Every profession has its own terminology. Funeral homes are no exception. In Asheville NC, if you are planning a cremation, the list below could prove helpful.
Advance Planning
Everyone should have a plan in place before s/he dies. It should include the method of final disposition – burial or cremation, as well as preference for type of funeral services.
Ashes
Ashes are the remains following cremation. They are often referred to as “cremains” or “cremated remains.”
Celebration of Life Service
This funeral service is highly personalized. Its content and format vary according to the wishes of the deceased and concerned parties.
Columbarium
This is a structure – freestanding or integrated into a chapel or mausoleum, constructed with niches designed to house the cremation urns.
Cremation
Using intense heat, cremation reduces the physical body to ash and fragments of bone.
Cremation Casket
This combustible casket is often called a cremation container.
Crematory or Crematorium
In Asheville NC and elsewhere, this structure may or may not be attached to funeral homes, where cremation occurs.
Direct Cremation
This describes a no-frills cremation – no viewing, visitation or ceremony.
Graveside Service
Traditionally, this is a service held by the grave. It also describes one held in a crematory chapel before cremation.
Scattering
This is the distribution of the ashes. Funeral homes in Asheville NC may suggest scatterings of the following kind:
