I have to ask....why? You wouldn’t know it. I don’t care what they do with my body when I’m done with it. It’s like moving out of a house. The house is empty.
I think it's more a waste of money to me than anything else. Why spend all that money on a coffin, a vault, the plot, the headstone? I'd rather my kids get the money. I know what it costs to have myself cremated, and it's much less than being buried. I don't even want calling hours. I've gone through all that with family members. I told my kids to just take my ashes, and the ashes of my three cats, and release them somewhere. I figure if Obama can do it with his grandmother's ashes, my kids can do it with mine.
I've been through many cemeteries in my life. Many are old, overgrown, and uncared for. Then there's cemeteries like Mt. Auburn in Cambridge, Mass., which is more of a wildlife refuge/botanical garden, than a cemetery. Some families have mausoleums, some elaborate headstones, with ornate wrought iron fencework. Back then they were designed to be memorials to their loved ones. Today, they're looked upon as works of art. Also, many people paid for perpetual care for their plots, and more than likely, there aren't even any family members left to visit them.