How do you want your funeral?

[carole]

Tonya what an excellent thread, I don't find it morbid or depressing but rather practical.

I have only been to three funerals in my life-time so far, and each time I have written down things I particularly liked at that funeral, for my own funeral, of course I have made it well known that these instructions are to be followed to the best of their ability and finances.

I am going to be cre-mated, I have been to both burials and cremation and find burials a whole lot more sad and stressful for the family.

I have left directions down to the flowers I wish for , the colour of the hearse, the music to be played at the after get-together , which will suprise some people, the prayers and hyms, which will be kept to a minimum.

And of course there will be a scottish piper, to pipe people into the proceedings, I keep making changes to my preferences with every funeral I attend, and keep it updated, thankfully I have not been to many, and hope not to go to many more.

I do however wish my husband, and my parents would make their wishes known to me, it takes a lot of stress and organising off an already difficult time, and my beliefs are well you cannot always have want you wanted in life, so at least maybe you can in death.

P.S i wish to add I never ever want my casket to be open and have myself viewed, that would be so awful, I would probably rise from the Dead it would upset me so much, no kiddin, and also I want donations to the neurological foundation and of course animal welfare, and cancer society rather than flowers,most important.

I like you ally want my ashes scattered over my place of birth Ellon Scotland, one day I will make it over there lol., one way or another.