Getting ready for that long dirt nap
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pittpa
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I would have an attorney write him a letter. [emoji1]
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Grayfox
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When I was just a baby, my Father bought six plots. One each for him, my Mother, my sister, me and our spouses. There is now one left to be filled and it has my name on it.
UNCLE PAULY
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It’s in my will. Cremation, ashes in dumpster.
No ceremony or service required.
No ceremony or service required.
Ruthie selected a nice receptacle for me to further the bond with my cats.
I was in the same boat, the cemetery folks don't exactly make it easy. You'd think it would be more like selling a car with title transfer, etc. Its more like selling a home from what I understand. It just keeps growing in value, pretty good investment, more than triple what we paid.
Be sure and get it right the first time. I work a retirement job at a funeral home and one day a fellow came in and said his mother wanted a ring back that was buried with her father in 1931. Back then a vault was not required. So digging up the grave replacing the casket because after 90 years would not be much left, plus adding a vault was going get close to $10,000 if you didn’t cheap out on the casket. He said mama was just going to be disappointed.
Write it all down. So that knowledge doesn't die with you and can be passed on.
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REAL COST......Is about $25.00 worth of propane or natural gas.
Well, yes, and no.
At least in Washington the body is required to be in some sort of container when it is cremated. The container can be as simple as a specially constructed cardboard box, but there is still a cost even for that.
Plus there are costs for maintenance on the equipment, wages for the people operate it and who do the actual work of preparing and handling the body, and the ashes, as well as paying the person who meets with the family to arrange the cremation, the person at the receptionists desk, etc. Nobody works for free.
Plus of course they have to pay rent, utilities, phone service, cleaning services, building maintenance etc.
The bill for my son's cremation in February was just under $2500 including a nicer cremation container (I couldn't go for just putting him in a cardboard box), and a nice wooden urn for the ashes, etc.
So while the cost of the propane or CNG to perform the actual cremation may only be $25, all those other costs have to be covered as well.
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Burnt & spread on the old family ranch.
It got sold off several years ago, so someone will have to hop a fence, but I know my kids are up for it.
Afterwards I want them all to raise a glass of Bushmills (neat) to the tune of the Eagles “Take It To The Limit”.
It got sold off several years ago, so someone will have to hop a fence, but I know my kids are up for it.
Afterwards I want them all to raise a glass of Bushmills (neat) to the tune of the Eagles “Take It To The Limit”.
It cost almost $2,400 to have my Mother-in-Law cremated in January of this year. The added on fees are ridiculous.
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It's hard to get cheaper than "free..."
While I understand and respect the traditions of funerals, gravesites, etc.,
and have enjoyed visiting the graves of my own ancestors, my branch
of the family is not very sentimental about what's left when we depart.
My father's mother, father, and stepmother all donated their bodies to medical schools, at zero cost, and my wife and I are already enrolled to do the same.
When the person passes, after the requisite state formalities, just call the school's office and they handle transportation, etc. As easy and low cost as it gets, and it definitely removes a large source of stress at a very bad time.
Whether you get the family member's cremains returned depends on the individual school. The only ones we got back were my Dad's, and I have been trying to decide the best course of action for them. As for the wife and I, gravestones wouldn't make much sense, as we have no children, no extended family anywhere near, and are the last of our line.
Offering this for anyone concerned about the cost of cremation, etc.
I hope this helps...
John
While I understand and respect the traditions of funerals, gravesites, etc.,
and have enjoyed visiting the graves of my own ancestors, my branch
of the family is not very sentimental about what's left when we depart.
My father's mother, father, and stepmother all donated their bodies to medical schools, at zero cost, and my wife and I are already enrolled to do the same.
When the person passes, after the requisite state formalities, just call the school's office and they handle transportation, etc. As easy and low cost as it gets, and it definitely removes a large source of stress at a very bad time.
Whether you get the family member's cremains returned depends on the individual school. The only ones we got back were my Dad's, and I have been trying to decide the best course of action for them. As for the wife and I, gravestones wouldn't make much sense, as we have no children, no extended family anywhere near, and are the last of our line.
Offering this for anyone concerned about the cost of cremation, etc.
I hope this helps...
John
While gruesome to some, body farms provide a scientific laboratory for forensic anthropologists. There are 7 such facilities in the US.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
charlie sherrill
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I ran into this with my mother's stone The cemetery people wanted $300 to do the DOD and couldn't tell me when it was going to be done. I looked around a little and found the guy they used. He did it for $100 and I saved $200 and got it done within a few days. My friend Leland Ray requested that no one put a DOD on his stone. He wanted people a century from now to wonder if he was still around. I was left in charge of his arrangements and did as he wished.
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charlie sherrill
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They should advise you on weight limits at the crematorium. A nearby crematory tried to cremate a guy that weighed almost 900 lbs. It couldn't handle it. The fire from the fat was so intense that it burned the crematory down.
