Today, many families have deeply personal reasons for choosing cremation instead of traditional burial. Some simply don’t care for in-ground burial. Others may not wish to have a memorial service, preferring a simpler, more direct form of tribute. Still others know that cremation is often less expensive than all the preparations necessary for a funeral. Cremation Society of East Tennessee is a...
Quite simply, cremation is just another form of final disposition. It eliminates many of the complications and expenses associated with traditional burial, such as the cost of an elaborate casket, embalming, cemetery plots, and gravestones. Many families still choose to hold a visitation, memorial service, or other type of tribute, and many beautiful commemorative choices are certainly...