The company calls this burial method "spreading." Buried beneath trees, not gravestones Gibson's father died of a stroke a year before his mother, so he was raised by his half brother from age 12 on.

“Gravestones were an exception to that ... that design fell out of favor and was substituted with designs of trees, urns and other classical features, he said. By that time, more local stone ...

The tree could remain theirs for perpetuity ... 30,000 can still be cheaper than buying a family plot, Gibson said. "A grave is the third most expensive thing someone will buy in their life ...