets Guy
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That's pretty much my same plan . Take my ashes to a certain National Forest , crank up a selection of AC/DC and scatter my ashes in one of the creeks . Done deal .
My plan is having my friends and adopted family have a party/cookout on a beach I know on the New River and spreading my ashes there. Then if the current is high enough, they can go enjoy themselves running the river rapids.
How many of you have ever heard of this option?
Cremation Stones: Understanding Their Meaning and How to Use Them — The Living Urn
My 23 year old son passed away on February 7, 2023 - and this is one of the options my wife and I are seriously considering.
I had never even heard of this until I was making arrangements for Matt's cremation.
Personally, I really like the idea of converting his ashes into something enduring - like these stones - rather than just scattering them, or having them sit around in an urn somewhere.
One of the things I like best about this option is that since they create a couple of dozen of stones from the ashes, the stones can be placed in multiple locations - places that meant something to him OR to his mom and me.
Cremation Stones: Understanding Their Meaning and How to Use Them — The Living Urn
My 23 year old son passed away on February 7, 2023 - and this is one of the options my wife and I are seriously considering.
I had never even heard of this until I was making arrangements for Matt's cremation.
Personally, I really like the idea of converting his ashes into something enduring - like these stones - rather than just scattering them, or having them sit around in an urn somewhere.
One of the things I like best about this option is that since they create a couple of dozen of stones from the ashes, the stones can be placed in multiple locations - places that meant something to him OR to his mom and me.
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Both wife and I will be cremated, and spread out west somewheres. She also request a party not so much a funeral.
I have always thought that funerals and final arrangements are meant to bring some measure of comfort and solace to those left behind so I am fine with what they decide is best for them. I do have a plot next to my late wife, the rest is up to my family. I will offer suggestions, if asked, to make their task easier.
