[george wythe]

because many caskets are made in Batesville, Ind., and Aurora, Ind., a specially ordered casket can be shipped to local funeral homes within 24 to 36 hours, Paolello reported.

Correct, but would the family be willing to pay for the custom-made casket plus the delivery charges?

[glory]

I guess none of you speculating in this regard read where they asked several times if their mother would fit in the casket. The funeral home lied--my guess is they didn't want to keep the obese woman on ice while THE FUNERAL HOME waited for the delivery. These people didn't say, let's just go with it AGAINST the advice of the funeral director. The funeral director ASSURED them she would fit!