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FREE Burial assistance

Anonymous started this conversation
Jan 22, 2009

I have come across posts from people looking for burial assistance and help with covering the costs associated with funerals. Here is a partial list of what I have found so far. I will continue to add more as I find them.

Burial assistance programs

 

District of Columbia

Colorado

Maryland

Denver

Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, WI

Nashville & Davidson County

West Virginia

ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP, ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA, 

Mecklenberg County , Charlotte, NC

Nome Eskimo Community

Chickasaw Nation 

KentCounty, Grand Rapids, MI - honorably discharged wartime veterans and their spouses only 

Alexandria VA 

Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange Counties - children only

martin county, FL 

Seneca -Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma

Renville County, MN

Ounalashka, Alaska

Waganakising Odawa - Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians 

Alaska

Indiana

St Anne Orthodox Church - Albany, Oregon

Linn County, Iowa


 

 

 

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TUF
Aug 15, 2011
The Unforgettables Foundation is a non-profit organization in San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties of Southern California, offers burial assistance for children of low income families 30 week gestation through 18 years of age.
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Loveing Mother
Jul 30, 2011
 in response to maureenmo...   Maureen I don't knowof any place that will give free markers.I want you to know my story.I lost 2 baby boys from premature delivery.I lived in Nashville TN at the time.Woodlawn cemetary had a program to bury them for free but the markers had to be bought.Both my boys are buried in the same grave.We never had the money to pay for the marker.My marker was $2,300.Years later my husband had an afair and let me for another woman.After the divorce I knew that I would be leaveing the state and move to my home state of South Carolina.I could not leave Nashville until I had my babies grave marked.I loved them and they deserved to be marked.I made a deal with Woodlawn.I paid $23.00/month until the markers were paid for then they laid the marker down.I moved to SC a few months later.I being a single mother paid for that marker myself.My ex-husband did not want anything to do with it.He said let the dead bury the dead.Besides raising my liveing 2 children to adulthood being a single mother my greatest accomplisment was paying for the marker for my 2 dead sons.I sacrificed for them.Yes,It took a total of 25 years to get them marked but I did it.In the mean time I marked their grave with flowers.When I went to Woodlawn and paid that last payment the mortorary personell clapped their hands stood up and gave me praise for doing what I did.They said that most people who lost babies and buried there never paid off a marker.Good luck in your search but in the mean time see if your mortorary will let you set up a payment plan like I did.
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George Gibbs
Jun 30, 2011
Hi, I live in Kentucky and my Sister-in-law passed away yesterday and she had no insurance or property. We cannot find the funds needed to burry her with. What can we do? It is a disaster. I have no clue where to start at. Please point us in the right direction for this time. Contact me at megibbs1@tds.net or call 1-270-922-0638.
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exnyer
Apr 13, 2011
HI, we are tryng to find out if there is any burial assistance for our some who passed in houston texas.. we live in Puerto Rico ... it has been impossible to find a proper number from over here..
thanks
Luis
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CissyW
Jan 27, 2011
I have a relative whose daughter was killed & does not have the money for burial. Does anyone know of any assistance programs for this type of situation? I would appreciate any information. Thank you.
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Anonymous
Mar 21, 2010
 in response to chatkat...   

If he is in hospice, they would  be the first place to ask. Other places to consider are social services, catholic charities, red cross, st vincent de paul, local churches,etc..

I did find one organization @ 150 miles from you Missouri end of life community alliance

they may be more helpful than I. 

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chatkat
Mar 15, 2010

My nephew has terminal cancer.He has three small children and a wife.They have no life insurance.He is 26 years old and time is not on their side.Is there any assistance to help with funeral services,caskets. plots etc.I am trying to find anything to help them and keep them from any more stress during the short time they have together.HELP.Thanks

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Shawn Taylor
Jan 8, 2010

Hello My name is Dallas Taylor who is in HELP to find someone or some place to help me with buring my son who died from a heart attack at the age of 36  if anyone can help please do so if you have any question you can call the furneal home at PENN FURNEAL HOME 540-980-1226 or you can call 540-980-6056 that is my number anything that anyone can donate would be very apprecaited thank my sons name was Shawn Taylor and again thanks PLEASE I AM BEGGING FOR HELP TO GIVE HIM  BURIAL again thanks

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Anonymous
Aug 7, 2009
 in response to maureenmo...   

try this site... maybe they can help

http://childrensheadstone.com/index.html

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maureenmo
Aug 7, 2009

Does anyone know of any places that can help us get a marker for our baby? Our baby passed away in December from SIDS and we need help with a marker. I live in Missouri. They want 1700 for a marker.

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