On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:12:49 GMT, "Alan Holmes"
wrote:


I want dance music to be played at my funeral.

That should not be a problem.

The important thing is to make sure that your relatives know what you
want.

When it comes to death, it is surprising how little relatives often
know about the deceased. For example, did they want to be cremated?
Some people have a very strong preference in favour and some people
have a very strong preference to be stuck in a hole in the ground.

About ten years ago, there was an instance where a woman died. Her
relatives assumed - because they did not know- that she would have
opted for a burial. They could not trace a will.

Having carried out the burial, a friend of the deceased informed the
relatives that they were surprised that a burial had taken place. The
friend always thought that the deceased wanted to be cremated. The
friend had assumed that the deceased had told their relatives
otherwise.

Having realised that they had made a mistake, the relatives thought it
only best to put the situation right. An application was made to have
the body exhumed. The deceased was then cremated.

In the meantime, the deceased's house had been sold. Some time went by
after the cremation and the new owners of the property started to
redecorate. When they removed the front room carpets they discovered
an envelope containing the deceased's will. The will was made shortly
before the deceased had died.

The relatives could not trace any evidence of a will and therefore
assumed that the deceased had died intestate.

The deceased was very specific in their will - they wished to be
buried.

Graham



Graham