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Location: We_tside PNW (Columbia Gorge) / CO / SA TX / Thailand
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Originally Posted by Clemencia53
the funeral home handles all that. You just fork over the cash
~$800 for Direct Cremation or Direct Burial.
Cremation certainly solves some logistics problems. (Transport)
But not all can be cremated. (certain rules apply to deceased who did not clarify BEFORE croaking). Such was our families case that then required me to make a 3,000 'road trip' with corpse.
Since I already have a backhoe, and it is legal to 'home-bury'... I will dig my own grave and then DS can 'back-fill; and then have estate auction. (and sell the backhoe).
No need to prepare my body, just drop me in the hole.
Cremation would be fine, but that would waste time, energy and money, since the backhoe is free. (and very fast).
There are some 'natural' burial grounds nearby, but even dead, I am not really ready or desire to be plucked on by the birds.
The airlines quietly do a lucrative business in transporting the deceased.
My father bought 4 cemetery plots in NY. He died first and then my mother 25 years later. They are buried there. My sister and I have made our homes in Florida and never go to NY. We both agreed that we had no interest in being buried in NY, so we sold the remaining 2 plots back to the cemetery.
My mom had a prepaid in one state, and died in another. The state-B mortician handled all that was legally necessary, then drove 400 miles to deliver the body ti the pre-paid mortician in state-A. I thought at the time the fee was reasonable.
I'm Jewish and we don't allow embalming. Will a U.S. airline transport a body that isn't embalmed?
This became an issue when my friend's father died on an overseas trip. The international flight required embalming, which of course was against Jewish law. They fought over it for a full day, but ultimately had to permit it.
Cremation certainly solves some logistics problems. (Transport)
But not all can be cremated. (certain rules apply to deceased who did not clarify BEFORE croaking). Such was our families case that then required me to make a 3,000 'road trip' with corpse.
Since I already have a backhoe, and it is legal to 'home-bury'... I will dig my own grave and then DS can 'back-fill; and then have estate auction. (and sell the backhoe).
No need to prepare my body, just drop me in the hole.
Cremation would be fine, but that would waste time, energy and money, since the backhoe is free. (and very fast).
There are some 'natural' burial grounds nearby, but even dead, I am not really ready or desire to be plucked on by the birds.
I'm pretty sure that bodies aren't just left on top of the ground. You're buried in, I think, something like a cardboard box. I read about it once a while back.
Location: We_tside PNW (Columbia Gorge) / CO / SA TX / Thailand
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Originally Posted by Gerania
I'm pretty sure that bodies aren't just left on top of the ground. You're buried in, I think, something like a cardboard box. I read about it once a while back.
You can choose to be placed up on a wooden platform, as the Native Americans did.
Easier for the birds to peck, but the coyotes (or neighbor dogs) won't be dragging you off in pieces..
Cremation certainly solves some logistics problems. (Transport)
But not all can be cremated. (certain rules apply to deceased who did not clarify BEFORE croaking). Such was our families case that then required me to make a 3,000 'road trip' with corpse.
Since I already have a backhoe, and it is legal to 'home-bury'... I will dig my own grave and then DS can 'back-fill; and then have estate auction. (and sell the backhoe).
No need to prepare my body, just drop me in the hole.
Cremation would be fine, but that would waste time, energy and money, since the backhoe is free. (and very fast).
There are some 'natural' burial grounds nearby, but even dead, I am not really ready or desire to be plucked on by the birds.
Yes, that is allowed in Texas also, but the OP seemed to have never dealt with a death of a close family member
We've already done it several times and pre planning is the way to go! So easy.
OP - go to a funeral home and have a meeting with one of the staff. They can answer all your questions, give you estimates and put you at ease.
It's illegal to transport a dead body unless it meets state law, with respect to preparation, suitable container, type of conveyance, etc. The state laws are probably fairly uniform, but it is possible to look them up and avoid dealing with a mortician at all.
I've told my sister I would prefer to do as the Native Americans did. She thinks I'm nuts.
I figure if it was good enough for them it's good enough for me.
One way or the other I think we all end up blowing in the wind.
I've started a "fire pit" fund just in case though.
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