Other Options Which Are Available In Disposition

In today's society, three basic forms of final disposition are practiced. The first is earth burial, which continues

to be the form of disposition chosen most often. There are many options when choosing earth burial.

Click here to learn about Green Burials, this is the option for earth burial only using bio-degradable materials.

Click image/link to right for a downloadable PDF about a special kind

of nature preserve cemetery called Foxfield Preserve.

Cremation is also a choice. This is a process of preparing the body for final disposition whereby the

body is reduced to its original elements by intense heat over several hours to a few pounds of small

fragments. These cremated remains are usually placed in an urn, which may be buried, placed in

a memorial niche, or kept in some other location. Cremated remains may also be scattered

where permitted by law.

Click image/link to right for a downloadable PDF about cremation options.

Organ donation is truly a gift of life that keeps on giving. Organs that can be donated

are the heart, lungs, liver, pancreas and kidneys. Click on this link: organ donation to

learn more about the frequently asked questions concerning this option.

Finally, entombment in a crypt is also a choice and is one of the oldest forms of disposition.

Today many cemeteries maintain crypts for entombment, which may be in a mausoleum

or in an outdoor garden.