Funeral of a neighbor.

Last week Hal Jensen, a neighbor and friend past away at a good old age. Hal was a farmer here in the valley, and moved here so long ago that he arrived first in a horse drawn wagon. He and his wife Athalia, bought and also homesteaded the Poison Creek Ranch, where all their children, including two adoped were raised.

My son William started working for Hal in the summers when he was fifteen. As he got older I would try to encourage William to find other higher paying work, but his answer was always the same, "I like to work with Hal."

When Hal passed on last week, his family asked for the red cedar pine casket. William and his wife made a fifteen hour trip, and we all went to the funeral. Athalia, Hal's widow, was so appreciative of the casket. It really reflected Hals life among the cedars and pines where he ran his cattle, grew alfalfa hay, and hunted during the season with his family. At the burial, it seemed so right that his casket was made of dark red cedar which practically glowed in the winter sunshine. It was a comfort to me that Hal's last resting place was warm wood and not cold metal. His kids shared that they felt the same.
It was also good to know that Hal's family's financial burden had been lessened because of the casket.

JUST PUT ME IN A PINE BOX

My partner Roger Gleave had been making caskets for several years for his very large extended family. Last year he asked me to help him design some nice looking caskets out of local types of wood for others who were looking for simpler, less expensive casket options that would reflect and validate their life styles.

Here are a few pictures of what we now build. We try to keep a few on hand, and can custom build with advance notice.

Pictured above is a Birch and Red Cedar casket.



Western Style Pine.

These steel silhouettes can be made in a wide variety of themes such as lilies, roses, or outdoor scenes.

Birch with Red Cedar trim.
The base plates of the handles have pink roses.

Birch and Cedar trim, closed view.

Red Cedar with Pine trim. This is fully padded and lined top and bottom like the others.






Simple Pine.

All these caskets are priced at $1500.

To contact us:

Michael Porter 435-624-3304

meporter81@gmail.com

We're located in Antimony, UT.

We can arrange for delivery, but most people prefer to pick up the caskets themselves.