Life insurance for burial cost?

FLATHEAD

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A few years back my wife and I both contracted for cremation services. We already owned several burial plots if needed for either us or grown children. No funeral and a simple graveside service with a prayer only no honor guard, bugle, or salute. I have attended some for some of my also retired shipmates and yes I realize full military burials are impressive and mean a lot to some families.
My father a war veteran and wanted military honors. He was cremated and his ashes were interred at Washington crossing national military cemetery. We paid for the cremation but everything from there on was free, full military honors, columbarium niche where his urn was placed along with my mothers. Name, rank, years served on his niche door. My mother’s ashes were placed with his. Her name is engraved as well. It’s First class operation.
I did keep some ashes I sprinkle in the woods where I hunt and the lake he liked to fish, still have some left. Not sure why I do, they are just ash a part of the man that once was.

As for me, I don’t care what they do with my carcass. I believe the second you die your soul goes wherever it was intended to go leaving just an empty vessel.
 
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