There are two main choices for someone who has passed away. You will either have a funeral for them followed by burial in one of the cemeteries in Colonial Beach, VA, or you will cremate your loved one. Cremation means you don’t have to choose a cemetery burial, but you certainly still can. If that’s what you have decided to do, you can leave them in the simple container that the funeral home provides as part of any cremation package that you buy, or you can get an urn for them. Here are some of the reasons you might want an urn for their remains before burial.
Protect Their Remains
You know your loved one’s remains are going into the earth. They might even be going into a vault in the ground, depending on the cemetery rules. You can protect their remains from the elements even further by getting an urn that will stand up to the test of time. You know your loved one’s remains are in a good place and are well protected when you have a nice urn for them.
To Have Them At The Memorial
While your loved one can be present at the memorial, even in a simple container, you might feel better about appearances and safety if they are within an urn. The urns available can come in hard to break materials so even if the urn gets knocked over, it won’t break. And, there are many nice-looking options that can give you something pleasant to look at during the service while you think about your loved one.
Moving Options For Later
While you may not have plans of moving your loved one when you first bury them, you don’t know what the future will bring. You might move to another location and you feel badly that your loved one is buried somewhere that you can’t visit very often. It’s possible to move them, especially if they are in an urn. That makes the option easy to carry out so you don’t have to worry about logistics nearly as much.
An Honoring Gesture
You want to make sure you are taking care of your loved one’s needs after they die and that’s first on your list. Any cremation package is going to cover everything they have to have. But once you have the cremation done, you still want to honor your loved one. While there’s nothing wrong with the simple container that the funeral homes provide, you might want to honor your loved one with something more unique and special that you feel they deserve. You can get something you know they would appreciate and even have it engraved.
When you have questions about burial after cremation, you will want to address those with the professionals at one of the cemeteries in Colonial Beach, VA. Contact Historyland Memorial Park any time and we can tell you about cremation burials, urn options, and anything else you need to know.
