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This story was taken from the website Heart in Diamond which is a company that will take the ashes of your loved one and make into a memory diamond.There's many things you can do with ashes other than burying or scattering or keeping on the mantel. Companies will add ashes to make truly unique candles votives, add ashes to paint and create a portrait, fill bullets with ashes, add to ink when getting a tattoo. With the internet at our fingertips, people have found some pretty ...Continue reading

Questions How Did Elvis Presley Die? When Did Elvis Die? Answers Elvis died on August 16, 1977 in the upstairs bathroom at Graceland. According to reports, he was found on the bathroom floor, and then Elvis was rushed to the hospital where he was officially pronounced dead. His death is surrounded in mystery and controversy - leading to many, many Elvis conspiracy theories, but here are the facts about when Elvis died and what caused his death.... The coroner recorded the cause of death as cardiac arrhythmia. While true in the strictest sense (cardiac arrhythmia simply means that he experienced an irregular heartbeat which then caused Elvis's heart to stop. Many fans have noticed that attending physicians deliberately omitted the reasons for Elvis's death and irregular heartbeat. Later, it was revealed that the underlying cause of these heart problems was an overdoes of prescription drugs, including codeine, Valium, morphine, and Demorol. There may have been additional drugs as well. Once this information about Elvis's death was released, Vernon Presley, Elvis' father, had the complete autopsy report sealed. It will remain sealed until 2027, fifty years after The King's death. After Elvis died, thousands of fans traveled to Memphis, causing traffic jams and other problems. The National Guard was called into the city in the days surrounding his funeral, which took place on August 18, 1977. Elvis's Funeral Flags were lowered to half-mast as the City of Memphis prepared for Elvis' funeral procession. By all accounts, more than 30,000 people were allowed to pass by the King's casket which was set up in the foyer of Graceland. After his funeral, Elvis was laid to rest at Forest Hills Cemetery. His body was later moved ot Graceland. You can read more about Elvis' final resting place in this article. Because of the controversy surrounding the autopsy as well as a few other questionable circumstances, some people believe that Elvis Presley is still alive or at least, that he didn't actually die in 1977. (borrowed from wikipedia)

HOW IS A BODY CREMATED **pls be advised, this could be disturbing to some people. Cremation of a dead body is carried out at a temperature ranging between 1400 to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. The intense heat helps reduce the body to its basic elements and dried bone fragments. The process takes place in a cremation chamber, also known as a retort, of a crematory. The chamber is preheated at a set point and then body is placed is quickly transferred there through a mechanize door... to avoid heat loss. During cremation, the body is exposed to a column of flames produced by a furnace fueled by natural gas, oils, propane, etc. As the body is placed in a casket or container (preferably prepared from a combustible material), the container burns down. Next, the heat dries the body, burns the skin and hair, contracts and chars the muscles, vaporizes the soft tissues, and calcifies the bones so that they eventually crumble. The gases released during the process are discharged through an exhaust system. The bodies are mostly burned one at a time. There is usually no smell because the emissions are processed to destroy the smoke and vaporize the gases that would smell. As a result, the corpse is reduced to skeletal remains and bone fragments. It is then collected in a tray or pan (tiny residue may still remain in the chamber and mix with the particles from subsequent cremations) and allowed to cool for some time. These remains, however, also contain non-consumed metal objects such as screws, nails, hinges, and other parts of the casket or container. In addition, the mixture may contain dental work, dental gold, surgical screws, prosthesis, implants, etc. These objects are removed with the help of strong magnets and/or forceps after manual inspection. All these metals are later disposed of as per the local laws. Mechanical devices, such as pacemakers are removed beforehand because they may explode due to the intense heat and damage the cremation equipment and staff. It is suggested to remove jewelry items like rings, wrist washes, and other similar objects, too, as they are likely to break down during the process. Moreover, the metal pieces are removed before the next process because they may damage the equipment used for pulverization. Finally, the dried bone fragments are further ground into a finer sand-like consistency. The machine used for this pulverization is called cremulator. On an average, it takes about one to three hours to cremate a human body, thereby reducing it to 3-7 pounds of cremains. The cremation remains are usually pasty white in color. These remains are transferred in a cremation urn and given to the relative or representative of the deceased. If you do not have an urn, the crematorium returns the ashes in a plastic box or default container. (story taken from the cremation resource guide)

On December 15, 1966, animation legend Walt Disney died from complications of lung cancer, for which he had undergone surgery just over a month earlier. A private funeral was held the next day, and on December 17, his body was cremated and interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. But while Disney undoubtedly lives on through the legacy of the beloved feature films and theme parks that comprise much of his life’s work, shortly after his death, a rumor beg...Continue reading

THE DEATHS OF BONNIE & CLYDE Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were ambushed and killed on Wednesday, May 23, 1934, on a rural road in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.The couple had appeared in daylight in an automobile and were shot by a posse of four Texas officers (Frank Hamer, B.M. "Manny" Gault, Bob Alcorn, and Ted Hinton) and two Louisiana officers (Henderson Jordan and Prentiss Morel Oakley). The posse was led by Hamer, who had begun tracking the pair on February 12, 1934. He...Continue reading

Straight cremations have become much more popular over the years but certainly doesn't make the process of losing a loved one any less important. Our hope with this page we can help people feel a little more comfortable in talking about cremations, celebrations of life and also have some history and stories behind cremation to share.