Pancreatic Cancer
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In our last installment in this space, we discussed how it can be difficult to provide final disposition at Martin Oaks Cemetery and Crematory (Lewisville, Texas) for acquaintances of ours. We specifically mentioned a recent cremation of a friend who succumbed to prostate cancer. Even though deathcare is our profession, it’s not possible to divorce […]
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Cremating A Friend
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As owners of Martin Oaks Cemetery and Crematory, we are frequently asked how difficult it is to cremate and/or bury a friend. The answer is that it is very difficult to provide final disposition for someone you know and care about. No matter how often it happens, it never gets easier. Of course, the deceased […]
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Goodbyes After Death
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When a loved one passes, grief often lasts long after the funeral service/ burial or cremation. And it can express itself in a variety of forms. We at Martin Oaks Cemetery and Crematory in Lewisville, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas, Texas, right next to Denton, Texas, have had a chance to witness this ourselves. […]
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Is There Such A Thing As A “Good Death?”
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As the famed psychologist Edwin Shneidman many times noted, you don’t have to die, it will done for you. Shneidman also remarked that a person doesn’t experience death — the living who are there experience your death. These meditations from one of the foremost experts on the subject of death — Shneidman studied it, particularly […]
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Dog, Cats, Smarts, and Cremations
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Martin Oaks Cemetery and Crematory in Lewisville, Texas, just south of Denton, Texas and just north of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, receives numerous inquiries about pet cremation. We do not cremate or bury pets. There are, however, a number of facilities in the area which do offer those services — give us a call if […]
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