My friend’s grandmother pre bought grave plots for her grandsons when they were probably under 10. He says that he is the only person that can go in that certain plot, but I say that you can put whoever you want in that plot. Lets just say if you bought a plot for yourself, but your daughter died she could go there. So who is right?
Perhaps the cemetary has some verbage in its sales contract, stipulating that. It would depend upon what the cemetary’s policy is. AFIAK there is no law about it (here in MS anyway). For example, we buried my stepkids’ mom in one of our plots.
Unless the cemetery has some special rule, the owner can can bury anybody in that plot.
Case in point: my mother owned a cemetery plot. Her brother’s wife (so, her sister-in-law) passed away. My mother allowed the SiL to be buried in her own plot so that she could lie with the family.
Albeit with certain legal consequences if the person buried wasn’t already dead.
That’s OK. He/she’ll be dead soon.
As is often the case, there’s no substitute for reading the signed agreement between cemetery and plot buyer.
I’m getting better…
Sounds right.
My parents bought some plots years ago, before I was even born. We’ve buried a few there, though none who would be other than the originally intended. My mom’s plot is spoken for of course but there are a couple more.
A year ago, some plots came up for sale nearby. IIRC the guy who owned them needed the money and figured he’d deal with new arrangements later. Mom bought them up, then started asking who among us would like to be buried in them.
I don’t know why the cemetery people would care. They have their money for maintenance etc.
Gotta love the inscription:
Oh, no you’re not! (Clonk)
My mother has an extra plot in a small city in Ohio and they have a stipulation that anyone buried there has to have lived in the city, so, apparently, there can be regulations. As noted above, better read your contract.
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You’re not fooling anyone, you know.
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Sorry for the hijack.
I think I’ll just go for a walk…
I asked my father who is a funeral director - he said yes, you can use it for anyone. Any restriction would be the cemetary’s, not the law’s.
(Anything else you need me to ask him?)