Page 84 2024 Animal Stories Lincoln Daily News February 2024 the scatter garden or can be taken home to be displayed there. Wheat also shared that larger headstones can be purchased, but the HSLC does not sell these. If you wanted a larger headstone, you would have to purchase it from somewhere else. Wheat also stated that plots with larger headstones must be placed in the back row of the Forever Home Cemetery Garden. An additional option someone has is scattering their pets’ cremains in the aforementioned scatter garden. Your pets’ cremains can be scattered around the decorative arch, bushes, and statue that are placed there. There is a much smaller fee of $35 for this, and a memorial brick can be purchased in addition to the scattering for $75. The scatter garden itself has many memorial bricks that have already been engraved and placed around it, but there are many open slots for even more pets. In addition to memorial bricks, the HSLC also provides “grave markers, urns, benches,” and more. A bench has already been purchased and engraved, which is placed near the scatter garden. People are welcome to visit the Forever Home Cemetery at any time, even if the HSLC is closed. Wheat also stated that, while dogs and cats are the only animals interred there now, all types of pets are welcome. The cemetery and scatter garden are also not exclusively limited to the members of Logan County. Wheat stated that someone came from as far Delavan for committal services. The cemetery garden itself is very beautiful, with many types of plants, and even a centrally located gazebo, which can be reserved for services or celebrations. Continued --
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