Thank you for the head's-up. After reading Talblack's post I found myself wondering if this (requiring legal name on tombstone) would be the same if the remains were cremated,then taken to another resting place and the name given -- in this case -- as "Gwen"? Probably not, but I was just wondering if there was a way around it. I mean outside of a heft bribe or something. (<- joking)
"After reading Talblack's post I found myself wondering if this (requiring legal name on tombstone) would be the same if the remains were cremated,then taken to another resting place and the name given --"
Yep! It's the same. People try it and when the cemetary finds out the fees are cahrged the name recorded. In fact they now keep an eye out for the urns. Calvary Cemetary in Queens NY recently had to deal with this.
The bottom line is that burial is an "historical act" in that it is the disposition of a once living person. All other considerations aside (and there are many)people in the future won't have access to the truth if the records don't exsist or are muddled.