The obituary of a relative indicates they were cremated. As a result, you decide to not bother with checking for a tombstone because you decide that their cremains were probably scattered in some location by the family or are sitting in an urn somewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s a potential mistake. They may still have a marker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is possible their cremains were actually interred somewhere and a marker was erected. It’s possible their ashes were scattered to the winds in some location, but that a cenotaph was erected somewhere–perhaps in a cemetery near where they lived or where they had relatives. It’s possible their spouse (or another relative was not cremated and that their information is inscribed on that individual’s stone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just do not assume that cremated means no marker of any sort. It’s still possible there was one. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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