Funerals - would you want a direct cremation

[Boilingicicle]

Im in my 60s and thinking about getting a prepaid funeral sorted. I’m not religious or spiritual and don’t feel as if having relatives/friends stood in a room with my coffin doing readings and playing music is what I want. I think a direct cremation sounds great and if anyone wants to do anything after I’m gone to mark my life/death that would be up to them. Is it preventing people from saying goodbye properly if there’s no opportunity to attend any cremation though?

I love this thread.

I want to know what my parents want because it’s one last thing to do for them, to care for them.

So for me, I will share my wishes in the same way and my kids can follow them, or not! I would only want something very simple anyway.

@Furries

I’m useless at linking stuff, but for those interested in donating your body, there is a thread in AMA - the last post was early August so should be fairly easy to find.

That thread made me look at it in a new light, would have absolutely dismissed the idea before.

Interesting reading. I’ll pop the link on for others to see it.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/AMA/3653395-My-mum-died-recently-and-left-her-body-to-science-AMA?msgid=88981151#88981151

DGM tried to sign up to donate her body a few years back, they declined. She was rather miffed!
She only died last October, it was actually a lovely funeral -despite the Covid restrictions. She had paid for it in advance but not sure who she bought the plan through.