Cremation vs Burial – What’s the Difference?

Planning for end of life may come with more decisions than you first expect. Creating an estate plan near the Lake of the Ozarks can help relieve your loved ones from having to make many tough decisions upon your passing. Not only can you decide who will receive your assets, you can also plan your end of life wishes for being laid to rest. Our estate planning attorney in Camden County, Missouri wants to help inform you of some of the decisions you’ll need to make as you make your end of life plans. In this week’s blog, we’re comparing the difference between cremation and burial options for being laid to rest.


All About Cremation:

Cremation is the act of being incinerated until your remains become ashes. This method of body disposal is becoming more and more popular.
Timeframe – cremation can take place further after death. The flexibility with time allows your family time to gather and plan a more personalized ceremony.
Paying Respects – family and friends can memorialize the person who has passed in a number of ways. Spreading ashes in their favorite location, keeping their ashes in an urn, or laying ashes to rest in a monument are all popular disposal methods with the cremation technique.
Beliefs – cremation was banned from the church up until the 1960’s, allowing the method to become more popular in recent years among those who are religious.


All About Burial: 

A traditional burial is when a body is laid to rest in the ground. This is a more traditional form of body disposal.
Timeframe – burial is typically within a week after death. In recent years this has become a little more flexible, but the body usually needs to be laid to rest in the ground shortly after the time of death.
Paying Respects – traditional burial consists of a visitation in a funeral home or church, followed by a burial ceremony at a cemetery. This method of body disposal is straight forward and usually does not vary from the traditional schedule of events.
Beliefs – burial is a more traditional way to dispose of a body and very common for those involved with a traditional religion.

Whether you decide to go with cremation or burial, it’s important to plan ahead for your end of life wishes. You can rest assured your wishes are being carried out when you create an estate plan at the Lake of the Ozarks. Here at O’Donnell Law Center, we specialize in preparing estate plans. Contact us today to learn how we can help you solidify your end of life wishes and prepare the legal documents needed to carry out your wishes. 



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