When you are planning the funeral of a loved one, one of the things you have to think about is the disposition of their body. It's not necessarily anything that you really want to think about, but it's one of the necessities. Out of all the choices you have, you may decide that you want to use cremation as the final disposition. You may find that you have a lot of reasons that cremating is a good choice. 

Transportation

If your loved one wanted to be laid to rest in a place other than where they live now, cremation can be a good choice because it is much easier to transport an urn of cremains instead of transporting a coffin. You can transport their remains in a number of ways, most of which wouldn't be open to you if you chose to go another route. For example, you can drive to another location or fly with the cremains. 

Sharing

Having your loved one cremated will also allow you to share cremains among other family members or friends. There are small pieces of funerary jewelry that you can place ashes in so that many people can have a memorial for your loved one. Or, you can split ashes into smaller urns to share with everyone. An additional sharing option would be to do something like send the cremains to a company that will turn them into things like glass objects or even gemstones. 

Cost

Cremation tends to be less expensive than interment does. That's because cremation doesn't need to have things like vaults and additional items similar to that. If you choose cremation, you may also be able to avoid using a more expensive coffin. There are coffins that are designed simply for cremations. If you choose to not have a funeral or viewing, you may not need to have a coffin except for the one that is going to be used as part of the cremation. That can save you a lot of money, so if you are on a budget, then cremation can be a very good option. 

When your loved one dies, you need to make a lot of choices. One of the choices you have to make is what their final disposition is going to be. Cremation may be the best choice you can make for you and your loved one. Contact a funeral home for more information.