Sunday, October 19, 2025

The Sunday Five: Cemeteries

The Freedman's Cemetery is across street from the Catholic Cemetery and just up the hill from the large city cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia. Even the cemeteries were segregated in the old south. Do you really care who is decomposing next to you? 

1: Is your final plan, burial, entombment, cremation or other? 

2: Do you have a final resting place? 

3: How will you haut those who live on behind? 

4: When was the last time you visited family graves sites? 

5: What should your gravestone read? 

My answers: 

1: Is your final plan, burial, entombment, cremation or other?  Cremation, dumping me in the forest to feed the critters is frowned on in this country. 

2: Do you have a final resting place? No. I inherited a cemetery lot in the last place I would want to spend eternity, and gave it to my sister - my brother-in-law filled that space. I need to decide where to dump the ashes or I will end up in my nephew's basement. 

3: How will you haut those who live on behind? I will probably keep sending annoying emails. 

4: When was the last time you visited family graves sites? Last fall there was a family funeral for sweet bear's family, for my family three years ago when my sisters husband died. 

5: What should your gravestone read? Origin is Not Destiny

Please share your answers in the comments. 


2 comments:

  1. 1: Is your final plan, burial, entombment, cremation or other? Cremation
    2: Do you have a final resting place? I purchased a spot in the Columbarium at church a few years ago.
    3: How will you haunt those who live on behind? Whoever has to settle out my estate wi;; be traumatized and haunted by my record keeping.
    4: When was the last time you visited family graves sites?
    5: What should your gravestone read?

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  2. 1: Is your final plan, burial, entombment, cremation or other? So far, cremation.
    2: Do you have a final resting place? Not yet.
    3: How will you haut those who live on behind? I can’t be bothered.
    4: When was the last time you visited family graves sites? Nine years ago.
    5: What should your gravestone read? I’ve never thought about it. (I like yours.)

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