Lasting Tributes Cremation & Funeral Care is the only area funeral service provider to offer Second Line Celebrations. These can be carried out for burial or cremation ceremonies. It consists of a 6 or 8 piece New Orleans style band to participate in a Tribute to a life lived.

Performances by the band have been included for memorial celebrations at funeral homes, churches, receptions, cemeteries and the local streets of your community. Coordination with local or city police for temporary closing of streets is coordinated by your Lasting Tributes Cremation & Funeral Care staff. 

For people wishing to break tradition, you will find the 19th century styling of the hearse offers a unique means of transportation for your loved one to their final resting-place. A motorcycle hearse makes a statement and personalizes the service to provide that special remembrance for your family and friends. Members of the military, police force and fireman both active duty and retired will appreciate the glass sided caisson that displays the love, respect and pride for a loved ones service. 

This tribute oversees the placement of cremated remains in the Atlantic Ocean using a biodegradable scattering urn. Each family is provided photographs and a certificate depicting a map and GPS coordinates of where their loved one was placed in the ocean waters. This tribute includes bio urn and private scattering.

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The Grace Cremation Garden offered exclusively by Bestgate Memorial Park affords you the opportunity to select the most meaningful version of permanent memorialization for you and your loved ones. Ground burial, granite memorial placement (pedestals and benches), ossuary scattering, and memorial trees are some of the unique options available in the Grace Garden.

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To mourn the passing of a loved one a traditional piper can play at a tribute of ones choosing as a means of respect. For centuries, it has always added a special touch to any ceremony with their unique and individual sound.

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Being an all inclusive funeral home and cremation provider we own and operate our own monument company, allowing us to provide families with one of a kind custom Memorialization Options. This includes custom upright monuments, bronze plaques, individual cremation memorials, and individual mausoleums and crypts. 

With owning and operating cemeteries, we have the knowledge necessary to provide you with the assistance in creating a perfect memorial for the one you love. Our memorials are designed to be placed in any cemetery or private lot of your preference. We work with all area cemeteries.

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This honorable tribute provides arrangement for inurnment and military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. This tribute includes all transportation & cremation expenses, organization of military honors and a niche urn.

A Dove Release Tribute is a tangible way to help children and adults honor their loved one. The ceremony is coordinated with the assistance of our staff at a location of your choice.

From two-dimensional ink prints, a keepsake is created using the time-honored process of wax casting. The resulting keepsake is three-dimensional, allowing you to feel the ridges of the print of your loved one. The backside is finished with personalized engraving that further echoes the connections you share.

Available as Keepsake charms – Heart shaped and oval shaped, Rings, Remembrance Bands, Charm bracelets, Earrings, Tie Tac/Lapel Pin, Cuff Links, and much more…

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Create an everlasting memorial using only a small portion of your loved one’s remains. Each piece can be customized. Like a fingerprint, no two pieces are identical. Pieces are available as paperweight hearts and globes or smaller touchstones. Jewelry can also be created as pendants, rings, and earrings set in silver or gold.

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Whether you envision a traditional urn of the past or are looking for something one-of-a-kind, our directors can help you locate the perfect memento for your loved one. Some selections we offer can be viewed here. 

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Create an individual keepsake you can forever cherish. Remembrance Jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets and charms can play an important role in healing.

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