Pure Cremation is body disposal right?

@KaleidoscopeSmile I was referencing my own experience, when my Dad died last year. He was very much loved and we chose a simple cremation because he had a traumatic death and my Mum, who is in her 90s could not face a bigger occasion. We had a personal ceremony for him later, when we scattered his ashes. In my experience, it was very respectful and I thought this would help others. I chose a small, local funeral director, he came to visit just before my Dad died, to make sure we understood how things would happen and when he came to collect my Dad's body, with a colleague, they could not have been kinder or more respectful. Obviously I was referring to the respect that was shown to us, his living, grieving relatives. My Mum is now receiving palliative care and has only weeks to live, she has chosen a simple cremation for herself.

I have mixed feelings about this but would say if you want a direct cremation use a local undertaker and not a big company.
Pure Cremation have 3 crematoria and depending on where you live in the country, the body may have to be transported long distances and due to the logistics, delays do occur. My aunt had her cremation through them and it was nearly 5 weeks before her body was collected from the morgue causing much distress for my uncle who was having to chase the company for information.
A few other family members have used a local undertaker and had a much better experience and it was cheaper and more of a personal service. However they didn’t have any kind of get together later which I found sad as there was no closure but it wasn’t my decision.

My dad has asked for this and reading about how it might be has helped, thank you. I’m sorry for your loss.

This is what you get from Pure Cremations, it’s nicer than some of the cardboard boxes we’ve got from other relatives who had “proper” funerals imo.

The loved ones get the ashes and you can do a wake/celebration of life at any venue at any time. Not tied down to a wake fire tly after the funeral service.

It's good to have choices now. It's catching on.

That’s why people should use their local undertaker for a direct cremation. We were able to have my Dad dressed and I was called when the ashes were back with the offer to collect or have them dropped at my house.

Oh and in response to a previous poster, they do tell you when the ashes will be coming so you can arrange to be in. And as for coming “in a random car”, would you expect them to be delivered in a limo?
If you care about the dead person wearing particular clothes then it’s not the funeral plan for you but a lot of people really don’t care and it’s perfectly fine for them.

Everyone is cremated in a coffin. But it will be chipboard

Yes, this is another very valid option, bert3400, and in fact there's such a burying ground just up the road from me, where instead of a traditional wooden coffin most use wicker or even just a natural fibre shroud

All cremation and burial is just body disposal, Paying thousands more, for talk, doesn’t change that.

Not near a stream certainly. I don’t think it’s a good idea for a body to be seeping into flowing water……🙁

DF died earlier this year and had a direct cremation (a different service though to Pure Cremation).
We opted to be told the date and time prior. I played some of his favourite songs and had a drink.
They still use a coffin and are treated with the upmost of respect. It is no different to what happens after the curtain closes at a funeral.
When his ashes were ready, they were hand delivered to DM. The lady bringing them over was dressed in top hat etc, just like when they lead a funeral procession. Very dignified, and a lovely touch.

YABU to use the term 'body disposal'. They are not treated like something to be disposed off.

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Well I’m religious and I’m very happily going to do direct cremation. The funeral will still happen, in church, load of speeches, sandwiches and cake, my favourite hymns.

Its just it will cost about £400 for sandwiches rather and £10,000 to a funeral director.

My dad had what they called an unaccompanied cremation- his wishes. It is as it sounds and I found a lovely local funeral director to do it. They said they will take him in to the chapel, place him on the what ever its called and pay him a few moments of respect and then leave. I was advised these types of cremations are usually early in the morning. My mum saw him in the chapel of rest in what she felt was a suitable coffin with a name plate with born and died dates and his name.

burials too.

Well, I found it entirely appropriate for giving my mum a good send off, but of course opinions may differ. Calling someone "performative" - to at all indicate that I wanted to show off, impress others or give a performance after my mum dying of pancreatic cancer is a seriously fucking shit thing to say to anyone by the way.

It’s great, we’ve just organised one for a close relative and we were very impressed. Buying coffins and hiring hearses seems so pointless and wasteful. You can still say a few words while scattering ashes if you wish or go for a few drinks.
The ashes from pure cremation come in a container that is biodegradable so you can bury it if you choose. DH and I are both going to have direct cremations.

I deal with bereavement as part of my job and this seems to be by far the most popular type of “funeral” at the moment.
Im guessing if the person has planned their own funeral they’ve decided they want no fuss and no extra expense for their family.
It certainly seems the way funerals are going.

Dh and I have decided on direct cremations and we have told the (adult) kids so that everyone is on the same page when the time comes. When dss died we had a big “celebration of his life”, which is what his siblings wanted. However as lovely as it was, it was a huge expense and exhausting at a time when we really didn’t need it. I think it is probably the right thing to do for a younger person but when us oldies go I think they would rather split the extra cash simple will be better.

I think you can get a natural burial, it's on un-consecreated (not sure that's spelled incorrectly) land and you are not in a coffin, you just rot into the soil. Your family can plant a tree above.if it isn't a thing it should be, maybe a green burial?

I haven’t read all the comments as this is a sore subject for me. I appreciate everyone has had a different experience of this company. My DF signed up as he hated to spend money, hated the idea of his money being spent on feeding people he never saw/liked after his death and plus he got a voucher, he loved a freebie. My personal experience was that they are honest, too honest perhaps. They don’t dress the body, they tell you exactly what state the body is in when they receive it. It took over a month from his death for them to cremate him. They consistently got his name wrong, he used a different name, think Tom rather than Thomas which I made clear at the start. They sent his ashes to my mother rather than me, which was not requested. I complained, as funnily enough she got a bit upset at a random car pulling up and a box containing his ashes turning up when she was about to go out. And the ‘urn’ At the time, no photo was on their website and it was basically like a big plastic cereal container with a paper sleeve . His had red poppies on it which, perhaps I am being silly, but I associate these solely with Remembrance Day and the military, he wasn’t military and his death/cremation wasn’t in November. I did complain, they did a cut and paste letter and gave my mum £150 in vouchers. The sad thing was, after he died and I was on hold to the hospital to arrange for my mum to see him, the booklet from the hospital had loads of adverts for local undertakers offering the same direct cremation at the same price. At least then, we could have gone to the undertakers and not had to lie to my mother letting her think he was dressed rather than as the resuscitation team had left him.

It is probably great if you are single or if you have a wake or something arranged. My DF wanted nothing and my mother didn’t want to go against him, we had no closure and my dead pets were treated far better. Funnily enough my sibling and I have said we won’t use them for my mother, my DF wouldn’t have approved as he paid for the both of them.

Speaking to other people who have dealt with Pure Cremation, I have heard some awful stories, the wurst was when the dead relative was collected from their home and popped into an estate car. I have no reason to not believe this person’s experience.

All I can say, is they are very honest in telling you what the whole process is, but dignified, not in my view.

I think I might be required to attend my own cremation though. 😀

Are not all cremations body disposal ?

I agree.