# How do poor people pay for funerals?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-poor-people-pay-for-funerals/492007>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 4, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-poor-people-pay-for-funerals/492007 "2009-04-04T23:09:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-poor-people-pay-for-funerals/492007/61 "2009-04-13T00:04:01Z")

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> [@StGermain](#):
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> I looked on the Metro Nashville government website for social services, and this is what they say:
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> So the city or county will bury you if you can’t bury yourself, apparently.
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> StG

On NYC’s [Hard Island](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Island_(New_York)) this takes the form of a mass grave with no ceremony.

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**Author:** ![The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-poor-people-pay-for-funerals/492007/62 "2009-04-13T01:46:04Z")

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> [@Cyberhwk](#):
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> I like [Return to Sender](http://artcaskets.com/codepages/return.html).

That’s awesome. On my death bed my last wish shall be I’m sent to my worst enemy in that coffin, media mail with no embalming.

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