On a foggy Monday morning final week, my household and I met early at Georgia Nationwide Cemetery for a army service to honor Dad’s service within the army and for each mother and pop to be interred on the cemetery as their closing resting place. I’ve heard about Georgia Nationwide for years, however this was the primary time I’ve visited. Mother and Dad talked usually about this being the place they’d be laid to relaxation and it was good to have that fulfilled with my sister, Renee and niece, Lauren additionally current. Our husbands had been additionally there. It was brief and candy, however very significant to all of us.
Opening in 2006, Georgia Nationwide Cemetery is a spacious cemetery between Canton and Cartersville, GA and has house for full casket gravesites, in floor websites for cremation, and columbaria niches for cremations as properly. That was a brand new to me phrase, however that’s what we opted for, the niches.
The bell tower at Georgia Nationwide Cemetery.
These are the columbaria niches. We’ve got the numbers for mother and pop’s area of interest and can return later to go to. They don’t inter them proper at that second, however do it later within the day. It’s a must to arrange an appointment whenever you do a burial at Georgia Nationwide they usually have all the pieces able to go whenever you get there. It’s all very organized. We waited till now as schedules permitted, in order that Renee and Lauren could possibly be right here. The funeral dwelling bought all the pieces arrange for us with a time to be there.
We handed over the urns and the flag and adopted the director to the lined pavillion the place our service could be.
They took them out and set them up on a stand whereas all of us sat and watched.
Faucets was performed by a trumpet participant and that was very transferring as properly, with a small group of troopers there paying respects.
Our flag had already been given to us, so we introduced it again they usually unfolded it after which folded it again.
The urns I discovered at Homegoods, which I actually love.
Refolding the flag.
Handing the flag to me.
Me, Renee, and Lauren. I’m so glad the three of us could possibly be there for Mother and Dad on this finale to their lives and getting their stays interred at Georgia Nationwide. It’s the ultimate a part of their journey.
We obtained a phenomenal certificates honoring Dad’s service within the army and signed by our present President Trump.
The service was not more than 10 to fifteen minutes, however was very significant to us. We’ve got by no means been round army households or army ceremonies, so this was all new to us, however I’m so glad we did it for them.
They’re resting in a phenomenal cemetery with views of the Blue Ridge mountains. I do know that doesn’t actually matter, however having their closing spot be on this majestic cemetery makes us all really feel good. I’m glad this a part of the journey is completed for them each. Now we have fun their reminiscences and keep in mind what they imply to all of us perpetually. They go away behind such a legacy for our household. I assumed you all wish to hear this a part of their story as properly.
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