One of the issues that many genealogists have with cremation is that our loved ones end up with no memorial headstone or marker. Some cemeteries are addressing the issue by setting aside a portion of their cemetery as an area where cremains may be buried, or if scattered, where a memorial can be placed (even if nothing is beneath it). Following is an excerpt from an article about the development of a cremation burial site at a cemetery near Hotchkiss in Delta County, Colorado.
The project to create a new area for cremated remains has been completed at Riverside Cemetery in Hotchkiss [Colorado].
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The new area is for cremation plots only. They measure 4 X 4 feet. Memorial stones must be flat and 2 X 3 feet. The plot can hold the cremated remains, or for those whose ashes have been scattered, the plot with a marker will be there so family members will have a place to gather to remember their loved one. A marker will also help future generations in genealogy research.
Read the full article by Kathy Browning in the October 28, 2009 edition of the Delta County Independent.
