8 Reasons to Memorialize with a Monument (Even if Cremated)
Cremation is a method of preparing a body and does not take the place of a funeral service or a proper monument.
A person may choose to be cremated, but that does not mean they do not wish to be honored and memorialized. Remains can still be buried in a family plot, interred in a family columbarium or placed in a communal columbarium.
A monuments serves as an everlasting tribute to a life well lived and life worth remembering.
It is a representation of that person and how they lived; it is a final gift. Monuments can be custom made and personalized to honor and depict that person the way he /she and family would have liked to be portrayed. Such timeless monuments as the Lincoln Memorial, the Taj Mahal, the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and the Great Pyramids were erected to memorialize great leaders and unforgotten heroes. They are how we remember the people who were important in our lives, from Parents to Presidents.
Monuments provide a peaceful focal point where family can visit and be with their loved one and family.
Cemeteries are tranquil places where you can feel comfortable visiting without judgment.
Monuments serve as a permanent record for future generations and genealogy.
People often walk cemetery grounds to appreciate these works of art and history.
Psychologists say that remembrance practices, from the funeral or memorial service to permanent memorialization, serve an important emotional function for survivors by helping to bring closure and allowing the healing process to begin.
Providing a permanent resting place for the deceased whether it be traditional interment or cremation, is a dignified treatment of a loved one’s mortal remains, which fulfills the natural desire for memorialization.