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.