Sure, there’s a lot of stone in cemeteries, but there aren’t a lot of rocks. They always grab my attention when I see them. This one in Rolla, Missouri was about the size of a Smart Car.
Ashland Cemetery, St. Joseph, Missouri
They can’t help but be striking, some for the sheer size of them.
How do you choose a boulder for your loved one? Is there a store? Is it a rock from the deceased’s favorite mountainside…a beloved picnic spot? Once you’ve picked one out, how in the world do you transport it?
Genoa, Nevada
Sometimes the natural beauty of the stone makes it pretty obvious why someone chose it.
Dungeness, Washington
And I like the functionality of this boulder in Dungeness. Two people’s remains are encased there. I’ve seen this type of burial from Washington to Florida. Sometimes whole families will be entombed in the same stone. I bet it’s a greener way to go.
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
January 24th, 2013 at 9:21 PM
I really like this idea. I have seen only one – back in “hippie corner” in Eureka Springs.
January 25th, 2013 at 7:26 AM
I really need to go back to that cemetery. I’ve only seen it at night on a Halloween tour.
January 25th, 2013 at 11:31 AM
There is a lot going on there – it’s worth a visit in the daylight.
January 25th, 2013 at 6:14 PM
I’ll put it on my wish list.
January 26th, 2013 at 5:47 PM
I have never seen one. But I’m all for it — rock ‘n’ roll!
January 26th, 2013 at 6:12 PM
Har-har, rock’n'roll. You’d have a lot of trouble rolling one of these rocks!
January 26th, 2013 at 6:28 PM
That I would!
March 12th, 2013 at 8:47 AM
I’ve never seen this sort of stone/boulder before, but then I’m in the UK and the wildest tombstone ideas I’ve seen have been in Highgate Cemetery.
March 13th, 2013 at 8:48 AM
Visiting Highgate is on my MUST-DO list! The last time I was in the UK, I was with my teen-aged sons. They weren’t willing to indulge my cemetery addiction, but next time…
I just had a thought, maybe stone circles are the ancient UK version of our boulder memorials.
March 13th, 2013 at 8:50 AM
They could be.