On 12/6/2014 5:05 PM, graham wrote:
> On 06/12/2014 10:21 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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>> When I go, my family should dispose of my body as cheap as possible.
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> When I was instructing my lawyer for my will, I told her that I want the
> cheapest funeral possible. I told her a sack would do but she didn't
> think that would be permitted - although she liked the idea!
> Graham
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Wills are rarely read before anyone dies. In most jurisdictions there
has to be a week between the death and submitting the will for probate,
so putting funeral directions in a will does not guarantee they will be
honored.

Better to send a signed and dated letter to whomever will be responsible
for dealing with your remains and give them the directions.

Even though people are told that putting funeral directions in a will
doesn't give them much of a chance of having their wishes honored, some
insist.

I remember drafting a will for the brother of one of the firm's
partners. He specified that he wanted to be buried in a particular
cemetery in a particular section so that there would be no traffic noise
near his grave.

There is a tiny Jewish cemetery near the Freehold, NJ mall. My daughter
told me that's where she wants to be buried so she can be near the mall.
She was kidding, but for her it would be appropriate.

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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas