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Memorial Remembrance Boxes.!!!!

When a loved one passes away, photographs and other items can be given to family members in a personalised remembrance box. A Remembrance box can be put together prior to one's final departure. This makes a very personal memory box as the contents have been chosen specifically for the person who inherits it.

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Stake & Fittings Included

Stake included memorial plaque

Suitable for use at ground level or higher.

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Small, Medium and Large Plaques Available

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Points to consider before purchasing an urn.

1. What size urn will I need?

The industry guide is that for every pound of body weight, allow one cubic inch of cremated remains. Standard size urns have approximate 200 cubic inches of internal volume and are suitable for an average adult.

 2. How easy is it to open the urn to scatter the ashes?

 Consider purchasing a multi- purpose urn, these are suitable for display, burial, scattering of ashes and often can be turned into a bird house or hedgehog house after ashes have been scattered.

3. How do I seal the urn if I want it to be displayed only?

Urns typically have either a screw off lid or a screw off plug in the base. An urn can also be permanently sealed with a good quality sealant epoxy resin. Simply apply the epoxy around the screw thread of the lid or plug and then securely tighten on to the urn.

 4. Who puts the ashes into the urn?

When you receive the cremated remains back from the crematory or funeral home, the remains are normally contained in some type of plastic or cloth bag. If you supplied an urn or ordered one through the undertaker, then the undertaker would place the ashes into the urn for you. You may place the ashes into the urn yourself if you wish to do so. 

5. What is a Companion Urn?

A companion urn is a larger than normal urn and is to hold the remains of two people. Sometimes also referred to as a double urn.

 6. What is a keep sake Urn?

A keepsake Urn is a small urn that holds a small portion of remains. A Keepsake is a nice option when there are several family and friends that would like to have a portion of your loved ones remains. A keepsake can also be used to hold a lock of hair or dried flower or small photograph.
Your keepsake will have a threaded top or bottom that will allow you to fill your keepsake. You would have to fill a keepsake urn yourself however, should this be uncomfortable action for you to do, talk to your funeral director or funeral home and ask them if they will do this for you.

Links:

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No Will - Who Inherits

Who inherits if you don't have a will?

If you don't have a will there are rules for deciding who inherits your assets, depending on your personal circumstances.
The following provisions apply only in England and Wales, the law differs if you die intestate (without a will) in Scotland or Northern Ireland:If you're married or in a civil partnership and your estate is worth £125,000 or less…
Everything goes to your husband, wife or civil partner.If you're married or in a civil partnership and your estate is worth over £125,000. Your husband, wife or civil partner won't automatically get everything, although they will receive:personal items, such as household articles and cars, but nothing used for business purposes £125,000 free of tax or £200,000 if there are no children a life interest in half of the rest of the estate (on his or her death this will pass to the children or as detailed below) The rest of the estate will be shared by the following:children (or if none, grandchildren) will get an equal share if there are no children or grandchildren, surviving parents will get a share if there are no children, grandchildren or surviving parents, any brothers and sisters (who shared the same two parents as the deceased) will get a share (or their children if they died while the deceased was still alive) if the deceased has none of the above, the husband, wife or registered civil partner will get everything If you are partners but aren't married or in a civil partnership If you aren't married or registered civil partners, you won't automatically get a share of your partner's estate if they die without making a will.

If they haven't provided for you in some other way, your only option is to make a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. See the section below 'If you feel you've not received reasonable financial provision'.

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The estate is distributed as follows:
to surviving children in equal shares (or to their children if they died while the deceased was still alive) if there are no children, to parents (equally, if both alive) if there are no surviving parents, to brothers and sisters (who shared the same two parents as the deceased), or to their children if they died while the deceased was still alive if there are no brothers or sisters then to half brothers or sisters (or to their children if they died while the deceased was still alive) if none of the above then to grandparents (equally if more than one) if there are no grandparents to aunts and uncles (or their children if they died while the deceased was still alive) if none of the above, then to half uncles or aunts (or their children if they died while the deceased was still alive) to the Crown if there are none of the above It'll take longer to sort out your affairs if you don't have a will. This could mean extra distress for your relatives and dependants until they can draw money from your estate.