From the website of Holy Smoke, a memorial-services company based in Alabama.

Several years ago I was talking with my friend and co-worker. We were discussing the passing of one of our relatives, and the conversation turned to our own demise and whether we preferred burial or cremation. I told my friend that I had some cost and ecological issues with burial and that I thought I wanted to be cremated and have my ashes tossed into a river or spread through the woods. My friend said, “I’ve thought about this for some time, and I want to be…