Writing Your Own Obituary

This reminds me...our Mother told us many times that she wanted her ashes to be sprinkled in the creek that runs through the property. She always said she wanted to see the Pacific Ocean, the idea being that this creek, on the western side of the Continental Divide, eventually ended up at the Pacific. That is what we did.

Months later, I learned that this creek flows into a canal downhill from here, whereby all this water (snowmelt from the mountain above) is diverted to the farmers down there. LOL! Mom! You're scattered in a cornfield somewhere. I believe she would laugh at this too, if she could.
 
GoodEnuff said:
This reminds me...our Mother told us many times that she wanted her ashes to be sprinkled in the creek that runs through the property. She always said she wanted to see the Pacific Ocean, the idea being that this creek, on the western side of the Continental Divide, eventually ended up at the Pacific. That is what we did.

Months later, I learned that this creek flows into a canal downhill from here, whereby all this water (snowmelt from the mountain above) is diverted to the farmers down there. LOL! Mom! You're scattered in a cornfield somewhere. I believe she would laugh at this too, if she could.
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If she dreamed it that way..she made it therešŸ’—
 
I think mine should be short.

The Man
The Myth
The Foot (Leg-end!) :ROFLMAO:šŸ‘

Seriously though, I've no idea what my survivors will want to say about me. I hope that some of it is good, but I expect some of it won't be. I'm not perfect, and definitely not a saint, but I'm not violent, I'm not a drunk (though drink has led to a few instances where others could laugh at me!), and I don't like lying. I can be a bit selfish, and I tend to take things at face value from others, which I think has led to me being seen as rather simple and not sophisticated enough. So be it!

As Ted Ray used to say at the end of his radio show each week, "That's Shallot!"
 
Years ago it was a requirement, in this area, to publish a brief obituary as a legal notice.

I remember, we had an elderly woman in the bank where I worked that did nothing other than check the obituaries in the local papers and flag accounts, safety deposit boxes, etcā€¦

Iā€™m not sure if a published notice is still required now that most of the newspapers are gone.
 
Aunt Bea said:
Years ago it was a requirement, in this area, to publish a brief obituary as a legal notice.

I remember, we had an elderly woman in the bank where I worked that did nothing other than check the obituaries in the local papers and flag accounts, safety deposit boxes, etcā€¦

Iā€™m not sure if a published notice is still required now that most of the newspapers are gone.
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When my wife died, her obituary was posted only to the funeral home website, not in the newspaper. When I saw the attorney to probate the Will, he told me there was a requirment to post a legal notice for creditors in the event she had any outstanding debts, and wait a prescribed amount of time (seems like it was 30 days) for a response before proceeding. All our accounts were in both of our names and were current. In the event of death of one account holder, the other was automatically liable. No creditors responded.
 
Based on how few obituaries there are in the local paper, Iā€™d say thereā€™s no obligation here for a legal notice.

Thinking about the cost of an obituary in the local paper, I wonā€™t have one posted here. The town where I lived for 30 years, Iā€˜ll put together a brief notice.
 
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