Traditional funerals include a viewing or visitation and formal funeral service, use of a hearse to transport the body to the funeral site and cemetery, and burial, entombment or cremation of the remains. This is by far the most expensive. Direct Burial funerals will provide for burial of the body shortly after death, in an inexpensive container. There is, however, no embalming. The funeral home s basic fee plus the fee for transportation and the care of the body, the purchase of the casket or other burial container and a plot or crypt would be part of a direct burial.
Direct cremation is where the body is cremated shortly after death.
You will, of course, need an urn or other container for the cremated remains. There would be no visitation or viewing, however, you may want to hold a memorial service. It is up to the loved one s friends or family what is to be done with the remains. Of course you can buy a niche in a cemetery or a crypt, but you may choose to scatter the ashes in the deceased s favorite spot. Funeral providers are required to provide a container for the remains in lieu of a casket.