tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395555111688403818.post6819108185106805000..comments2023-10-20T09:06:02.756-07:00Comments on MY COUNTRY LIFE: My funeralDonna. Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18393352099473686196noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395555111688403818.post-36454275324923740972006-12-29T19:55:00.000-08:002006-12-29T19:55:00.000-08:00I agree. I used to be hung up on the fact that ce...I agree. I used to be hung up on the fact that cemetaries take up so much room. But my views have changed and I think it is important to have a marker for the living to come to. Part of going to my grandparents house includes a trip to the Albaton, Iowa cemetary. The town is gone but the cemetary remains. <br>But being cremated isn't such a bad thing either.<br>TraciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395555111688403818.post-41575374654665626152006-12-29T19:56:00.000-08:002006-12-29T19:56:00.000-08:00I'm all about cremation too. I used to think ...I'm all about cremation too. I used to think I wanted to be buried, but I don't need my body taking up unneccesary space in the ground. Just incinerate my bod and send me on my way! Blowin' in the wind, so to speak! lol Matters not, as that's not where my soul is. Hopefully it's dangling from a cloud somewhere far far away! :)<br><br>Jackie<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395555111688403818.post-45749557993944273882006-12-29T19:57:00.000-08:002006-12-29T19:57:00.000-08:00I told my children to have me cremated since it...I told my children to have me cremated since it's so much cheaper...they didn't think much of the idea. We really won't have to worry about it though - I do have a spot already waiting next to my DDH so I guess ashes or what ever will be next to him. The older we get it seems the more funerals we attend. They let us say good bye and celebrate their life. Memories are nice sometimes. 'On Ya' - maAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395555111688403818.post-19987852526795743272006-12-29T21:19:00.000-08:002006-12-29T21:19:00.000-08:00We have family plots nearby should we need them. ...We have family plots nearby should we need them. I used to want to be cremated and scattered. But, I do think the living need somewhere to go. My son will need somewhere to go. So, my son and brother got instructions who to call should the need to arise. It's up to them, really.<br>PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395555111688403818.post-30473481692136264052006-12-29T21:46:00.000-08:002006-12-29T21:46:00.000-08:00Doc wants to be creamated, although he would prefe...Doc wants to be creamated, although he would prefer to wait until he dies. (sorry, that was uncalled for) I like the thought of a closed casket funeral with burial in a mausoleum, eye level with a small vase for flowers. Glad you figured yours out. What I found out was whoever is left behind will do what they want to do......hopefully they like you. AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395555111688403818.post-39043659328055027522006-12-29T22:45:00.000-08:002006-12-29T22:45:00.000-08:00Something I haven't written about in my own bl...Something I haven't written about in my own blog (yet) was how very explicit the instructions were that my mom left for her funeral. My sisters found her Bible highlighted with passages she wanted read. And there notes about the hymns she liked best. And she told EVERYBODY near her that she wanted a closed casket. And she wanted to be buried wearing her KU Jayhawk Tee-shirt, KU sweats, KU slippers and have her favorite KU blanket covering her. No compromises there!! She loved college basketball.<br><br>I've been making notes and telling everybody that I want to be cremated and have no service of any kind. They can put the ashes out with Friday's garbage for all I care.<br><br>Let your family know what you want. They will get it perfect. I know and love your daughter -- she'll make sure everything is just how you'd want it. <br><br>I'm just saying.<br><br>RussAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395555111688403818.post-17787282600709001892006-12-30T06:44:00.000-08:002006-12-30T06:44:00.000-08:00I am just the opposite. I used to want to be crema...I am just the opposite. I used to want to be cremated but now want to be buried where my husband is. Ft Leavenworth Nat'l Cemetery. They will let me be there with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395555111688403818.post-12224204875628494992006-12-30T07:09:00.000-08:002006-12-30T07:09:00.000-08:00The burial, I'm not so picky about...but the f...The burial, I'm not so picky about...but the funeral service I am planning parts of because it's the last time I'll be able to influence my family. I've left instructions for the pastor (they change often)....You see, there are things I want my family to hear and this will be the only time they will all be together in one church, not to mention that I hope they will be sufficiently subdued enough to really listen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395555111688403818.post-20238855277099916122006-12-30T20:11:00.000-08:002006-12-30T20:11:00.000-08:00Right about the ashes. My friend in Mexico held he...Right about the ashes. My friend in Mexico held her memorial service before she died so she could see who would come. It was a great party! Thanks for jogging my memory. Blessings, Penny http://journals.aol.com/firestormkids04/FromHeretoThere<br>http://journals.aol.com/firestormkids04/TimeforaLittlePoetry<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395555111688403818.post-87800666954775768392007-01-25T14:20:00.000-08:002007-01-25T14:20:00.000-08:00I'm getting caught up on your entries... I agr...I'm getting caught up on your entries... I agree with your sixties self. Cremation is better for the environment too. I'm all for taking a short cut to the whole "ashes to ashes" thing. :-) But I told my husband he needs to put up a nice memorial bench somewhere scenic where folks will sit, read my plaque, and wonder who I was while enjoying a nice view.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com