Matters of Life and Death
The ribbon has been a timeless symbol of remembrance and saying goodbye. Before the days of constant status updates and texting, Victorians used ribbon to signify the state of mind. Naturally, black was used for mourning, but ship travelers were often sent off with colorful streamers tied between the dock and the boat that would break off and drift into the water as they were departing. Bon-voyage!
We’ve adapted the more modern ribbon design into a memorial jewelry and funeral urns. Our Remembrance Ribbon urn pendant can be worn as a statement to promote awareness of your special cause, or represent the gift of friendship and love.
10% of the purchase of the Pink Ribbon urn is donated to the American Cancer Society.
Created in sterling silver and studded with crystals, the Silver Ribbon urn pendant has a secure threaded lid, and includes tools to fill and seal the urn necklace.
An Oregon newspaper, “The Oregonian” has created the country’s first searchable database of the state’s Indigent Burial Fund, with the names of people whose bodies were unclaimed and cremated or who’s bodies were donated to the OHSU anatomy lab from January 2000 to the present. The Oregonian is releasing this information so that families may find lost relatives — or at least learn the final chapter of their history.
As families are able to locate their missing loved ones, bittersweet stories are emerging.
As national cemeteries across the country are expanding at a rate not seen since the Civil War, more space is being devoted to niches and plots for urns. Veterans are opting for cremation in record numbers, doubling the cremation rate of civilians.
Many U.S. national cemeteries less than 10 years old are getting multi-million dollar upgrades to add burial spaces for cremated remains and above-ground niches for cremation urns.
Personal cemetery plots are wonderful,” said retired Marine, Jim Long. The retired Marine likes the option of being buried in a national cemetery with his comrades in arms. “I’m not a religious man, but the Lord does want us to stay together. We must have one hell of an army in heaven.”
Continue reading about more Florida veterans choosing cremation.
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