• Do you have little or no knowledge of how to organize a funeral or cremation? 
• Have you been exploited by an undertaker in the past?

The book, when death enters your home - a practical guide, will enable the reader to handle each and every aspect regarding funerals and ore cremations, should death enter your home unexpectedly.  Funeral and cremation irregularities are sharply addressed by the author.  Available in English and Afrikaans.

Contents include the following:

Municipal, private and church cemeteries

Maintenance of cemeteries

Tomb registers

Erection of crematoria

Appointment of medical referees

The cremation process

Reasons why permission may not be granted for cremations

Excavations of human remains in full cemeteries to allow space for new interment

Organ and tissue donation

Monumental graves, berm graves, niches and spaces

Funeral Policies

Why do graves subside?

How are tombstones obtained?

Irregularities

Tombstone guarantees

Proceedures on how families can arrange cremations

Analysis of an established undertakers funeral costs

The death of a South African citizen abroad

The role of the department of foreign affairs and steps to be followed

Return of mortal remains to South Africa

Requirements for the transport of mortal remains

Uninfected mortal remains

Infected mortal remains

Indigent burial in a foreign country

The department of foreign affairs - collaboration and responsibilities

Unknown graves discovered during development

Exhumation and cremation of mortal remains

Burial at sea

Executed persons

Where lies the unmarked grave of Daisy Louisa de Melker buried on 30 December 1932

How to get your own copy:

The price of the book is R160 and if it needs to be mailed an additional amount of R18.50 will be added.  The amount owing must be deposited in the following bank account:

Beneficiary: JC Green

Account: Absa Flexi

Account number: 924 946 9696

Domicile Branch:  Quagga Centre

The deposit slip is to be faxed to the following fax number: 086-273-7993 - the book will then be mailed to the addressee within 7 working days.

Outlets where the book is currently available are: 

• Radio Pretoria's "Woord en Klank" Bookshop.
• Protea bookshop in Hatfield, Pretoria
• Operation and mobilization Christian bookshop in the Jacaranda centre in Pretoria.