We’re quoting Charles Cowling from the Good Funeral Guide here, who says, “Direct Cremation is still reckoned unconventional.  If you choose it, it may well raise an eyebrow here and there.  Alternatively, some people are likely to say, “I wish I’d thought of that”.  When John Lennon was killed, Yoko Ono had John’s body cremated unceremoniously and unwitnessed.  She held a memorial service instead, to take place everywhere and anywhere.  “Pray for his soul from wherever you are.”