Funeral Services in general Reviews

Earlier this year my partner's Aunty died from cancer, after a 14 month long battle against the wretched disease. I only knew her for about 6 months, and I didn't know her prior to her being diagnosed. When I met her she had practically lost her sight due to tumours from her brain pressing on her optical nerve and she had terrible memory loss. ...  Read the complete review

I wholly expect to get a low read rate on this review - after all, who on earth wants to pass the time by reading about funerals? And I know what you are thinking - "it's that laugh a minute rosebud here to depress us again". Well trust me, that is not my intention and I hope you will stick with this and hopefully learn a ...  Read the complete review

As we're coming up to Mothering Sunday and this will be my first one without a mom, and also coming up to the first anniversary of her death, I thought I would try to deal with it all by telling you about her funeral. My father had died 3 years before in 2005 a couple of months after our wedding and mom had suggested that I might not ...  Read the complete review

Yesterday I had the misfortune to be at a funeral for a friend but it was a real eye opener. My friend and his family are spiritualists and so they opted for an almost completely non-religious service. I say almost completely because there was one prayer at the end but no bible readings or traditional hymns. Five years ago when my Mum ...  Read the complete review

The correct title should be post office ! i wrote in wrong section. Since I can not delete my review, i shall leave it here for now. Sorry about this. Situated right smack bang in the middle of Alness high street, this popular little post office is central to parking and to gain access, especially as there is a bus stop literally on ...  Read the complete review

It might sound a bit morbid but I started to research funerals because I had decided that when my time was up I would like to be buried under a tree. Although I would still like this I am not quite so certain this is such a good idea now because during my brief research I discovered quite a lot of information which rather disturbed me. ...  Read the complete review

I have often wondered why funerals have always seemed to be quiet, whispery affairs. When you enter the church/chapel etc the silence is usually deafening, the ushers greet you in whispers, the minister talks to you in hushed tones, everyone has a face like a well kept graveyard (to coin a phrase) Now ok, I know that there is a lot of ...  Read the complete review

In my life I've attended three funerals. The first two were experiences that I do my best not to remember. The third one was something quite different. Rachel had been a very good friend of mine all the way through my life. We met for the first time in 1975 when we both started school and something ticked immediately. Throughout ...  Read the complete review

Rites of Passage ************** Throughout history, in societies all over the world, religions have held a monopoly of the so-called 'Rites of Passage'. Important ceremonies such as birth, marriage and death are traditionally marked by a form of celebration or commemoration in both Pagan and religious communities. For the ...  Read the complete review

Even in our more open society today, Death is still a great taboo. Many on us pay life assurance to make sure that our families will be provided for after our inevitable demise but it is rare that we think about what exactly must be done when that time comes. I am writing this opinion because I feel there is a need to address some of ...  Read the complete review