Final resting place realized at Vets Cemetery for Uncle Gordon

How loved ones depart this Earthly world for wherever they are destined is a journey as varied as the person itself.

Travel across the world, pick a belief.

"Historically the purpose of most religious funerals was to aid the deceased in their passage to the next life, and this remains an important factor for many," wrote Jennifer Uzell of the University of Durham in the United Kingdom.

There are no universally agreed death or funeral rites for Buddhists. In some Orthodox Christianity traditions services are held anywhere from 8 days to one year after death. Burial should take place as quickly...

 

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