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Cremation Services

Cremation is an alternative to the
burial process and it is chosen by
many people because of religious
beliefs, the desire to preserve the
environment or it was requested by
the person who died. Cremation can
be a less expensive option in com-
parison to a burial. The remains are
placed in a container that is com-
bustible and placed in a special fur-
nace called a cremation chamber or
a crematory where through intense
heat is reduced to bone fragments
that are then reduced to resemble
course sand. The cremated remains
of an average adult body will weigh
about 6-9 pounds. Cremation is not

an alternative to a funeral, but rath-
er an alternative to burial or other
forms of disposition.

Cremated remains can be scattered
or buried, or they may be kept with
the family in a decorative urn. There
are many new and different ways to
dispose of ashes today, cremated
remains can be placed in an artificial