1. Methods of Disposition
Introduction

2. Earth Burial Interment, Inhumement Cemetery vs. Memorial Park Grave
Lot vs. Plot vs. Section
Multi-depth Grave vs. Multiple Burial

3. Entombment
Crypt
Lawn Crypt
Community vs. Private

4. Cremation
Burial at Sea
Body Donation
(UAGA)
Preservation

5. Cremation
“The reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber.”
4-6 lbs of bone fragments ( cubic inches)
1400 – 2000 degrees F (2-4 hours)

6. Arranging for Cremation
1) Considerations
2) Forms
3) Cremation Containers:
a) caskets
b) alternative containers

7. Arranging for Cremation (cont’d)
4) Services:
a) Traditional Service
b) Memorial Service
c) Memorial Gathering
d) Graveside
e) Committal at Crematory
f) Identification Viewing
g) Scattering
h) Direct Cremation
i) Other Alternatives:

8. Arranging for Cremation (cont’d)
5) Disposition of Cremated Remains:
a) burial
b) niche: columbarium, lawn
niche, mausoleum
c) scatter
d) ossuary
e) retention

9. Arranging for Cremation (cont’d)
6) Containers for Cremated Remains:
a) temporary urns
b) utility urns
c) permanent urns
d) companion urns
e) infant/youth
f) keepsakes

10. Arranging for Cremation (cont’d)
7) Inurnment of Cremated Remains:
a) temporary containers vs.
permanent containers
b) receipt for cremated
remains