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re: How often do you clean your family member’s grave?

Posted on 12/29/22 at 2:54 pm to
Posted by Areddishfish
The Wild West
Member since Oct 2015
6284 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 2:54 pm to
I'm going to be cremated. Caskets and burial plots are huge wastes of money for something you may visit once a year.
Posted by CajunTiger_225
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
9203 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 3:06 pm to
We do grave stone cleaning and restoration if anyone's interested.
Posted by concrete_tiger
Member since May 2020
6066 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 3:08 pm to
I have never been to a family member’s grave beyond the funeral, nor will I ever be planted in one myself.
Posted by Kujo
225-911-5736
Member since Dec 2015
6015 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 3:47 pm to
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Posted by go_tigres
Member since Sep 2013
5164 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 4:01 pm to
I went to my great grandparents grave site down in lovely Gibson, LA for the 1st time a few months back. These folks died in the 70’s and their head stones were impeccable. No cleaning needed.
Posted by dgnx6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
68919 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 4:31 pm to
Two of mine were cremated and two are in a mausoleum. So no one goes and keeps up the graves.
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
34679 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 5:27 pm to
My grandparents, great grandparents, great-great grandparents, numerous aunts and uncles, and my infant daughter are all buried in a grave at a cemetery in old-Algiers.(grave has been in the family since 1865)

There is very little maintenance involved because of how the grave is set up and the cemetery in general. I do know that around All Saints Day some of my cousins clean the grave. The future looks like ashes will be added as my mother's generation on have all elected to be creamated.

Posted by LSUDad
Still on the move
Member since May 2004
58865 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:32 pm to
My Dads brother use to take care of all the ones on my Dads side, when he died, his Grandson took over. As a young kid, the grandson use to play in that graveyard. He can tell you where every relative is in there.

On my Moms side, they came out and put a coating similar to Rino-Shield. Easy clean, once a year.

I have one with Great Great Grandparents, it has some damage on one side. Looks like I’ll be handling the repairs.

One of my friends from this board passed away, they had him cremated, he was placed in a LSU Football Helmet Urn. Very well done, Big Tiger Fan, very deserving. RIP.

Posted by BPTiger
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2011
5316 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:43 pm to
quote:

paved over and a strip mall set on top of them.


False. If you are a dead Native American they will no longer build a strip mall over your grave. However, the tribe may build a casino on it.
Posted by sqerty
AP
Member since May 2022
5112 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:50 pm to
All the time. Fresh Flowers. Respecting your elders shouldn't die with them.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21950 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 9:54 pm to
My wife and her family cleans her Grandparents grave once a year, they pain it about every 3 years

There's actually good money to be made painting and pressure washing graves.
Posted by Cracker
in a box
Member since Nov 2009
17749 posts
Posted on 12/29/22 at 10:00 pm to
Are you selling chewlwys gum
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