This would be considered a personal decision for each person and their family. There are no requirements such as a symbol or titles. Jehovah's Witnesses do not have any idols in their worship.
When I die I want to be cremated simply for the fact that it's cheap and I want to leave my money in my possessions to my daughter and my grandchildren I don't want myself buried in a hole in the ground with an expensive coffin that cost $10,000 when you can do cremation for $3,000
I think so. why else would you be standing at the foot of a grave? unless it's somebody you know, in which case you don't really need to read the headstone every time you visit it. Do you mean 'should you be able to read the front of the headstone?'. In that case, yes: the front part of the headstone is the part facing the grave, so if you are standing on the grave side of the headstone you'll be able to read the front.
A headstone at a grave is one possibility.
Hi there. A gravestone is simply a memorial that is placed on the grave that is made of stone. Sometimes it is called a headstone or a grave marker.
The family placed a headstone in May of 2006.
Yes! Some monument dealers do offer payment plans.
I would call the local VA office in order to find reimbursement as well as grave headstone.
No. A tomb is a place for the burial of a corpse. It is more synonymous with grave. A tomb can take many forms from a burial chamber beneath the ground marked by a headstone to a small above-ground enclosure or crypt. A gravestone, or headstone, is a marker that identifies the location of a grave in a cemetery.
The information and details about a person for example the date of birth and death, are placed on the Headstone which is always situated at the top of the grave.
"Feo, Fuerte y Formal", which in English means "ugly, strong, and dignified".
No, JFK Jr. Ashes scattered at sea. There is no grave maker...
Initially in an unmarked grave in Tupelo Mississippi and then, when Elvis gained fame/riches, in a marked grave with an inlaid marble marker (i.e. flat on the ground as opposed to an upright headstone).
At Graceland. He was originally buried in a Memphis cemetery, but his grave was "vandalized" by fans and he was moved within a few days. Interesting side note --- his middle name is misspelled on his headstone.