Legacy Matters

Going out in style

If traditional coffins are too boring for you, consider The coffins that carry you off in a riot of color

They are the perfect final tribute for anyone who wouldn’t be seen dead in a traditional coffin.

Increasing numbers of families are choosing colourful ‘designer’ caskets for their loved ones, injecting a bold personal touch to funeral services.
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Mary Tomes, 63, set up the company in Oxford after she retired from the printing industry. ‘I think our coffins can make people smile and lift the occasion,’ she said. ‘It makes it easier for people to deal with because it becomes a talking point.’

She added: ‘The clergy have been absolutely wonderful with this. Sometimes when you lose somebody it can be so hard to look at coffins. People who have been to a funeral and seen one of ours can smile and say, “Oh yes, he really loved golf.”

This is too much -  a coffin as a talking point at a funeral?  Give me grief and lamentations, I don't need no talking points.