Your funeral arrangements?

eyeslice

Though hopefully I am not planning on dying at the moment, but time and unforeseen circumstances can catch up with us all.

Previously, I had an elder who is a gentle and kind person lined up to handle my memorial should the need arise.

However, now that I am no longer fully in as it were, I not sure what instructions I should give to my family should the worst arise. I can hardly says what I really want is an Anglican service or contact the local Buddhists.

Anyone else thought about this and come to any conclusions?

Eyeslice

Guest 77

You sound serious about your funeral, let me tell you this story and then you think twice, by the way, it's meant to be take on the light side. This lady went on a cruise, and on one bright sunny day as she was viewing the scenery from the deck, she took the urn and emptied the ashes of her husband and said, "Swettie, here's that b...job we've always been asking for". Now, did her husband get his request?

Guest 77

Gopher

Yeah, eyeslice. Many of us have! In fact, I started a thread on this very subject 2 days ago, called "Your Funeral -- If Not In A Church, Then What?" See here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=43193&site=3

Regards,

Gopher (of the wants-to-be-cremated-with-little-fuss class)

Undecided

Since I will be dead it won't matter to me, I will let my wife and kids do whatever makes them feel better.

Ken P.

Navigator

I'm opting for cremation after any salvagable parts have been donated. I'm expecting a memorial service at a funeral parlour since most of my wife's friends are JWs and might have a problem with attending the Unity Church where I am involved. I have informed my children that I intend to come back and haunt them if I am given a JW funeral.

CoonDawg

My wife...a 'dub...wants to be cremated with a discreet memorial service for freinds and family only. "friend" does not include a bunch of nameless jerkoffs from the local kingdumb hall.

Me, I have a daughter, so I do want a traditional burial, but nothing extravagant. I feel it is important while my daughter is young to, if anything happened, have a visible and tangible place where my remains are. I have heard that psychologicly, this helps with closure and finality. I also only want close friends and family to say a few words before I'm planted and begin my progression to becoming worm dirt.

Coon

Francois

I wish to be cremated and want any friend who feels so moved, to speak their minds on my life and where it seemed to be headed at the time of its demise.

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JH

We will never die! Some people born in 1914 will never die. God promised that to us, through the WT organization. That's what most of the JW actually believe. Unless you are 70 years and older, the average dub does not think of dying, because they are reminded everyday that the end is close, and that they will live eternally. The emphasis is put on living and not dying, thats why people are not prepared for funerals in the WT org.

kelsey007

Life is for the living. I have put the word out- burn my remains, NO memorial service and get on with your life- Life is too short to waste it on the dead. The best thing that my sister did for me and my mother was request cremation. How much better that was. Praise me while I am alive. Remember me while I am here. Send me flowers while I can enjoy them. And give me a ride in a long black luxuery car while I can enjoy it sitting up and sipping a glass of wine. IMHO we give more respect to the dead than we do the living- What a waste!

Jesika

Since I have a son I would want a place he could visit "me" if so chooses. I don't attend church so I guess the funeral parlor will do.

One thing I am SURE of, I will put in my will that ANY Jw's, yes, including family are banned from attending the service and burial. Only exception is my dad who has talked to me.

I don't want them standing over me shaking their heads. I think I would come alive again to choke them to the point of joining me. They didn't want to see me while I was alive, I will be damned if they come and see me dead!!!!!!!!!!!!

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