Best Practices Designate in your estate plan how your body is to be disposed of when you die. Use Memorial Instructions. Do not pre-purchase a burial site unless you have a compelling reason, such as Medicaid planning. Most tend not to work out well for many reasons, including a change of mind on site of burial. A secondary market exists for burial plots in most cemeteries. The entire handling of remains is regulated by the VA Bd of Funeral Directors, a state agency which also handles complaints. Remember
| Richard Mayberry Mothers 2010 Passing My mother was buried in a plain pine coffin, with a name plate with brass letter in the ground stating her name, and years of her life with the Cross. An apple tree [symbol of life for those living on Lake Ontario] is close to the graveside. A memorial tree meant the most to Richard Mayberry. One memory of one who has passed away, consider:
Guidelines on Funerals Review both the Funeral Consumers Alliance [pro-consumer] and Funeral Industry Guidelines on Funerals and Burial Plots Before Making a Choice A good resource is "Planning a Funeral", Checkbook magazine at page 132, summer-fall 2010. www.checkbook.org |
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