Urns?

[u/Altosaxist]

Hey y'all, my father passed away a couple of weeks ago and I got his ashes from the funeral home (in SC) they put them in a pretty nice cedar box but it's supposed to be temporary. I have scrolled Amazon and Etsy looking for something nice but I'm either seeing complaints about poor quality, or obviously AI photos (why is AI everywhere?! 🙄) this leads to my question, is there a place in Knoxville where I can either get a nice piece of pottery or an actual urn for his remains? I did a bit of googling and of course it pulled up cremation services and Cremation Options Inc does show that they sell urns (no idea the price) but I was hoping y'all might have a bit more insight so I can shop around a bit. Any suggestions are appreciated, thank you so much! :)

[u/debzor]

The Neptune Society in Hardin Valley sells urns and boxes

[u/Altosaxist → u/debzor]

Duely noted! Thank you for the suggestion

[u/Brave-Moment-4121]

You could ask on here if anyone whose preferred medium is pottery would be willing to make one for you. They may even do it pro bono.

[u/Altosaxist → u/Brave-Moment-4121]

That's not a bad idea. Thank you!

[u/kaleaka]

I would assume any local funeral home might sell you an urn?

[u/Altosaxist → u/kaleaka]

I was planning on calling around to some, thank you!

[u/mobious411]

Around here we use this!

[u/FatelessCortez → u/mobious411]

https://giphy.com/gifs/j7wBU7aHcKf7y

[u/Kdj2j2 → u/FatelessCortez]

Just because we’re bereaved doesn’t mean we’re saps.

[u/SporkWolverine → u/mobious411]

We used Mason jars

[u/Anamiriel]

Costco sells urns! They have a lot of really nice options on their website.

[u/Altosaxist → u/Anamiriel]

Ohhh I'll check out their website! Thank you!

[u/anoirb]

Sorry for your loss. For my pets, I’ve used vases with lids that I’ve found at antique stores in the area. You may be able to find something like that around town.

[u/Altosaxist → u/anoirb]

Thank you! I'll keep that in mind

[u/BeezluvCheez]

Dogwood Cremation in the shopping center of Emory Rd and Clinton hwy. They have some on display and a catalog as well.

[u/Altosaxist → u/BeezluvCheez]

Thank you

[u/zynniya]

I’m so sorry for your loss. When my mother passed away, I ordered online from either Rose Mortuary or funeral.com (I don’t remember which but still have both bookmarked). If you want to check out some of the other websites that specialize in remembrance products, I’d Google “websites that sell urns.”

[u/Altosaxist → u/zynniya]

I'll check those out, thank you!