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On earth and stones
Front-Ranger:
Another reference to stone:
"Jack heard his spurs tremble as he mounted, the words 'See you tomorrow,' and the horse's shuddering snort, grind of hoof on stone."
Again, a link to Ennis and stone.
Front-Ranger:
I'm still confused about Lureen's comment, "We put a stone up." If Jack was cremated, would there be a grave? I thought ashes were put in urns in a crematorium. But John Twist planned to put the rest of Jack's ashes in the ground as well. So, I guess ashes can be interred underground with a stone marker, just as whole bodies are. But, I've never heard of it.
Monika:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 14, 2009, 01:45:38 pm ---I'm still confused about Lureen's comment, "We put a stone up." If Jack was cremated, would there be a grave? I thought ashes were put in urns in a crematorium. But John Twist planned to put the rest of Jack's ashes in the ground as well. So, I guess ashes can be interred underground with a stone marker, just as whole bodies are. But, I've never heard of it.
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I know it´s quite common here that urns are interred underground with a stone marker.
Perhaps they thought it´d nice to have a grave to visit, especially for Bobby perhaps.
belbbmfan:
--- Quote from: Buffymon on December 14, 2009, 02:01:10 pm --- I know it's quite common here that urns are interred underground with a stone marker.
Perhaps they thought it´d nice to have a grave to visit, especially for Bobby perhaps.
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There's a tendency over here too to 'bury' the urn, so people can put a stone up. Urns have also been put in special walls too but people have expressed a wish to have a grave, a special place to put flowers down and visit, not just a plaque on a wall.
The cremation and burial of Jack have always puzzled me. Was it customary to be cremated in Texas in the 80s? And come to think of it, how about the fact that Lureen buried only half of Jack's ashes. That's definitely something I've never heard of. To me it feels really strange to split the ashes...
Penthesilea:
Same here. Seems to be a European vs. American thing. I've heard of walls where urns can be put in, but it's pretty rare. I don't know anybody who went into a wall or put a family member into it.
Usually, you put an urn into a grave and put a stone up. Just like Lureen said.
The difference to "normal" graves is that they are much smaller. Mostly, they are in a different section of the cementary.
When I was a kid, I always thought all those urn graves were children's graves, because they're so small. A horrible thought; a whole field full of childrens' and babies' graves. Even though I know better now, I still think they look like childrens' graves, and that's one reason why I never want to be cremated, or let a loved one be cremated (except it were their specific wish, which I would respect).
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