MORE PEOPLE BEING BURIED WITH “PERSONAL STYLE”

The tradition of being buried in a nice dress, or a suit and tie, is starting to give way to being decked out in more comfortable clothes. Caleb Wilde is a funeral director and author of “Confessions of a Funeral Director: How the Business of Death Saved My Life.” He says when he first started, everybody was buried in suits and dresses, but there’s been a huge shift in what the deceased are buried in. More people are now choosing personal style – like a lucky t-shirt, or a favorite team’s hat or slippers. He says Baby Boomers are more into entering the great unknown dressed in something that reflects who they were on Earth. Wilde also hopes families and loved ones will grow more comfortable with dressing their deceased loved ones themselves, rather than letting a mortician do it. He says, “It’s an act of love to dress your dead. And I think that’s one thing we need to give back to families.”
* And you thought getting that little dress on your Barbie doll was tough.
* So, Mr. Wilde, how much of a discount if we dress the deceased ourselves? Hello? Hello?
* That’s one thing I never associated with a funeral: “flair”.
* One more reason to hang on to all those old concert t-shirts, I guess.
* So when Uncle Morty dies, should we bury him in his orange fox Furry costume?
* PHONE TOPIC: What would you want to be buried with? And particular item that means a lot to you? (No pets!)