Re: Seven Grand
Current average costs are between 3 and 4 thousand pounds. It can be a lot cheaper depending on what arrangements you make.
You can even transport the body yourself in your own car and not have a coffin at all. In poorer countries it's quite common for people to put the deceased person in a car with everyone else to transport them from hospital etc.
Some people just put the body in a shroud ready for cremation or burial.
Personally I think a funeral/remembrance service of some sort is a mark of respect for a dearly loved family member.
Even still born babies often have their presence on earth marked by a memorial service of some sort.