Cremated remains turned into living monument in artificial reefs

Joyce Yoder wanted a living monument to her husband William’s memory and, off the coast of South Padre Island, she is getting her wish.

The remains of Bill Yoder will become part of an artificial reef’s underwater life, seven miles off the southernmost tip of the Texas coast. His widow from Pearland says she’ll take a boat to the underwater grave site, in 75 feet of water, and cast a line so she can “fish off Bill.” Read More