Your Death

[ACES]

yeah, it's a macbre topic but death is a part of life. that said, I assume we all want to go out in some peaceful manner (if not, set out how you wanna go out), but what kind of funeral do you want? Cremation? Entombed? Jazz funeral? Who do you want there? How would you plan it?

run it....

[MochaD]

"As they say, ashes to ashes, dust to dust."

With that being said, don't bury me no where! I want to be cremated. I want a nice memorial with a slide show of pics of some memorable moments of my life. I want people who knew me well and/or those I've had a positive impact on to speak on it. I would prefer a celebration of my life than a tear festival because I'm gone. Death is an appt. we will ALL keep so it's to be expected. But before I start to ramble, cremate me then I want my loved ones to go on vacation together (of which I plan to pay for -hopefully) and sprinkle my ashes in a beautiful body of BLUE water. I haven't determined where yet but it better be somewhere nice and clean. NO ONE is to keep my ashes either, I want them ALL sprinkled in the water!

[Bunny Hop]

I want it to be peaceful but if not then I want to at least want it to be at a point in my life where I'm happy or doing something I enjoy like white water rafting .

I don't want people to wear the tradtional funeral colors because I want it to be more of a celebration of my life and not so much about mourning my death. Walking around in black, brown, grey, and navy blue just adds more to the sadness of the event.

And I want to be creamated and have my ashes spread somewhere. I think the hardest part of a funeral is the burial. Seeing someone go into the ground or seeing them lower the tent before it happens is just so final. I don't want to lay in a box decaying and I don't want people to think about having to come visit my site.

I've told my mom and close friends this. I know it'll take time for people to focus on your time here and not the fact that you're gone regardless of the kind of service you want but I just know what I've seen and don't like at all. I just want people to remember me in their hearts, pictures, videos, etc.

[No Screen Name]

I agree with MochaD. A funeral is a waste of money. Cremate me! And I'd like a memorial service, too, with a slideshow of photos, and people that know me or who I've had an impact on to speak.

I don't have any kids, so I'm really not concerned with what becomes of my money or my house (if something were to happen to me NOW--but I hope I expire in my late nineties/early 100s...LOL!)

I want to live a long time, but I want to be healthy/in my right mind as long as I'm alive.

[Champs Elysees]

It's crazy that you bring this up because I was just talking about this this morning!

I have to go to a cousin's funeral because my mother says he would have wanted me there. He's dead! All that I haven't said to him I can't say to him now! He's dead!

The way I feel about it, I don't want no fune. I want to be buried in a Mahogany casket (a la Jackie Onassis) with a large bouquet of pink roses, a scripture read and the burial.

As long as I can remember, I have told my mother that I want a closed casket all the way. I don't like to be the center of attention in life and I don't want no phony ass niggas looking at me in death.

I don't want a bunch of niggas that didn't give a damn about me in life to come and praise me in death. I just hope I live longer than my mother, because she loves to put on a great show and I don't want that shit for me.

[Bunny Hop]

My mom is so prideful and her way or the highway that I have been considering making my wishes official in whatever way you're supposed to do so.

[ACES]

I want a funeral pyre.

not sure if this can be made to happen, but.....it's what I want.....

[blandtaste]

I want a big funeral and mad crying people

[MochaD]

^^^ I know that's right! I feel you on that!!