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re: Visiting the graveside of a lost loved one
Posted on 5/8/18 at 1:07 pm to doublecutter
Posted on 5/8/18 at 1:07 pm to doublecutter
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St Martin de Tours cemetery in St. Martinville
I have a 7th great grandfather (Acadia) there - 1765.
That's old school as it gets.
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Posted on 5/8/18 at 1:10 pm to Tiger Ryno
It’s pretty neat when you have multiple generations all next to each other and you can go down the row and look at them all. But yeah it will just be a waste of land in the future when nobody remembers who any of them are
Posted on 5/8/18 at 1:12 pm to Pelican fan99
But you remember..... pass it along.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 1:17 pm to fr33manator
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I’ll get a six pack and go sit on my brother’s grave and just talk to him for hours. Maybe it doesn’t make any sense but it’s somewhere for me to go and just be.
Similar situation. Brother and I had LSU Baseball season tickets since Skip's first days.
He passed away in 2006. I went to Omaha in 2009 and cried like a baby in the stands after they won. Was missing him big time.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 1:20 pm to Tiger Ryno
Posted on 5/8/18 at 1:22 pm to Tiger Ryno
Visit my brother every time I'm back home in Louisiana. Miss him completely.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 1:23 pm to Tiger Ryno
I visit my mom's grave at the Grand Prairie National Cemetery.
Looking at the rows of crosses that are perfectly aligned from every angle is impressive.
Looking at the rows of crosses that are perfectly aligned from every angle is impressive.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 1:25 pm to Pelican fan99
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It’s pretty neat when you have multiple generations all next to each other and you can go down the row and look at them all. But yeah it will just be a waste of land in the future when nobody remembers who any of them are
We have our own pretty large family cemetery so everyone is generational.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 1:58 pm to Tiger Ryno
Not my thing at all...
Only grave I've visited( a few times) is my ex wife's grandfather, we were pretty close since my high school days. Man had a 6th grade education, but was the smartest & wisest man I've ever known.
He grew up in a house with dirt floors, fought in WW2 and Korean War, had a way about him that made you feel like you mattered.
Only grave I've visited( a few times) is my ex wife's grandfather, we were pretty close since my high school days. Man had a 6th grade education, but was the smartest & wisest man I've ever known.
He grew up in a house with dirt floors, fought in WW2 and Korean War, had a way about him that made you feel like you mattered.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 2:04 pm to Tiger Ryno
I go visit my late sister on occasion.
It's weird AF too b/c my parents - as distraught as they were upon her death - have never been as far as I know.
It's weird AF too b/c my parents - as distraught as they were upon her death - have never been as far as I know.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 2:09 pm to Jim Rockford
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My grandmother and her sister would go graveyard visiting on Sunday afternoons, weather permitting. When I got old enough, I would drive them. They would tell all the old family stories, and talk about the people they liked and didn't like who were buried there.
That is great family time. I used to love to hear my grandfather especially tell stories about his family. Those are treasured memories for me.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 2:26 pm to Tiger Ryno
Yes, I visit my wife often. MIL refreshes the flowers on the reg.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 2:31 pm to Yewkindewit
I have an infant daughter buried in the family grave in Old Algiers. She's probably the last person to be buried there in the traditional fashion as my mother and her siblings who will probably end up there will all be cremated.
I do visit from time to time. The grave has been in our family since 1865 and my daughter represents the 6th generation of the family.
I do visit from time to time. The grave has been in our family since 1865 and my daughter represents the 6th generation of the family.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 2:35 pm to Scruffy
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Scruffy thinks they are wastes of prime real estate.
Absolutely. My father threw a fit when I told him that he couldn't afford a typical service/embalming/casket ect and that he would have to be cremated. Who gives a shite? Why would anyone care if they are turned into a few ounces of ash after they die instead of taking up 10'x4' of earth, FOREVER
Posted on 5/8/18 at 2:42 pm to Paluka
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I visit my wife's grave often. I place her favorite flowers, talk and pray. Miss her all the time.
I do the same with my wife's gravesite. I work away from home, so make a point to visit every Saturday and Sunday. The weird thing is that the extent of my visit (besides bringing flowers) is to stare at her photo and the tomb writing indicating her name, date of birth and date of death. My visit normally lasts less than a minute and I leave.
I do not believe she is there any longer and I go just to verify that this actually has happened, to which I still cannot believe it.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 3:13 pm to Paige
quote:My condolences
My dad died February 20th
quote:It's a place of remembrance
I haven’t been since the funeral
My family thinks this is weird but I don’t see the point besides making myself sad
It's there when you need it
Posted on 5/8/18 at 3:20 pm to Tiger Ryno
This subject comes up here every few months.
I go to a family cemetery about every 3-6 months. It's a small graveyard off a dirt road, several miles in the country outside a small town. It's not only a chance to pay respects, but also a pleasant reason to get out of the city and back to nature, in a lovely pastoral setting (between two mobile homes).
The visit has its unusual side -- I get to see the plot where I'm scheduled to be planted, which is kind of a weird experience. There's also somebody there with the same name as me, which means I can see a tombstone with my name on it, which is a very weird experience...
I go to a family cemetery about every 3-6 months. It's a small graveyard off a dirt road, several miles in the country outside a small town. It's not only a chance to pay respects, but also a pleasant reason to get out of the city and back to nature, in a lovely pastoral setting (between two mobile homes).
The visit has its unusual side -- I get to see the plot where I'm scheduled to be planted, which is kind of a weird experience. There's also somebody there with the same name as me, which means I can see a tombstone with my name on it, which is a very weird experience...
Posted on 5/8/18 at 3:35 pm to Tiger Ryno
Many cemeteries are gorgeous and my family treats them like a public park occasionally (with some decorum). Like we’ll just walk around in them and look at tombstones. I find it fascinating.
And I visit my WW2 veteran grandparents graves at least once a year and replace the flags.
And I visit my WW2 veteran grandparents graves at least once a year and replace the flags.
This post was edited on 5/8/18 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 5/8/18 at 3:54 pm to Paluka
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It's in my will to have me cremated and scattered wherever is inappropriate
Posted on 5/8/18 at 4:15 pm to Paige
quote:Mine has been dead 10'yrs and I've only gone 3 times. I feel like his spirit is with me wherever I am.
My dad died February 20th and I haven’t been since the funeral
My family thinks this is weird but I don’t see the point besides making myself sad
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