Literary critics have totally dumped on Morrison, condemning this work as grossly inaccurate culturally and historically, but I don't really think Morrison really wanted to express these facts. There are some ties that can never be severed, and I strongly believe the tie between mother and child can never cease to exist. If you were the mother, memories of that child, the ghost of that child, continues to haunt you, to haunt those who love you. Ironically, that connection becomes even more apparent when it cannot be seen. Chances are, the answer is yes, and Morrison spins out this illustration for us to see.
Death means nothing in the relationship between mother and child.