Here in Washington,DC,  we recently said goodbye to my brother and later a first cousin. Both had traditional church funerals and below ground burials at cemetaries. Since I have attended three nonrelative funerals which were handled in the same Christian tradition.

----- Original Message -----From: Eric Huffstutler <[log in to unmask]>To: [log in to unmask]: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:10:19 -0000 (UTC)Subject: [VA-HIST] Cemeteries and Burial question

Let me pose this question to the group for a poll sampling. 

This ties into my involvement to try and save a large abandoned cemetery. The question is: 

There is a trend for cremation today. Society as a whole has turned away from traditions in general for a no fuss life. 

Other than cost factors, are traditional burials now out of vogue because no one wants to go through all of the Pomp and Circumstance of the funeral then bother with driving to a grave for visits and grounds keeping? That it is easier to scatter the ashes and be done with it or simply dust an urn? Could this be why so many cemeteries are becoming overgrown and turning into jungles like Evergreen here in Richmond? 

Eric 

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