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Crestone: The Place in Colorado Where You Can Cremate Your Loved One on an Outdoor Pyre
This from Crestone’s website:
Crestone End of Life Project operates one of the only legal, open-air cremation sites in the state of Colorado. This ancient and inspirational end-of-life choice returns the body to its original fire and air elements. The process involves a pyre, a half-cord of wood, a wooden stretcher and a shroud. The family or friends of the deceased work together with CEOLP staff to plan the ceremony, and various teams from our organization are trained to produce a deeply meaningful context for marking the passage of a loved one into death.
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(In the last photo) Randy Ellis, 51, uses a torch to begin the cremation of his wife, Belinda Ellis, 48, in Crestone, Colo. Moments earlier, relatives placed juniper boughs and logs on her body to prepare for the outdoor cremation. Funeral industry officials say Crestone is the only place in the U.S. where funeral pyres are performed for people regardless of religion. Via NBCNews
A mother added this sand to her sons grave, so that his brother could play with him when they visit.
A grieving Florida mom has added a sand box to her newborn baby’s grave so his older brother can spend time with him.
Ashlee Hammac, 24, from Lake City, was left devastated when tiny Ryan Michael Jolley died just five days after being welcomed into the world.
The infant passed away on Oct. 16 from hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy — after complications during his birth led to a lack of oxygen to his brain.
Pondering how best to remember her tragic tot’s death and help his 3-year-old brother Tucker grieve, she decided to turn his black-granite memorial slab into a play area.
“He always wanted to play in that dirt around the grave,” Hammac told the Daily News on Friday. “I want to have a happy memory of it — not just memories of crying. I wanted him to have a happy memory of it, too, not just of me crying.”
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