Who chooses not to have a funeral? Maybe a slightly morbid subject but when you go, what sort of send off would you want? I havbe no intention of dying just yet but I could be run over...

GARGLEBLASTER Loc: Spain

Maybe a slightly morbid subject but when you go, what sort of send off would you want? I havbe no intention of dying just yet but I could be run over by a truck tomorrow, in which case personally I would want "direct cremation".

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Keldon Loc: Yukon, B.C.

I'm good with my ashes in a shoe box and dumped somewhere. I'll be dead (hopefully prior to that)so what do I care what happens to my carcass?

Skypilot Loc: Deer Park, WA

Funerals are really not for the dead...funerals are for the living. Those who are close to you need some kind of closure and an opportunity to grieve....and perhaps in the process receive some degree of comfort from others. Or it may be that you have no family or friends that will grieve your passing.....then the gathering can take on a more celebratory air.

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

Sky, you are sooo correct !

When I go, it will be the absolutely cheapest way... No services; no prayers (again for the living and I'm not going to hear a freeging word: no nuttin'.....

THISTLE Loc: Reidsville NC

Hefty Bag in the Dumpster on Friday morning and a big party after.

GARGLEBLASTER Loc: Spain

THISTLE wrote:

Hefty Bag in the Dumpster on Friday morning and a big party after.

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I don't want mourners at my funeral that would be a totally solitary affair with me being the only one present. I have made provision in my Will by leaving a sum of money to some friends with the instructions that they should spend it by throwing one helluva party to prove that the miserable old sod who just died wasn't as miserable as they thought!

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

THISTLE wrote:

Hefty Bag in the Dumpster on Friday morning and a big party after.

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BYOB of course.............

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SteveR Loc: Michigan

I like the way Andy Griffith went. He was buried on his own property within 24 hours without being embalmed.

Marionsho Loc: Kansas

GARGLEBLASTER wrote:

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I don't want mourners at my funeral that would be a totally solitary affair with me being the only one present. I have made provision in my Will by leaving a sum of money to some friends with the instructions that they should spend it by throwing one helluva party to prove that the miserable old sod who just died wasn't as miserable as they thought!

I attended a funeral in Medicine Lodge Kansas. The guy that died had us meet at the bar. He had paid for all the beer in advance. When we went to the Grave site, they passed around a bottle of whiskey that he had bought.
What a way to go.

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

The most economical way to the environment. Cardboard casket and a loin cloth O.K. by me.

Black for ladies (only because they look good in it) but jeans are O.K. for everyone else.

A few minutes of Barber's 'Adagio for strings' then ACDC Highway to Hell followed by Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven (that should cover all the bases).

A decent tab behind the bar for a pub lunch and drinks and an overnight for those who've traveled far or a taxi for those nearer so as a decent drink can be had by all.

I'd be happy looking down on that.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

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The most economical way to the environment. Cardb... (show quote)

As far as the loin cloth goes....I don't think funeral homes put pants on guys anyway since the only part that is seen is the upper half.

Tom G Loc: Atlanta, GA

GARGLEBLASTER wrote:

Maybe a slightly morbid subject but when you go, what sort of send off would you want? I havbe no intention of dying just yet but I could be run over by a truck tomorrow, in which case personally I would want "direct cremation".

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I have a much better idea. Donate your body to a Medical College. I think every state has at least one, usually at a major university.

After they are done working on your body, they cremate it and send the ashes to whomever you choose. Or, dispose of the ashes if no one wants them.

The cost is ZERO to you, and they will usually pick your body up anywhere within the state where you reside. I also suspect that medical schools are connected and if you die out-of-state the Med School of that state is notified - not sure but it makes sense.

FYI: The numbers to call in Florida are: 800-628-2594 (Gainesville; 305-243-6691 (Miami); and, 407-266-1142 (Orlando).

If you want more details, P.M. me.

lalezo Loc: Gainesville, FL

I have chosen to donate my body to the University of Florida School of Medicine for whatever purposes they see fit. Once they have "finished with me" they will cremate the remains.

I hope I can be of some value to another human being.

Lloyd

LoisCroft Loc: Jonesborough, Tennessee

Excellent idea to donate your body. When my daughter was a medical student she had the opportunity to examine a donated body. She learned a great deal and appreciated the thoughtfulness of the donor/family.

llamb Loc: Northeast Ohio

There will be no funerals for my wife and me. Simple cremation and many prayers.

~Lee