Do you want a big traditional funeral?

no funeral. I have no desire to pad the pockets of the death industry any more than possible. And believe me, the corruption within the industry is breathtaking. The people who owned the memorial gardens where my parents are buried are now in prison for skimming over $20 million out of the the supposed trust fund.

This is a couple of years old but here is a report I did for the group that was collecting information for the detectives in this case.
 

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Whatever's cheapest is fine. But, I have family that probably won't respect that.
My dad had a pre-arranged & pre-paid plan. When my sister & I went to the funeral home to make the arrangements, she didn't like the plain-looking casket he chose & she wanted to pick a fancier one. Naturally, the funeral director encouraged her. I managed to convince her that his last wishes should be respected, whether she agrees with them or not.
 
I've been thinking about this. I've arranged for the money for a burial but I don't know where it will be. No service but I'd like my children to be there outside and soft music in the background, maybe playing "Danny Boy" or "Unchained Melody". Silly, huh! That's all! Put me in the cheapest pine box and let me be on my way!
When my brother died, I went in the funeral home to get his ashes. I ask what was owed She said, "$2000, no, $3000.! No, That's wrong. It's $4000!" I said "Wow!" "All in 30 seconds! If I stayed here another 1/2 minute, I'd have to give you my first born!" I had to pay it if I wanted his ashes.
 

Cremation here also....already discussed this with my adult kids.....if they wish, put my ashes in an urn to join the two other ones containing our last two family pets....they don't like that idea and said its gross.....might have to give them specific directions in the will when I decide what to do in the end with my ashes, hmmmm....oh and have a food party afterwards since that's my favorite thing to do....Eat, lol...
 
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Ugh, I’ve been through enough of the 2 day, twice a day showings, funeral, grave side servic...bla bla. Just painful for everyone involved.

Ive set up a cremation. No service! Just a pizza party at our home with a funny 3 page letter I’ve written to be read.

Two young hot unknown babes paid for to weep and walk around our house going on and on about how much they loved me, you know just to up my street cred.
 
tortiecat said:
No, just a cremation and a memorial service as I had for my husband.
We both had/have prepaid services.
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Same here tortie. my wife and I have made the same arrangements although our ashes will be joined and a portion buried on the old family burial plot with a headstone while the rest will be spread at our daughter's lakeside cottage, in Maine, where we vacation.

Our memorial service will be private for only our offspring and mates.
 
yea, Packer John, I think he general population realized fancy funerals
are for the survivors.
The guest of honor does not get a vote.
I paid for my cremation, hope I don't wind up chunked out on a country road, but upon reflection: what's he difference?

You'll are aware pre-need drives the 'dead folks industry,' they get your money, invest it, and hope you have a few years left.

they like to burn us in a group, saves time, money-I would guess who's ashes go in which box is not one of their great concern.



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Gaer said:
I've been thinking about this. I've arranged for the money for a burial but I don't know where it will be. No service but I'd like my children to be there outside and soft music in the background, maybe playing "Danny Boy" or "Unchained Melody". Silly, huh! That's all! Put me in the cheapest pine box and let me be on my way!
When my brother died, I went in the funeral home to get his ashes. I ask what was owed She said, "$2000, no, $3000.! No, That's wrong. It's $4000!" I said "Wow!" "All in 30 seconds! If I stayed here another 1/2 minute, I'd have to give you my first born!" I had to pay it if I wanted his ashes.
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$4000 for a cremation? There must be more to this story.
 
death merchants are thieves, my mother had all-all burial expense paid.
when she died,
sister flew in from Michigan, she had all the documents, but left them at home.
at mom's burial in texas, sleaze death merchant tried to milk us out of another $500.oo for 'a new charge.'
He needed as ass whupping, but we were there to bury our mother, it was not the day for ass whuppings.
Sis told death merchant, 'bill us'...'I will have attorney review burial documents,
The ass_____ really pushed for the $500.00. He angered me, kicking his ass meant jail, going to jail while burying my mother was wrong.

The alleged bill never arrived.

Star, have one of the loved one's in attendance with all documents to avoid these thieves trying to milk grieving relatives.
 
The one request that my maternal grandmother made to my mother was, "Don't bury me next to your father." I figure she thought he'd continue making her life hard for eternity.

So, we chiseled her name on the double gravestone and sprinkled her ashes on her parent's graves and on the farm.

I mentioned earlier that the Spousal Equivalent's family goes in for the big spectacle. Well, he already has his gravestone in place in the family graveyard in another state. It freaks me out when I look at it whenever we go there. He had his father's, brother's and sister's coffins moved there from another cemetery and had new gravestones made, including a double stone for his parents. Then when his mother died, she was buried there, too. There are still plots left for other members of the family.

As the song goes, just chop me up and pass me around when the time comes. Incinerate the rest and drop it in a waterfall.
 
I’m going to be cremated n put in an Urn next to my husband, who ever gets my house gets us. I found a nice urn with engraving on it “ It’s Dark In Here “ I thought it was pretty funny, my family has no sense of humor! Lol
 
I want anyone who bothers to come to wear bright clothes and have a good time. No religion, no tears, just plenty of laughter. Songs - "The great gig in the sky" and some others... possibly, "He's very good with his hands".
 

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