1. Funeral directors have traditionally sold caskets at a high markup to recoup other costs associated with maintaining expensive vehicles and real estate. 2. Abbey Caskets, a new marketing division of the Roman Catholic monastery and theology school in southern Indiana, began selling caskets last month. 3. Collegiate Memorials president Scott Walston told The Tuscaloosa News a few Alabama funeral homes have inquired about selling the caskets. 4. For the ladies, the company sells caskets decorated with beach scenes, a mountain lake, a garden and a lighthouse. |