Mors 200 Arts Final - Funeral Service Merchandising- Cemetery Merchandise and Property Part 2

Vases formed of stone or bronze Bronze appliques Lighted pieces of acrylic scuplture powered by solar cells Photographs of the deceased reproduced on ceramic.

A building containing crypts or vaults for entombment; an above ground structure for burial.

A chamber in a mausoleum used to contain the casketed remains of a deceased individual.

A structure (or room or space in a mausoleum or other building) containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains.

A recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placement of cremated remains.

Allow for permanent above-ground disposition and memorialization of either the intact body or cremated remains.

Filled with many crypts or niches; the largest can accomodate hundreds or even thousands of individuals, all housed communally in one structure. Location of crypt or niche will dictate its price Heart or eye level = more expensive Near ceiling = less expensive Interior= more expensive Exterior= less expensive

Typically used to entomb members of a single family, are smaller in scale, and usually house the remains of two to eight individuals.

A single crypt accomodating a single casket.

Space for two caskets, placed either side by side or end to end.

Designed to accept head- or foot-first entombment of the casket; the length of the casket lies perpendicular to the crypt plate.

Can be single or double varieties; the entombed casket lies parallel to the crypt front. This crypt consumes no more space than any other, it requires a substantial amount of crypt-front square footage.

Priced and arranged in a similar manner to crypts. Many of these feature glass fronts so that the urns therein remain visible.

An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human bodies.

A cemetery, or section of a cemetery, with only flush-to-the-ground type markers.

Rarely is cemetery property itself purchased. When someone purchases a space at a cemetery, they are purchasing what is called:

Multiple-depth grave Lawn crypt

Dug as deeply as necessary to accomodate two or more burials. Exceedingly common in federal and state veterans' cemeteries

A grave space two or more persons may be buried in grave liners which have been stacked on top of one another.

Excavate a large area of land. Network of drainage pipes are laid across the bottom of the open area and covered with a layer of gravel Concrete grave lines, frequently stacked two deep, are put in place and covered with earth The raw ground is seeded or dressed with sod

Premium over and above the cost of a traditional grave may be charged for the "built-in" grave liners Cemeteries can double the capacity in a given area

A section in a cemetery set aside for the scattering of the ashes of cremated human remains.

Grave Lot Block Section

An excavation of earth as a place of interment.

A subdivision of a cemetery which consists of several graves.

A subdivision of a cemetery containing several lots.

A subdivision of a cemetery containing several blocks.