William Gladstone said, “Show me the manner in which a nation or a community cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender sympathies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land and their loyalty to high ideals.”

It is interesting to read about the funeral practices in other countries.  In Burma, for example, the average funeral and cremation costs 120,000 kyat (about $94.00).  This in a country where the average annual income per capita is $200.  One alternative used by some poor residents in villages around Rangoon is to allow a “funeral contractor” to handle the funeral.  Basically, a funeral contractor runs a gambling den at the funeral home and people come to the funeral and gamble. They share some of the money with the family and in return, the poor family receives a funeral service.

At Indiana Funeral Care you can get a complete cremation with memorial service for $1,795 or a complete traditional funeral starting at just $3,950.  In addition, you can pre-pay using one of several affordable payment options and lock-in today's prices.  No gambling required.

We talked with an out of town family today that was quoted by a funeral home in their city, $3,000 for a cremation and $1,500 extra if the death occured and arrangements were made on a weekend.  I understand that it costs more for staff to work on a weekend, but $1,500?  Wow! 

I never thought you could refer to our price as a "cheap cremation", but apparently it is.  I would prefer to think of it as low cost cremation or value price cremation. 

I was honored to speak to the incoming District Commanders at the American Legion Department of Indiana, July 13.  One of the Commanders volunteered that he learned he could transfer the arrangements he had made for he and his wife to be cremated.  They made the arrangements before they were aware of cremation services offered by Veterans Funeral Care through the American Legion.  He was amazed that our prices on cremation services were so much less expensive.  He was very pleased to learn that Veterans Funeral Care refunds the excess amount in the trust at the time of need to the next of kin and wanted other Legionnaires to be aware of that.