Cheraw ( /tÊÉrÉË/ chÉ-raw, local /ÊÉrÉË/ shÉ-raw)[citation needed] is a town on the Pee Dee River in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,524 at the 2000 census and center of an urban cluster with a total population of 9,069. It has been nicknamed The Prettiest Town in Dixie..
Cremation gardens are now an essential interment facility in North American cemeteries. The relatively small site requirements and physical flexibility of cremation allows great variety in design and marketing. The economic value of a well-designed garden can be many times greater than a traditional burial section, while the service and maintenance costs are lower.
Cremation is the process of reducing human remains to its basic elements in the form of bone fragments through flame, heat and vaporization (usually 1800 - 2000 degrees Fahrenheit for two hours or more.) Cremation occurs at a crematory in a special kind of furnace called a cremation chamber or retort.