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Kellie Gillespie

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Expertise

I can answer any questions regarding funeral planning, grief, alternatives to burial, embalming, natural burial, products and ideas how to make a funeral service or memorial service more meaningful and personal. I can't answer questions regarding legal issues, financial planning and what happens after we die.

Experience in the area

I am a licensed Funeral Director in the state of California with 10 years experience.

Publications

http://www.funeralideas.com

Education/Credentials

B.A. from the University of Colorado AA from the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, now part of the Sacramento Community College program

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I hope to inspire and encourage people to think more creatively when it comes time for funeral planning. It is a difficult time and the path of grief can be easier if you let your creative juices flow. A meaningful and personal event is memorable. Please check out http://www.funeralideas.com for more reading about myself and my aspirations.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

There are many new ideas and inventions on creative memorialization. Funeral Directors are event planners and need to be marketing all the options available to grieving families.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

well, embalming is definitely controversial. The damages to mother earth are beyond our comprehension.

Average Ratings

Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Cindy Garner	02/06/12	10	10	10	thanks Kellie - my very best to .....
Marian	01/30/12	10	10	10
Willard	10/29/11	10	10	10	Thanks very much for your answer. As .....
jennifer	09/26/11	10	10	10	this person is wonderful in anwering the .....
cathy	09/25/11	10	10	10	thank you

Recent Answers from Kellie Gillespie

2012-02-06 Natural Burial and New Funeral Options:

Hello Cindy- Nice to meet you!! Thank you for your inquiry! I can be found in multiple networks; first check out my website funeralideas.com, Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin. There are three ways

2012-01-30 Natural burial:

Hello- Thank you for your curiosity about natural burial, it's an old concept newly embraced! It's basically a natural burial; no embalming, no chemicals, no metal parts or glue used. You can be

2012-01-28 Burial of ashes:

Hello- I am not sure why you would need a full size vault for an urn burial. I assume Full size means a adult casket size.... Perhaps a full size grave was purchased long ago; the cemetery may require

2011-12-26 Funeral expenses:

Hello- Funerals are an expense, unfortunately many of us are not prepared. Someone else usually ends up paying for another's funeral. Only a small percentage of people have their funeral and the

2011-12-21 Spreading A Veterans Ashes:

Hello Fubar- Cremation in the catholic church has been challenging, in 1997 the church made some accepting changes. In your question you stated a space of 24x24x10, that is not a very big space

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