Thanks, Hannabee, but that wouldn't be an option for me. I'm kind of old fashioned. I even had my dog buried in a coffin.

I know that dead is dead. It shouldn't matter much what becomes of a lifeless body, but I guess we are influenced by a variety of things, like what has been traditional in our families. People often break with tradition. The times are changing. I just wish my friend could be buried as his parents were. But I don't have the money for that. I guess I have no right to have an opinion about what his family does. I just wonder what most people would do. His kids are all pretty secure financially. In my family, we would all kick in to cover cost of burial for indigent. But different families have different values.