Height:Taller people usually leave behind more ashes than short people. Sex:Generally, male bones are denser than women’s, and thus result in more ashes after cremation. Age:Children will leave behind a smaller amount of ashes than adults most of the time due to height differences. However,...
Four decades ago, less than 5 percent of American were cremated when they died. Now that figure stands at nearly half. This is how cremation actually works, and what happens to a culture when its attitude about how to memorialize the dead undergoes a rev
The remaining bone fragments are then put into a processing unit that is basically like a grinder. This unit pulverizes the bone fragments to a fine powder, known as the cremated remains or ashes, which are placed in the cremat...
(in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation. The urn containing hisasheswas eventually removed to a closet. (figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe. * Derived terms * Ash Wednesday * ash blonde * ash heap * ash hole * ash pan * ash pit * ash stand * ashcan * ...
“I served them breakfast,” she told police. “There was a car with Florida license plates at the tourist court, too.” A woman at a Charleston hotel saw the children’s photos in a newspaper and said she had seenfour of the fivea week after the fire. In a statement to local ...
Funerals are difficult days whether you are gathering around a casket or acremation urn. In the end, you'll want to respect the deceased and honor their wishes for their service - if that means tropical prints and Jimmy Buffett instead of dark suits and organ music, that's what you do....
Last week I stayed busy with insurance, the cremation arrangements, the Minister from my Church, the memorial last Saturday and the list goes on. After the memorial I collapsed on my bed and I’m still in my bed . Now all I do is find a cheap apt. to move in and I’ve been ...
To dispose of (a corpse) ritualistically by means other than interment or cremation. Dig To make or form by removing earth or other material Dig a trench. Dug my way out of the snow. Bury To place in the ground; cover with earth The dog buried the bone. The oil was buried deep unde...
to hear of women, particularly of mothers, who refuse to put on a swimsuit and join in summertime fun because of their weight. Some of these women weigh 130 pounds. Some of them weigh closer to 300 pounds. It doesn’t matter. If you have children, you need to play with them, and ...
Many people speak of wanting to leave a legacy after they die, whether through what they pass on in the form of their children or donating to a charity that they feel can do some good in the world. But what if instead of donating money, your legacy could be that you donate yourself?