tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post8884443842676774643..comments2024-03-23T11:25:40.556-07:00Comments on Pa Rock's Ramble: Mea CulpaPa Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-91947757899552326432009-05-18T03:20:00.000-07:002009-05-18T03:20:00.000-07:00Embalming is normally not required by law. When e...Embalming is normally not required by law. When embalming is not performed, the deceased body needs to be refrigerated until the funeral. <br /><br />The widespread practice of embalming came about in the aftermath of the Civil War. Families would get a telegraph notifying them of the death of their loved one. The more affluent families sent for their fallen sons, brothers, fathers, cousins or nephews.<br /><br />Bodies of dead Union soldiers arrived by train to their Northern destination in various stages of decomposition. This proved to be a gruesome task for the men working on the railroad as well as the families; especially in the summer months.<br /><br />If Missouri law is like Kansas' then your family can tote you to the back forty, put your remains in a suitable hole, sprinkle in a bag of limestone, and cover you up.<br />Notification of death to the proper officials still needs to be observed.<br /><br />The National Cemetery nearest you may be less traumatic on those you love. Which is why making all those arrangements ahead of time makes sense.Xobekimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973381691719755451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-77858693898751883172009-05-17T10:03:00.000-07:002009-05-17T10:03:00.000-07:00If a National Cemetery would take me unembalmed an...If a National Cemetery would take me unembalmed and in a biodegradable box, I might be interested. But barring that, my strong preference is to peacefully rot in a Green Cemetery with an oak or hickory sapling drawing its nutrients from my remains. Or a sour apple tree might be even more appropriate! <br /><br />Serving humanity does not have to end with death.Pa Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747526882424245608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750244306663708036.post-853701512716111762009-05-17T09:49:00.000-07:002009-05-17T09:49:00.000-07:00You realize, of course, that as a veteran your fin...You realize, of course, that as a veteran your final expenses are covered at one of the national cemeteries.<br /><br />I grant you that the drug trade and cheap guns will yield more deaths; mostly from poor families. Those folks, many of them, won't be able to pay for a funeral or burial. <br /><br />I've seen it before, led the family out to a wide open area of a funeral garden and offered them whichever space they wanted. It is a write off. <br /><br />Maybe someday things will get better for the family and they can come purchase adjacent space. In the short run they get whatever peace of mind the funeral industry can offer.Xobekimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973381691719755451noreply@blogger.com