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 Buried at Sea in Shark infested waters, Cremation, or in the Ground? |
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| What would the difference be? Either way, given ample time, a feller or feline is gonna end up in a million pieces. |
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9/7/16 12:37 pm
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I think the biggest thing is in how the survivors get to mourn. Grief is such a hard thing, and how the body of the deceased is handled can make the emotional closure more difficult or less difficult for the person grieving. Of course, folks are different in how they grieve and in their emotional constitution.
I have a friend whose sister passed away. The immediate family, for financial reasons, had the body cremated. It was a little much for my friend to handle emotionally, seeing the urn just sitting atop the TV. |
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9/7/16 12:53 pm
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| bonnie knox wrote: | I think the biggest thing is in how the survivors get to mourn. Grief is such a hard thing, and how the body of the deceased is handled can make the emotional closure more difficult or less difficult for the person grieving. Of course, folks are different in how they grieve and in their emotional constitution.
I have a friend whose sister passed away. The immediate family, for financial reasons, had the body cremated. It was a little much for my friend to handle emotionally, seeing the urn just sitting atop the TV. |
That is a good point, that is for sure. Consider especially the 'immediate' family. Yes that should be considered.
In my case, I don't see a problem, 'cept the wife. But that also ain't no problem, cause she says if I go first, I will be buried in my sailor suit! 
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My uncle passed away a few months ago. During the funeral, I spoke with a man from the funeral home about funeral options these days. He said there are cemetaries doing 'green' funerals. I think they use a coffin for the ceremony, but actually bury the body wrapped in a cloth, and it's a lot cheaper. I thought I'd mention that in case anyone were interested.
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| Link wrote: | | My uncle passed away a few months ago. During the funeral, I spoke with a man from the funeral home about funeral options these days. He said there are cemetaries doing 'green' funerals. I think they use a coffin for the ceremony, but actually bury the body wrapped in a cloth, and it's a lot cheaper. I thought I'd mention that in case anyone were interested. |
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| I thought there were all sorts of regulations about the coffins in order to keep the groundwater from being contaminated. Are they seriously burying the body without a box of any kind around it? |
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| bonnie knox wrote: | | I thought there were all sorts of regulations about the coffins in order to keep the groundwater from being contaminated. Are they seriously burying the body without a box of any kind around it? |
Nah, we are biodegrade. Like road kill we just return to the earth. the vaults slow it down by a few hundred years, but we still go.
I think some 'grave yards' (cemetery) might have some strict rules, and I think that is mainly to keep the 'sunken' spaces from showing up and disturbing the aesthetics of the peaceful resting place. LOL
That is just a guess. I know in visiting my family's burial grounds in Georgia, many of the graves were sunken in after the casket or wooden vault collapsed.
On burial at sea, there are requirements, so many miles from shore, weights and bags to ensure seaman Jones don't wash up on shore after a hurricane. 
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| Cojak, I know we are like roadkill. I got that. It's just that when you get all the government agencies involved, you can't even have a johnny house anymore without a permit, and I did hear someone once talking about the regulations. Whether that was to prevent sunken spaces, I do not know, and whether it was county, state, or federal ordinances, I do not know. |
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| Quote: | | That is just a guess. I know in visiting my family's burial grounds in Georgia, many of the graves were sunken in after the casket or wooden vault collapsed. |
My father says his folks were known to jokingly describe most any small depression in the ground as "that's where the coffin rotted." We had a place in our sloped gravel drive that washed out that looked to be about the right size, lol. |
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Cojak |
| bonnie knox wrote: | | Quote: | | That is just a guess. I know in visiting my family's burial grounds in Georgia, many of the graves were sunken in after the casket or wooden vault collapsed. |
My father says his folks were known to jokingly describe most any small depression in the ground as "that's where the coffin rotted." We had a place in our sloped gravel drive that washed out that looked to be about the right size, lol. |
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