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cremate

verb as in burn

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But then Scott Michaels, the founder of Dearly Departed Tours, discovered that her cremated remains were interred in a rose garden under her married name, Elsa Lanchester Laughton.

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"I don't want to be cremated, I want to be buried like this and have my little bones taken out," she says as her daughter runs around the graveyard and her father-in-law sips a beer.

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According to the outlet, Keaton’s death certificate listed her cause of death as primary bacterial pneumonia and noted that she would be cremated.

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Scottish detectives have been helping the Spanish police with their investigation and have provided background information on the pair, who were cremated after a double funeral in July.

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Last month, police issued an appeal for anyone with concerns regarding the handling of cremated remains or pre-paid funeral plans with the former funeral directors - which also ran a premises in Springburn - to contact them.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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