Matters of Life and Death
SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35)
The victim in the burglary said she returned to her home to discover that several items were missing. Some of the items included electronics and jewelry, but what she found most troubling, was the theft of her late father’s ashes and the ashes of her two Great Danes.
During the investigation, detectives learned that the ashes were taken because the suspects mistook the cremains for either cocaine or heroin. It was soon discovered that the suspects snorted some of the ashes believing they were snorting cocaine.
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If you are shopping for a cremation urn and want a small keepsake to go with it, a good combination is our Burl Wood Strong Box and maybe a piece of urn jewelry like a memorial ring. The wooden chest doubles as either a cremation urn or memorial chest that you can store important papers, photos, keepsake urn or jewelry. Usually, the plastic container from the funeral home will fit inside the box. So, if you’ve been storing the ashes in the closet for awhile, you can easily slip the temporary container inside.
Cremation jewelry isn’t for everyone, but memorial rings have been around for hundreds of years. Now they have a modern twist with a small storage chamber for a tiny bit of ashes or lock of hair. The rings come in a variety of styles featuring classic teardrop and oval shapes as well Celtic knot design. Matching pendants are available in either silver or gold finishes.
We’re clearing out the warehouse at the Urn Garden and offering families tremendous discounts on new funeral home quality cremation urns. Several styles of cremation urns to choose from for less than $100.00. These selections are a tremendous value and will save you money compared to purchasing at the funeral home for close to $300 or more. Quality wise these urns are top of the line, just discontinued styles and closeouts of some overstock. Most of the urns on sale are metal urns with secure threaded lids and occasionally wood, but you can also find containers that are designed for scattering ashes if you are planning a ceremony of that nature. See our catalog for more styles.
Memorials don’t have to be perfect to be beautiful and occasionally, we may offer discounted samples that we’ve used for display or experimented with engraving. Sometimes, we even have second quality items that are ideal for burial or sometimes set designers for movies and television will buy these cheaper urns to use as set props.
The Fleur de Lis symbol has appeared on countless coats of arms, flags, architecture, and remains an enduring symbol of France and New Orleans. The Fleur de Lis literally means “lily flower” and the symbol is a stylized interpretation of a lily. Urn Garden has modernized the famous French icon into a piece of memorial jewelry.
