death – A Grave Interest

Undertaking Death

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Post published:February 17, 2012
Post category:a grave interest cemetery blog death Dr Thomas Holmes dying embalm five stages of grief funeral funeral home funeral rites mourning undertaker wakes
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It is inevitable - we will all die. And for most of us a funeral or memorial service will be held. But what is the advantage of this service? Why…

Remembering Fathers in the Cemetery

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Post published:June 17, 2011
Post category:Arlington National Cemetery cemetery blog death Father Father's Day Papa Sonora Smart Dodd William Smart
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Sonora Smart Dodd This Sunday is Father’s Day, a day which is celebrated on the third Sunday of June each year in the United States. Sonora Smart Dodd thought of…

Women as Mourners

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Post published:April 9, 2011
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(Apologies for the delay in this post, I was in Lexington, but my blog copy was not : ) Women have always been the expressers of emotions. We are the…

Grave Superstitions

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Post published:March 15, 2011
Post category:a grave interest death Dellinger folklore Genealogy graveyard Ides of March owl prophecy superstition
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Today is the ‘Ides of March’ and that seems the perfect time to cover grave superstitions. A soothsayer, who knew what he was talking about, gave the warning “Beware the…