Penny Lane
05-23-2006, 03:07 PM
Funeral Expenses
A woman's husband dies. He had left $30,000 to be used for an
elaborate funeral.
After everything is done at the funeral home and cemetery, she tells
her closest friend, "there is absolutely nothing left
from the $30,000."
The friend asks, "How can that be?"
The widow says, "Well, the funeral cost was $6,500. And of course I
made a donation to the church -- that was $500, and I
spent another $500 for the wake, food and drinks -- you know. The rest
went for the memorial stone."
The friend says, "$22,500 for the memorial stone?
My Goodness, how big
is it?"
The widow says,
"Four and a half carats."
A woman's husband dies. He had left $30,000 to be used for an
elaborate funeral.
After everything is done at the funeral home and cemetery, she tells
her closest friend, "there is absolutely nothing left
from the $30,000."
The friend asks, "How can that be?"
The widow says, "Well, the funeral cost was $6,500. And of course I
made a donation to the church -- that was $500, and I
spent another $500 for the wake, food and drinks -- you know. The rest
went for the memorial stone."
The friend says, "$22,500 for the memorial stone?
My Goodness, how big
is it?"
The widow says,
"Four and a half carats."