Xander, John and I (Mary Melinda) had an adventure re-arranging at the cemetery last month. We finally got around to taking Grandma's ashes to the cemetery, but of course after the grave markers had already been placed.
When we arrived for the interrment, the hole for her urn had already been dug in front of the marker rather than under it. They said we could move it if we wanted, so we came back the following day with a shovel and crowbar to do just that. We tipped Grandma's marker (which sits right next to Grandpa's which is right next to my dad's, Michael's) and dug out the urn to replace it UNDER her marker. It looked like Grandpa's urn was not too far under his marker either, but it was close enough. Markers look very nice and we are content knowing that everyone is where they should be, as far as labels go.
John advised Xander, age 4, that if anyone asked what we were doing, we were looking for a gold watch. I'm very glad nobody came around, as John's sense of humor might have put is in a tight spot! : )
This cemetery is really amazing. Rich in history, beautiful, vibrant. Check it out.
http://www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org/info.html
http://www.metro-region.org/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=12696
http://www.yelp.com/biz/lone-fir-cemetery-portland
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